It was great to speak with Ward Stamer today, Stamer is the fourth candidate to seek nominations for the Federal Conservatives in the Kamloops-Thompson Cariboo riding. He’s no stranger to hard work, Stamer is a career logger and has lived in the North Thompson most of his life. He sat as a councillor in Barriere BC for 10 years and in 2018 was elected mayor.
“In the past, when I was working for the logging company, I didn’t have the flexibility in my work schedule to be able to pursue much more than a part-time councillor position that I had in Barriere. In the past couple of years, I was fortunate enough to be working part-time, and became the mayor of Barriere, which I truly love, and appreciate everyday that I get a chance to work for the residents in our region.” Said Stamer.
59-year-old Stamer says he now has the time to be able to run for the nomination. When asked what the most important topics was moving forward, he said “The Conservative Party has always been fiscally prudent and is always wanting to have more transparency in government. I think we’ve lost that; with our current government we have. And the second thing is we need future economic growth and innovation throughout this region.”
Stamer joins; Bev Desantis, Mike Grenier and Frank Caputo as Conservative candidates for the Kamloops-Thompson.
I look forward to speaking with Ward in the future and wish him all the best in his run nomination for the Federal Conservatives in the Kamloops-Thompson.
Incumbent Cathy McLeod announced her plans to retire from federal politics at the end of this term.
Mcleod has been an asset to the Federal Conservative Party and has always been a loud and clear voice, supporting the people and small businesses in the riding; I wish Mrs. McLeod all the best in her retirement.
Rob Fry CR.C
