BC Green Party candidate in Salmon Arm-Shuswap, who also ran in the district in 2024.
Jed Wiebe is the BC Green Party candidate in Salmon Arm-Shuswap. He ran for the party in the same district in 2024 and received 2,250 votes (7.08 percent), fourth of five candidates. The City of Salmon Arm's minutes of June 3, 2025 record him as the newly appointed Agricultural Industry Representative on its Environmental Advisory Committee. His party's page says he co-owns an organic elderberry farm. The only 2026 words in his voice that voche.me found are one sentence about why he is running, on that party page.
A researched record of Jed Wiebe's 2026 candidacy in Salmon Arm-Shuswap. voche.me found no statement of policy in his own words on 2026-10-03, so the commitments below are the BC Green Party's. His 2024 result comes from Elections BC and his 2025 committee role from the City of Salmon Arm's minutes.
No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-10-03. The party's candidate page said there were no upcoming events. The two voting dates come from Elections BC.
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01 / Introduction
About Jed Wiebe
Elections BC's candidate list, stamped October 3, 2026 4:00:07 PM, shows four accepted nominations in Salmon Arm-Shuswap: Gloria Morgan (BC NDP), Barbara Presch (OneBC), Jed Wiebe (BC Green Party) and David L Williams (Conservative Party). The Salmon Arm Observer reported on October 3, 2026 that these four were the final ballot at the 1 p.m. deadline, and that Wiebe and Williams both ran for their parties in 2024, when Williams was elected.
In 2024 Elections BC's statement of votes gives Wiebe 2,250 votes (7.08 percent of 31,788 valid votes) in Salmon Arm-Shuswap, fourth of five candidates. David L. Williams of the Conservative Party won with 16,566 (52.11 percent). Sylvia Lindgren of the BC NDP received 9,677 (30.44 percent), Greg McCune (Independent) 2,922 (9.19 percent) and Sherry Roy (Independent) 373 (1.17 percent).
The BC Green Party's candidate page says he is a lifelong Shuswap resident and organic farmer who co-owns and operates Elderberry Grove, an organic elderberry farm and small-scale processing business in Salmon Arm. The farm's own website names "Louise & Jed" as its farmers and says the farm was planted in 2017. A BC Gov News release of October 31, 2025 names Louise Lecouffe and Jed Wiebe of Elderberry Grove Farm in Salmon Arm among the farmers who received support from the New Entrant Farm Business Accelerator Program to build a larger on-site facility.
The City of Salmon Arm's minutes of the Environmental Advisory Committee for June 3, 2025 list J. Wiebe among the members present, and the chair introduced "Jed Weibe" as newly appointed Agricultural Industry Representative. The minutes spell the surname two ways. The party's page says he represents the agricultural community on that committee. The minutes record no statement by him at that meeting.
The party's page also says he studied sociology and anthropology, worked in the silviculture industry (the planting and care of forests), helped set up the BC Greens' Okanagan-Columbia-Shuswap Regional Riding Association and serves as its Campaign Coordinator, canvassed with Neighbours United for a proposed Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Law, and took part in the Vernon Climate Engagement Centre project. These are the party's statements. voche.me has not checked them with the organizations named.
Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery.
11 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
BC Greens plan on non-market homes
The party's platform page says the BC Greens will "Build and protect 26,000 permanently affordable, non-market homes a year, and make it easier and quicker to build all forms of housing." The party's page does not name Wiebe in this item.
Evidence & next checks
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Wiebe on housing. The page gives a yearly number of homes. It gives no cost for that item and no start date.
What still needs checking
Does Wiebe say how many of the homes would be built in Salmon Arm-Shuswap?
The party's platform page says the BC Greens will "Pass vacancy control to ensure landlords can't raise the rent every time a tenant moves out." The party's page does not name Wiebe in this item.
Evidence & next checks
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Wiebe on rental law. The page gives no number, cost or date for this item.
