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MLA in Kootenay-Monashee · BC provincial 2026
# Warren Mirko
Conservative Party of BC candidate for MLA in Kootenay-Monashee. By its own account, he founded the Public Land Use Society, and the Village of Warfield declared him elected to its council with no opponent on 21 September 2026.
Warren Mirko is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Kootenay-Monashee, where BC NDP member Steve Morissette won in 2024. He was not on the 2024 ballot and sits in no legislature or in Parliament. The Village of Warfield's chief election officer declared him elected as one of its four councillors on 21 September 2026, and voche.me has not found the date his term starts. He is executive director of the Public Land Use Society, a non-profit that campaigns on public land use, and has written commentary for the Vancouver Sun, Times Colonist, National Post and The Hub. voche.me found no platform of his own on 3 October 2026.
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Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page
Conservative Party of BC2026
*Warren MirkoMLAv.*
[Image: Conservative Party of BC](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/warren-mirko/)
Candidate research / October 3, 2026
A researched record of Warren Mirko's 2026 candidacy. He has held no seat in a legislature or in Parliament, so there is no voting record to review. His public words are commentary he signed, releases from the society he leads, two posts on X and a news report.
**1**Commitments **1**Programs **1**News articles **21**Sources
Public schedule / Through election day
## Where can you hear Warren Mirko?
No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-10-03. The voting dates come from Elections BC.
Checked October 3, 2026 · All event times are Pacific time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.
- [2026 provincial election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC
View every date through Oct 24
1. Oct 9No appearance confirmed
2. Oct 10No appearance confirmed
3. Oct 11No appearance confirmed
4. Oct 12No appearance confirmed
5. Oct 13No appearance confirmed
6. Oct 14No appearance confirmed
7. Oct 15No appearance confirmed
8. Oct 16Voting day
9. Oct 17No appearance confirmed
10. Oct 18No appearance confirmed
11. Oct 19No appearance confirmed
12. Oct 20No appearance confirmed
13. Oct 21No appearance confirmed
14. Oct 22No appearance confirmed
15. Oct 23No appearance confirmed
16. Oct 24Voting day
### Voting dates
- Oct 16Advance voting opens
- Oct 24Final Voting Day
At official British Columbia voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/where-to-vote/)
- [2026 provincial election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC
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 Warren Mirko
Elections BC lists Warren Mirko as the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Kootenay-Monashee. The same list shows Connie Larochelle (BC Green Party) and Steve Morissette (BC NDP). In 2024 Morissette won the district with 10,202 votes (52.04 percent). The Conservative candidate then, Glen Byle, had 7,616 votes (38.85 percent), and Donovan Cavers (BC Green Party) had 1,785 (9.11 percent). Warren Mirko is not in the 2024 statement of votes for this district.
On 21 September 2026 the chief election officer of the Village of Warfield declared four people elected as councillors, Warren Mirko among them. The Village's list of candidates named four people for the four councillor seats, so there was no vote. Castlegar News calls him a Warfield councillor who was acclaimed (elected with no opponent), and the Conservative Party of BC page says he is a councillor. The Village's council page and the minutes of its eight regular meetings from 12 January to 10 August 2026 name a mayor and four councillors, and Warren Mirko is not among them. voche.me has not found when his term starts, so this page gives him no current role.
Public Land Use Society (PLUS) lists him as its executive director and founder. The society says it works to keep Crown land (public land the province owns) open for recreation, resource work and economic growth, and to make land decisions open to the public. Its own page and the National Post and The Hub author notes carry his biography, which says he has more than 15 years of experience in public relations, crisis response and risk management. A BC Financial Services Authority news release dated 7 February 2024 names him as its Communications Manager and media contact. The Vancouver Sun printed his commentary on TransLink fare evasion in September 2024 and described him as a regulatory and public affairs consultant. Of the roles in his biography, these are the ones voche.me matched to a source outside his own pages.
He has written on who holds authority over land in BC. In a Times Colonist commentary with the lawyer Geoffrey S. Moyse (27 November 2025) he argues that the provincial government treats Indigenous ownership claims as settled in places where no court has said so. In December 2025, as PLUS executive director, he called for the repeal of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), the provincial law that adopts the United Nations declaration on Indigenous rights. These are his published opinions, and voche.me has found no statement in which his campaign repeats that call.
Castlegar News reported on 1 October 2026 that he announced his candidacy on 28 September. It quotes his announcement saying that decisions made in Victoria can have a disproportionate impact on rural BC, and it says he has criticized the provincial government's spending and deficit increases. The article gives no quote or date for that criticism. voche.me has not contacted the campaign.
