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Silverado Brooks Socrates

Candidate for Councillor

Background

Silverado Brooks Socrates was born in Cold Lake, Alberta, and has lived in the Okanagan since 1981.

Socrates is a former track athlete and federally funded Olympic hopeful who attended the University of Victoria. A CIS record from her third year of university still stood for approximately 25 years (4×800 m relay).

She spent 30 years in the tourism field as a horse trail ride owner-operator and has experience in public speaking through Toastmasters, open mikes, and karaoke.

A longtime Okanagan resident, Socrates has spoken publicly about her experience with homelessness after losing her home and business.

Socrates ran federally for Kelowna–Lake Country in 2019 as an independent following a failed Green Party nomination bid. (YouTube, 2019 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxu2LaK5Jaw) She ran for Mayor of Kelowna in 2022 as an independent, one of five mayoral candidates. (VoteMate, 2022 — https://votemate.org/local2022/candidates/7445) Her 2022 Financial Report of Political Contributions (FRPC) filing was for the office of Mayor, Kelowna, with $234.78 in contributions. (Elections BC FRPC, 2022)

Her 2026 candidacy for Councillor represents a down-ballot move from her 2022 mayoral run.

2026 Campaign

Socrates is listed as a Councillor candidate on the City of Kelowna's unofficial candidates list.

Her campaign website is https://www.okanagangold.net. (VoteMate, 2022 — https://votemate.org/local2022/candidates/7445) The site returned a 404 error at the time of collection, and no 2026-specific platform or campaign materials were located.

Socrates self-identifies as politically independent. Her 2022 platform centred on community building, job creation, and "get[ting] beyond the typical 2–4 year election cycle." (The Phoenix News, Oct 9 2022 — https://www.thephoenixnews.com/posts/kelowna-municipal-election-voter-guide) Platform themes she submitted included peace, community belonging, "Dreamer Stadium" and "Magic Peace Park" projects, and promoting art, sport, and academics.

Her 2022 housing position held that "the city doesn't need to build more, but instead needs to utilize what we have now." (Castanet, 2022 — https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/388044/Silverado-Socrates-is-looking-for-your-vote-to-become-Kelowna-s-next-mayor) On crime and policing, she stated: "I do believe we need to invest more in peace than police, but we can work with the police to help them be more peaceful." (Lake Country Calendar, Oct 13 2022 — https://lakecountrycalendar.com/2022/10/13/kelowna-votes-2022-silverado-socrates) Her stated reason for running in 2022 was: "Suicide and overdoses are a sure sign we need big change."

No 2026-specific statements, endorsements, or news articles were located beyond the candidate-list rosters as of the collection date.

Questionnaire responses

Did not respond to the Kelowna Elections questionnaire (deadline October 2, 2026).

Registered campaign links

From the official candidate registration record; presence here is not an endorsement.

Financial agent: Self

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