The party's platform page says the BC Greens will "Make transit fast, frequent, and free." The page says the Fair Share Act would raise more than $13 billion for community health centres, free transit and universal childcare. The party's page does not name Wiebe in this item.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Wiebe on transit. The page gives no start date and no cost for transit alone.
What still needs checking
What would free transit mean for Salmon Arm and Sicamous, and what would it cost each year?
Free public transit across the province (2024 forum)
At the Sicamous all-candidates forum on October 10, 2024, the Vernon Morning Star reports Wiebe, described as a party representative, said the Greens had proposed free public transit across the province if elected, which he said would lessen the impact on transportation infrastructure.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Reporting on a 2024 forum. The 2026 platform repeats free transit in the party's own words. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Wiebe on it, so it is marked as an earlier-term item. The report gives no cost or date.
The party's platform page says the BC Greens will "Build Community Health Centres in every region, with team-based care and long-term support" and "Finish delivering safe nurse-to-patient ratios." The party's page does not name Wiebe in this item.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Wiebe on health care. The page gives no number of centres, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which communities in the district would get a centre, and when?
The party's platform page says the BC Greens will "Raise the social and disability assistance rates above the poverty line, index them to inflation, and put an end to clawbacks" and "Boost minimum wage increases to build a living wage." The party's page does not name Wiebe in this item.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Wiebe on wages. The page gives no dollar amount or date.
The party's platform page says its Fair Share Act would make people worth more than $100 million and a handful of large corporations pay a fair share, and would raise "more than $13 billion in revenue" for community health centres, free transit and universal childcare. The party's page does not name Wiebe in this item.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. The $13 billion figure is the party's own estimate. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Wiebe on taxes and has not checked the figure.
What still needs checking
Does an independent costing of the Fair Share Act exist?
The party's release of October 2, 2026 says the BC Greens will restrict foreign and corporate farmland ownership, fund an Agricultural Public Land Bank to connect farmers with affordable farmland, and give local governments the power to tax unused farmland. The release is in the name of party leader Emily Lowan and does not name Wiebe.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Wiebe on farmland, although the party's page describes him as a farmer. The release gives no cost and no date for the land bank.
What still needs checking
Does Wiebe say what the land bank would mean for farmers in Salmon Arm-Shuswap?
The party's platform page says the BC Greens will "Restart the stalled $10-a-day childcare pledge as we chart a path towards universal coverage, with fair pay for early childhood educators." The party's page does not name Wiebe in this item.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Wiebe on child care. The platform page gives no date.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish a date for universal coverage?
The party's platform page says the BC Greens will "Deliver proportional representation legislation within the first 100 days." The party's page does not name Wiebe in this item.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Wiebe on voting rules. The page names a time limit and no cost.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish the voting system it would propose?
He holds no seat in the legislature, so no voting record applies. The City of Salmon Arm's minutes of June 3, 2025 record him as newly appointed Agricultural Industry Representative on its Environmental Advisory Committee. His 2024 candidacy result comes from the Elections BC statement of votes.
Appointment recorded in the City's minutes
Introduced as Agricultural Industry Representative on the Environmental Advisory Committee
The minutes of the committee's meeting of June 3, 2025 list J. Wiebe among the members present, and the chair introduced Jed Weibe as newly appointed Agricultural Industry Representative.
Scope, limits and sources
The minutes list a city councillor as chair and city staff as present. The meeting covered input on the draft Official Community Plan, anti-idling signs and an update on the Climate Resiliency Plan. The minutes record no statement by him. The City's archive of the committee's minutes ends at this meeting, so voche.me found no later record of his attendance or votes.
At the forum hosted by the Sicamous & District Chamber of Commerce, the Vernon Morning Star reports Wiebe said people need to get where they need to go, that this matters for small businesses and for disaster and emergency response, and that the Greens had proposed free public transit across the province. The report calls him a party representative.
Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
News coverage / Original publishers
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Reporting
Salmon Arm Observer · Heather Black
Four candidates on the Salmon Arm-Shuswap ballot
Reports the four finalized candidates at the October 3, 2026 deadline and says Wiebe and Williams both ran for their parties in 2024. It gives no statement by Wiebe.
