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Kelowna city councillor sidelined by fall

City councillor Charlie Hodge recovering in hospital from injuries suffered in a fall
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Kelowna Councillor Charlie Hodge is pictured in this undated photo. (City of Kelowna/screenshot)

Kelowna City Councillor Charlie Hodge is being treated at Kelowna General Hospital for injuries suffered from a fall in his home on Monday.  

Hodge will be absent from council on medical leave for the next month recovering, and will take a break as well from his weekly column with the 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ. 

Hodge's ongoing struggles with emphysema have led the 69-year-old to announce last year his intent to not run for re-election in the October 2026 municipal election.

He is now the second member of city council to be hit by health issues, as Mayor Tom Dyas is recovering from a vertebral artery dissection in his neck which occurred last week. 

Dyas is expected to make a full recovery but has given no timeline for his resumption of his mayoralty duties at city hall. 

In the interim, Coun. Luke Stack will serve as deputy mayor.

 



Barry Gerding

About the Author: Barry Gerding

Senior regional reporter for Black Press Media in the Okanagan. I have been a journalist in the B.C. community newspaper field for 37 years...
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