Read the sources
Promises / Commitments and evidence
## Commitments and the available evidence.
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.
1 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · GovernanceNot established
### Repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA)
As executive director of the Public Land Use Society he said DRIPA, the provincial law that adopts the United Nations declaration on Indigenous rights, must be repealed. The society's release of 15 December 2025 asked the government to repeal it in full.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- He said this in December 2025, before his candidacy, in a release from the society he leads. voche.me has not found a statement from his campaign, his party page or the Conservative Party of BC platform page that repeats it, so it is recorded with the status Not established. The release names no date for the repeal and no cost.
- What still needs checking
- Does his campaign commit to repeal DRIPA, by which bill, and what would take its place?
- [Public Land Use Society Says Court Ruling Demonstrates DRIPA Must Be Repealed](https://publiclanduse.ca/news/public-land-use-society-court-ruling-confirms-dripa-must-be-repealed/)Campaign · Public Land Use Society
City programs / Scope and delivery
## Policies, budgets & programs
The Village of Warfield declared him elected on 21 September 2026. His term start was not found, so no council record exists to review yet.
Sep 21Declared by the Village's chief election officer
### Declared elected as a Village of Warfield councillor
The chief election officer named Doug Bruce, Erika Krest, Raymond Masleck and Warren Mirko as the councillors elected, and Frank Marino as mayor. The Village's list of candidates of 11 September 2026 named four people for the four councillor seats.
Scope, limits and sources
The declaration says nothing on when the term starts. The Village's minutes through 10 August 2026 list the council that sat then, and he is not on it. A village council seat is a local office, so this entry earns no score.
- [Declaration of Election by Acclamation](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/Form-No-8-12-COMPLETE-2.pdf)Official record · Village of Warfield
- [Declaration of Candidates, 2026 general local election](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/Form-No-8-8-Complete.pdf)Official record · Village of Warfield
- [Council regular meeting minutes, 12 January to 10 August 2026](https://warfieldbc.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/18537)Official record · Village of Warfield
Recent appearances / Read and watch
## Talks, interviews & statements
Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording.
Sep 11Statement
### Vancouver Sun commentary on TransLink fare evasion
Writes that TransLink should put staff in front of riders and enforce fares, and says TransLink's own estimate of fare evasion is seven percent. The Sun describes him as a regulatory and public affairs consultant.
- [Commentary: Fare evasion continues to plague TransLink](https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/warren-mirko-fare-evasion-continues-to-plague-translink)Reporting · Vancouver Sun
Nov 27Statement
### Times Colonist commentary on who controls public land
With Geoffrey S. Moyse, writes that the provincial government treats Indigenous ownership claims as settled where courts have not ruled, and criticizes land-use agreements and proposed Heritage Conservation Act changes. The commentary names Premier David Eby. It carries the note that it is a commentary on behalf of the Public Land Use Society.
- [Commentary: Who controls Crown lands in British Columbia?](https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comment-who-controls-crown-lands-in-british-columbia-11545613)Reporting · Times Colonist
Dec 15Statement
### Public Land Use Society release calling for DRIPA to be repealed
As executive director he is quoted calling DRIPA a failure after the BC Court of Appeal decision of 5 December 2025 in Gitxaala Nation v. British Columbia. The release lists four requests to the government, the first being to repeal DRIPA in full.
- [Public Land Use Society Says Court Ruling Demonstrates DRIPA Must Be Repealed](https://publiclanduse.ca/news/public-land-use-society-court-ruling-confirms-dripa-must-be-repealed/)Campaign · Public Land Use Society
Mar 24Statement
### National Post commentary on Indigenous Knowledge in policy
Writes that government use of Indigenous Knowledge in regulation gives authority by ancestry, and argues that governments should reject it. He names proposed BC hunting and wildlife rule changes as an example.
- [Commentary: Indigenous ways of knowing? You wouldn't understand](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/warren-mirko-indigenous-ways-of-knowing-you-wouldnt-understand)Reporting · National Post
Apr 8Statement
### The Hub commentary on airspace claims
Writes that some First Nations have begun to assert rights over airspace and that Transport Canada told the Public Land Use Society in writing that only the federal government controls Canadian airspace.
- [Commentary: Indigenous claims on Canadian airspace could be coming next](https://thehub.ca/2026/04/08/indigenous-claims-on-canadian-airspace-could-be-coming-next/)Reporting · The Hub
Sep 8Statement
### The Hub commentary on private property and an Indigenous land exhibit
Writes that a federal grant of 230,000 dollars to a travelling exhibit called The Great Land Grab weakens confidence in private property rights, and that the BC government supports Indigenous authority over claimed territory before courts test the claims.
