BC NDP candidate for MLA in Kamloops Centre, a first-time candidate who says he has worked as a teacher and in health care.
Mike Wisla is the BC NDP candidate in Kamloops Centre. CFJC Today reported on October 1, 2026 that the party named him that day and called him a rookie politician. In his own account he is a former teacher who now works in health care, and he says United States tariffs hurt Kamloops forestry and mining. He has given no specific measure, number or date. In 2024 the district's BC NDP candidate, Kamal Grewal, finished second to Peter Milobar by 2,003 votes.
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BC NDP2026
Mike WislaBritish Columbia provincial election
Mike WislaMLAv.
Candidate research / October 3, 2026
A researched record of what Mike Wisla has said as the BC NDP candidate in Kamloops Centre in 2026. voche.me found no elected office in his record, so it found no voting record to review.
On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated.
01 / Introduction
About Mike Wisla
Elections BC's candidate list, dated October 3, 2026, shows Mike Wisla as the BC NDP candidate in Kamloops Centre, beside Annelise Beach (BC Green Party) and Peter Milobar (Conservative Party). The list shows only nominations that Elections BC has accepted, and nominations could still be filed until 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026, so it can still change.
CFJC Today reported on October 1, 2026 that the BC NDP named Wisla and Kory Clark as its candidates in Kamloops Centre and Kamloops-North Thompson. The station calls both of them rookie politicians and describes Kamloops Centre as the closer of the two races.
Wisla told CFJC News: "Right now, I work with health care. Before that I worked in education, I was a teacher for a number of years." He added that earlier in life he worked in mining and a little in forestry. Those are his own statements, and voche.me has not checked them with an employer, a school district or a union.
Elections BC's statement of votes gives the 2024 result in the district. Peter Milobar won with 12,372 votes (48.83 percent). Kamal Grewal, the BC NDP candidate that year, had 10,369 votes (40.92 percent), a gap of 2,003 votes.
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.
2 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge
BC NDP plan to double skilled trades training
The BC NDP platform page says the party is doubling skilled trades training by 2028-29 so that people can take family-supporting jobs created through major projects. The page does not name Wisla.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no statement by Wisla that repeats it. His one 2026 statement on jobs names tariffs and gives no measure.
What still needs checking
Does Wisla say which trades programs this would reach in Kamloops?
A BC NDP release dated October 2, 2026 says the party's plan will cap profits on basics, increase competition and ban predatory surveillance pricing. The release headline and summary on the party's releases page do not name Wisla.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text, read as the one-line summary on the releases page. voche.me found no statement by Wisla on food prices.
What still needs checking
Does Wisla speak on the cost of groceries in Kamloops?
The one dated entry is his naming as a candidate, which is not an action on a scored issue. The 2024 result in the district belongs to the earlier candidates and is shown in his biography for context.
Reported by CFJC Today
Named BC NDP candidate in Kamloops Centre
CFJC Today reported on October 1, 2026 that the BC NDP named Mike Wisla as its candidate in Kamloops Centre, together with Kory Clark in Kamloops-North Thompson.
Scope, limits and sources
This entry earns no score because running for office is no action on an issue. Elections BC's list of October 3, 2026 shows his nomination as accepted.
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Interview
Interview with CFJC News on his background and tariffs
He told CFJC News that he now works in health care, was a teacher before that, and worked in mining and some forestry earlier. He said United States tariffs affect forestry and mining in Kamloops.
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
Read the reporting
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Reporting
CFJC Today · Michael Reeve
BC NDP name two rookie candidates to face Kamloops incumbents
Reports that the BC NDP named Wisla and Kory Clark, quotes both, and says the party lost Kamloops Centre in 2024 by just over 2,000 votes.
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Only one 2026 report that quotes him was readable: CFJC Today, October 1, 2026. Castanet's report of the same day returned an access refusal, so nothing from it is used. His campaign page redirected to itself and showed no text about him. No interview, platform statement, all-candidates meeting or social media account of his own was found on this date, and no 2026 forum for the district appears on the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce events page or in InfoNews' guide of September 29, 2026. His work in health care, teaching and mining is his own account. The Health Sciences Association of BC lists a staff member named Mike Wisla on its Occupational Health and Safety Committee page, and a search listed a person of the same name as a former teacher in Ashcroft. voche.me has no opened source that ties either listing to the candidate, so it does not use them. Campaign finances and endorsements were not found on this date.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-03: the Elections BC candidate list, the 2024 statement of votes, the CFJC Today report of October 1, 2026, the BC NDP platform, releases and team pages, and the Kamloops Centre BC NDP association page. Name, district and party are as Elections BC prints them.
His campaign page address, mikewisla.bcndp.ca, redirected to itself on every request and returned only the party's general page, so nothing from it is used. Castanet's report on his nomination returned an access refusal. The BC NDP platform page, its releases page and its team page do not name him. No account of his own on a social network was found. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date.
03 / Background
Experience & community
Current, by his own account
Works in health care
Told CFJC News: "Right now, I work with health care." The report names no employer, and voche.me has not found a source that does.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which measures would you push for to help Kamloops forestry and mining workers affected by United States tariffs, and by when?
No response has been submitted.
Where do you work in health care now, and how does that work shape what you would ask the BC NDP government to change?
No response has been submitted.
Which two issues do you expect Kamloops Centre voters to raise most, and what would you do about each?
No response has been submitted.
Have your own question?
Ask Mike Wisla directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one.
05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Mike Wisla's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Mike Wisla?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Mike Wisla's own campaign.
What party is Mike Wisla running with?
Mike Wisla is running for MLA with BC NDP.
Does Mike Wisla currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Mike Wisla.
How many sources does this Mike Wisla profile cite?
This profile lists 4 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Mike Wisla's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Mike Wisla 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 Mike Wisla 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.
