The executive director of the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is seeking the B.C. NDP nomination for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream.

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OBWB Chair and Lake Country Mayor Blair Ireland, Vernon Mayor Victor Cumming, and Water Supply Association of B.C. Chair Bob Hrasko, endorsed Warwick Sears in a media release.

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Warwick Sears will continue in her role at the OBWB through the provincial election, scheduled on or before October 19.

She has been with the board since 2006, and its executive director since 2007.

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