- [Commentary: B.C.'s 'great land grab' comes for private property](https://thehub.ca/2026/09/08/b-c-s-great-land-grab-comes-for-private-property/)Reporting · The Hub
Sep 28Statement
### Announces his run for the Conservative Party of BC
Castlegar News reports that he announced his candidacy on 28 September and quotes him on rural BC and on knowing who governs the province. His X post of 29 September says he is running to represent Kootenay-Monashee.
- [Warfield councillor to run for B.C. Conservatives](https://castlegarnews.com/2026/10/01/warfield-councillor-to-run-for-b-c-conservatives/)Reporting · Castlegar News
- [Warren Mirko (@WarrenMirko)](https://x.com/WarrenMirko)Campaign · X
Sep 27Statement
### X post on a provincial election and municipal engagement
Says that rural councillors and mayors he spoke with in recent days share a frustration that a competing provincial election makes it harder to engage residents in civic affairs.
- [Warren Mirko (@WarrenMirko)](https://x.com/WarrenMirko)Campaign · X
Oct 1Statement
### X post naming support from MP Rob Morrison
Says he has the support of Rob Morrison, member of Parliament for Kootenay-Columbia. voche.me did not check this with Morrison's office.
- [Warren Mirko (@WarrenMirko)](https://x.com/WarrenMirko)Campaign · X
Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses
## Controversies & public scrutiny
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
A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections.
October 1, 2026Reporting
Castlegar News · Jim Bailey
### Warfield councillor to run for B.C. Conservatives
Reports his candidacy against BC NDP incumbent Steve Morissette, his move to the West Kootenay in 2021, his founding of the Public Land Use Society and his acclamation as Warfield councillor. It repeats his biography as the campaign gives it and quotes his announcement.
- [Warfield councillor to run for B.C. Conservatives](https://castlegarnews.com/2026/10/01/warfield-councillor-to-run-for-b-c-conservatives/)Reporting · Castlegar News
Research / 21 linked sources
## Check the evidence
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 8 sources
- Provincial candidate list
Elections BC
- 2026 provincial election: key dates
Elections BC
- Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election
Elections BC
- Declaration of Election by Acclamation
Village of Warfield · September 21, 2026
- Declaration of Candidates, 2026 general local election
Village of Warfield · September 11, 2026
- Mayor and Council page
Village of Warfield
- Council regular meeting minutes, 12 January to 10 August 2026
Village of Warfield
- Mortgage Broker Issued 14-Month Suspension
BC Financial Services Authority · February 7, 2024
Campaign 7 sources
- Candidate page: Warren Mirko
Conservative Party of BC
- Our Team page
Conservative Party of BC
- Our Platform page
Conservative Party of BC
- Warren Mirko (@WarrenMirko)
X
- About Us
Public Land Use Society
- Public Land Use Society Director to Step Aside During Leadership Campaign
Public Land Use Society · January 29, 2025
- Public Land Use Society Says Court Ruling Demonstrates DRIPA Must Be Repealed
Public Land Use Society · December 15, 2025
Reporting 6 sources
- Warfield councillor to run for B.C. Conservatives
Castlegar News · October 1, 2026
- Commentary: Fare evasion continues to plague TransLink
Vancouver Sun · September 11, 2024
- Commentary: Who controls Crown lands in British Columbia?
Times Colonist · November 27, 2025
- Commentary: Indigenous ways of knowing? You wouldn't understand
National Post · March 24, 2026
- Commentary: Indigenous claims on Canadian airspace could be coming next
The Hub · April 8, 2026
- Commentary: B.C.'s 'great land grab' comes for private property
The Hub · September 8, 2026
No campaign website, platform page naming him, party news release or all-candidates meeting was found on 2026-10-03. The party's platform page lists plan titles, says the platform is coming soon and does not name him. His LinkedIn page showed only a sign-in wall, so nothing from it is used. His X account was read on this date, and no Facebook or Instagram account of his campaign was found. The party page and the Public Land Use Society page both say he is a Warfield councillor. The Village's declaration shows he was elected, and its council page and minutes through 10 August 2026 do not list him, so voche.me did not find the date his term starts. The Village's minutes of 8 September 2026 were not yet published. His claims of 15 years of work at BC Financial Services Authority, Engineers and Geoscientists BC and Transport Canada, and of a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, come from his party page and the Public Land Use Society page. Only the BC Financial Services Authority role, in a release of 7 February 2024, was matched to a source outside his own pages. The Public Land Use Society says it is non-partisan and, in a release of 29 January 2025, that directors seeking partisan office step aside for the campaign. Its About Us page, read on 2026-10-03, lists him as executive director and founder, and voche.me did not find whether he has stepped aside. The society's page lists a further Vancouver Sun commentary by him and Geoffrey S. Moyse on the provincial Crown land strategy with no date, and voche.me did not find the Sun's own copy, so it is not used. A National Post author note says he contributes to the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and no source from the institute was checked. A reported criticism of provincial spending and the deficit has no quote, number or date in Castlegar News. Campaign finances and endorsements other than his own post about Rob Morrison were not found.
