Kelowna council candidate Davis Kyle outlines platform for 2026 election
The 29-year-old procurement professional is running on housing, transit and public safety reforms.
KELOWNA — Davis Kyle, a 29-year-old procurement professional, has outlined his platform as a candidate for Kelowna city council in the 2026 municipal election.
Kyle said he would fight to lower the cost of new housing "through zoning reforms, efficient permitting, and DCC adjustments."
He also called for planning reforms to improve access to childcare and walkable retail locations for small business owners, and for downtown to airport rapid transit corridor planning.
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His platform includes capital investment into roundabouts and street improvements like sidewalks, signalized crosswalks, bike lanes, and bus pullouts.
Kyle said he would implement Kelowna’s urban forestry strategy to improve tree canopy and prevent heat island effects and invest in hockey rinks, sports fields, public washrooms, bus benches and shelters, and the performing arts.
On public safety, he advocates for "public advocacy and pressure for inpatient drug treatment, fully funded mental health services, and bail and sentencing reform."
He said he would "oppose (with all the limited powers given to municipalities) the consumption of illicit drugs on our streets, outside of homes and businesses, and in our parks."
Kyle proposes "24/7 foot patrols downtown, in Rutland and the Capri areas, via Business Association teams, to cleanup and prevent overnight disorder without impacting property taxes." He said this could be funded through parking benefit districts.
Kyle has called Kelowna home since 2003, graduated from Kelowna Secondary School and earned his Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Victoria before returning to build his career.
He works in procurement and contract management, a job he said is "essentially to help the government purchase responsibly: understand the problem, set clear criteria, evaluate competing proposals, and ensure taxpayers receive value."
His community roles include former vice chair of the Planning Advisory Committee for the Regional District of Central Okanagan, co-founder of the housing affordability and planning advocacy organization Strong Towns Kelowna, and past president of the Kelowna Cycling Coalition.
He said he worked with the cycling coalition to reduce bike theft by helping create the City of Kelowna bike valet and has been an advocate for accountability in local government by pushing for reforms with Fair Vote Canada.
The 2026 municipal election is on Saturday, Oct. 17.
With files from Kelowna Capital News