Peter Milobar Explained

Peter Milobar
Birth Date:February 13, 1970
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Residence:Kamloops, British Columbia
Assembly:British Columbia Legislative
Constituency Am:Kamloops-North Thompson
Term Start:May 9, 2017
Predecessor:Terry Lake
Office2:Mayor of Kamloops
Term Start2:December 1, 2008
Term End2:July 1, 2017
Predecessor2:Terry Lake
Successor2:Ken Christian
Party:BC United
Profession:Businessman
Spouse:Lianne Milobar
Children:3

Peter Gordon Milobar (born February 13, 1970) is a Canadian politician serving as an MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia) from Kamloops. Milobar was elected in the 2017 provincial election[1] as a member of the BC United caucus, representing the electoral district of the Kamloops-North Thompson. He is the Official Opposition Critic for Finance.[2] He previously served as the Official Opposition Critic for Environment and Climate Change and also for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.

He was previously the 39th mayor of Kamloops [3] for 3 terms from 2008 to 2017, making him Kamloops' longest-serving mayor. Before that, Milobar served on Kamloops City Council for two terms from 2002 to 2008 and chaired the Thompson-Nicola Regional District from 2006 to 2011, making him the first Kamloops mayor elected to chair the Thompson Nicola Regional District.[4] Following that, Milobar was then elected chair of the Thompson Regional Hospital District [5] from 2012 to 2017.

Milobar was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised in Kamloops, British Columbia. While managing his family's Days Inn Hotel, Milobar made his first run for Kamloops City Council at the age of 32, winning his seat with 7,130 votes.[6] Milobar ran on a platform of working to ensure Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) retain its status as a referral centre with further expansion/equipment to retain and attract new doctors and nurses, and the expansion of the local tax base by encouraging further development in Kamloops. At the age of 35 he was re-elected as a city councillor in the 2005 municipal election. On July 30, 2008, Milobar announced his plans to run for Mayor in the 2008 fall election with a platform of "A Balanced Approach" to decision making, and his goals of fulfilling tournament capital commitments, upgrading the sewage treatment plant, completing the Kamloops Sustainability Plan,[7] working with agricultural groups on a new expo space, work on affordable housing options, safety initiatives between Royal Canadian Mounted Police and By-Law staff, and to work with BC Transit for continued sustainable transit expansion.[8] [9] Amid the Economic crisis of 2008, Kamloops elected the 38 year old Milobar as Mayor of Kamloops on November 15, 2008. 13,147 ballots cast in his favour, gave him 74.13% of the overall vote.[10]

Notes and References

  1. http://cfjctoday.com/article/570659/bc-election-kamloops-north-thompson-results "BC Liberal Peter Milobar declared elected in Kamloops-North Thompson"
  2. News: Yuzda . Liza and Denise Wong . 7 February 2022 . Kevin Falcon names BC Liberal critics, will run in byelection for legislature seat . CityNews . 5 April 2022.
  3. Web site: List of Mayors for City of Kamloops from Incorporation to Present.
  4. News: It's now chairman Milobar at TNRD.
  5. News: TNRD elects chair.
  6. Web site: Kamloops Daily News Monday, November 18, 2002 Section A9. November 18, 2002. News Hound.
  7. Web site: Sustainable Kamloops Plan . City of Kamloops. 2010 . May 17, 2022.
  8. Web site: Kamloops This Week July 30, 2008 Section: A06. News Hound.
  9. Web site: Staying the Course . October 26, 2008 . Kamloops This Week .
  10. Web site: Kamloops Daily News Clean Sweep Section: A01 & A02. November 17, 2008. News Hound.