Government release on support for new farmers names Elderberry Grove
The release names Louise Lecouffe and Jed Wiebe of Elderberry Grove Farm in Salmon Arm as farmers who received program support to build a larger on-site facility for storage and processing. It quotes the federal and provincial agriculture ministers and gives no statement by Wiebe.
Advocate for sustainable agriculture named Greens candidate in Salmon Arm-Shuswap
Reports the same 2024 announcement and mentions his involvement with Neighbours United. The article spells his first name "Jeb" in its caption and first paragraph, and "Wiebe" in the rest.
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
The name search was limited on 2026-10-03 because the search tool had reached its usage limit. Google News and direct reads of local news sites were used instead, and may miss pages. Castanet's profile of him from October 10, 2024 returned HTTP 403 and is not used. No 2026 interview, forum report or news story quoting him was found. No 2026 all-candidates meeting in Salmon Arm-Shuswap was found on this date. The address jedwiebe4mla.com, which his X profile lists, did not answer. His X profile shows a bio and 5 posts, but the posts need a sign-in to read. Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn showed no readable posts, so nothing from them is used. The biography details of sociology and anthropology study, silviculture work, the riding association role, Neighbours United canvassing and the Vernon Climate Engagement Centre project come from the party's page and are not verified. The Environmental Advisory Committee role is recorded in the City's minutes of June 3, 2025, which spell his surname two ways. The City's archive of the committee's minutes ends at that meeting. A 2017 Salmon Arm Observer article on a business competition lists a Jedidiah Wiebe with Elderberry Grove. No page read ties that name to Jed Wiebe, so it is not used. Campaign finances and endorsements were not searched on this date. The questionnaire has not been sent.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-03: the Elections BC candidate list stamped October 3, 2026 4:00:07 PM and the key dates page, the 2024 statement of votes, his page on the BC Green Party site, the party's platform page, its media releases page and its release on food and farming, the City of Salmon Arm's minutes of June 3, 2025 and its archive of that committee's minutes, a BC Gov News release, the Elderberry Grove website, his public X profile, and news reports from 2024 and 2026.
The name search was limited on this date because the search tool had reached its usage limit. The name was searched through Google News and through direct reads of local news sites. Castanet's profile of him from October 10, 2024 returned HTTP 403, so nothing from it is used. Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn showed no readable posts without signing in. The address jedwiebe4mla.com, which his X profile lists, did not answer. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date.
03 / Background
Experience & community
2024
BC Green Party candidate, Salmon Arm-Shuswap
Received 2,250 votes (7.08 percent), fourth of five candidates, in the district as it stood in 2024.
The party's page says he co-owns and operates the farm. The farm's website says it was planted in 2017 and names "Louise & Jed" as its farmers. A BC Gov News release of October 31, 2025 names Louise Lecouffe and Jed Wiebe of the farm as recipients of program support.
Agricultural Industry Representative, Environmental Advisory Committee, City of Salmon Arm
The committee's minutes of June 3, 2025 record the chair introducing him as newly appointed. The minutes spell the surname "Weibe" in that line and "Wiebe" in the member list. voche.me read no later minutes, because the City's archive of them ends at that date.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
How many of the BC Greens' 26,000 non-market homes a year would be built in Salmon Arm-Shuswap, and by when?
No response has been submitted.
What would the party's Agricultural Public Land Bank give farmers in your district, and what would it cost each year?
No response has been submitted.
Free transit across the province needs buses and routes that Sicamous and Salmon Arm do not have today. What would you ask the party to fund for this district?
No response has been submitted.
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05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Jed Wiebe's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Jed Wiebe?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Jed Wiebe's own campaign.
What party is Jed Wiebe running with?
Jed Wiebe is running for MLA with BC Green Party.
Does Jed Wiebe currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Jed Wiebe.
How many sources does this Jed Wiebe profile cite?
This profile lists 9 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Jed Wiebe's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Jed Wiebe in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Jed Wiebe is running in?
The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
No campaign updates yet
Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added.