Research status
## What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-03: the Elections BC candidate list and key dates, the 2024 statement of votes, the Conservative Party of BC candidate, team and platform pages, the Village of Warfield's council page, candidate lists, declaration of election and eight sets of council minutes, Castlegar News, his X account, the Public Land Use Society website and news releases, his commentary in the Vancouver Sun, Times Colonist, National Post and The Hub, and a BC Financial Services Authority news release.
No campaign website, platform page naming him, all-candidates meeting or party news release was found on this date. His LinkedIn page showed only a sign-in wall, so nothing from it is used. The name search was limited because the search tool had reached its daily limit: results came from a public search page and from direct reads of each source. Elections BC closed nominations at 1 p.m. PT on October 3, so the list could still have changed that day. An empty section records only that voche.me found nothing on this date.
03 / Background
## Experience & community
Declared 2026-09-21
### Elected councillor, Village of Warfield (declared with no opponent)
The Village's chief election officer declared four councillors elected, including him. The Village's candidate list named four people for four seats. Its council page and its minutes through 10 August 2026 do not list him. voche.me has not found when his term starts.
[Village of Warfield declaration of election](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/Form-No-8-12-COMPLETE-2.pdf)
Society says: founder; named executive director in releases of 2025
### Executive director and founder, Public Land Use Society
The society's own page lists him as executive director and founder. Its releases of 29 January 2025 and 15 December 2025 name him as executive director. Castlegar News says he founded and leads it. The society says it is a non-profit that campaigns on public land use. voche.me has not found the date it was founded.
[Public Land Use Society, About Us](https://publiclanduse.ca/about-us/)
Named in a release of 2024-02-07
### Communications Manager, BC Financial Services Authority
The regulator's news release of 7 February 2024 on a mortgage broker's suspension names him as Communications Manager and media contact. voche.me has not found how long he held the role.
[BC Financial Services Authority release](https://www.bcfsa.ca/about-us/news/news-release/mortgage-broker-issued-14-month-suspension)
2024
### Regulatory and public affairs consultant
The Vancouver Sun printed this description under his commentary of 11 September 2024. His party page says he is a public affairs consultant who helps clients deal with government.
[Vancouver Sun commentary](https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/warren-mirko-fare-evasion-continues-to-plague-translink)
Before 2026, by the campaign's account
### Work with Engineers and Geoscientists BC and Transport Canada
The party page says he supported public protection work at BC Financial Services Authority, Engineers and Geoscientists BC, Transport Canada and other regulators. voche.me confirmed the BC Financial Services Authority role only. The party page also says he holds a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, and no source from the university was checked.
[Party candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/warren-mirko/)
04 / Questions & answers
## Questions for the candidate
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
What are your top three commitments for Kootenay-Monashee, and how would you pay for each?
No response has been submitted.
Would you vote to repeal DRIPA in the legislature, and what would replace it?
No response has been submitted.
The Public Land Use Society said in January 2025 that its directors step aside during a campaign for partisan office. Have you stepped aside from its board, and from which other roles?
No response has been submitted.
When does your term on Warfield council start, and how would you hold both offices if elected?
No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question?
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05 / About this page
## Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Warren Mirko's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Warren Mirko?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Warren Mirko's own campaign.
What party is Warren Mirko running with?
Warren Mirko is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.
Does Warren Mirko currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Warren Mirko.
How many sources does this Warren Mirko profile cite?
This profile lists 1 sourced reference, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Warren Mirko's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Warren Mirko 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 Warren Mirko 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.
## Sources & transparency
- [Elections BC · provincial candidate list ](https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF)Checked October 2, 2026
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Campaign contact
## Campaign links & contact.
Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information.
[Party candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/warren-mirko/) [X account](https://x.com/WarrenMirko) [Public Land Use Society](https://publiclanduse.ca/about-us/)
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