2026 Municipal Election: Charlie Rensby wins Burns Lake mayor chair

The polls have closed and results are coming in for the 2026 municipal election.

“I am very grateful to all my supporters and everyone who got out to vote,” said Burns Lake mayor elect Charlie Rensby.

“We had a lot better vote turnout than we did at the last election so that was very nice to see,” said Rensby.

Village of Burns Lake:

Mayor:

  • Charlie Rensby – [278]
  • Karanjeet Singh – [161]
  • Laurel Derksen – [28]
  • Aron Derksen – [9]

Council – 4 Seats:

  • Dolores Funk – [329]
  • Tony Strimbold – [325]
  • Darrell Hill (Incumbent) – [306]
  • Kristy Bjarnason (Incumbent) – [299]
  • Amandeep Soin – [222]

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako:

Area B – Burns Lake Rural:

  • Michael Riis-Christianson (Incumbent) – [152]
  • Mark Rogers – [41]
  • Kyle Wilson – [44]

Area E – Francois, Ootsa Lake Rural:

  • Clint Lambert (Incumbent) – Acclaimed

School District 91:

Zone 2 – Topley, Decker Lake, Granisle:

  • Steve Davis (Incumbent) – Acclaimed

Zone 3 – Burns Lake and Rural Area:

  • Rick Pooley (Incumbent) – [229]
  • Kris Shively – [209]

Zone 4 – Grassy Plains and Francois Lake:

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  • Nyree Hazelton (Incumbent) – Acclaimed
Logan Flint
Logan Flint
Logan is the News Reporter and Afternoon News Anchor for The Moose in Smithers, covering stories from Burns Lake to Hazelton along Highway 16. Born and raised in Smithers, he's grown up around radio and has spent time as an on-air announcer for the station's afternoon and morning shows.

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