# Reid Graham (filed as Lorin Reid Graham) Candidate for Electoral Area B Director (incumbent). Acclaimed: elected without a vote. [All regional district candidates](https://dawsoncreekelections2026.fyi/prrd#area-b)  Photo: [Peace River Regional District](https://www.prrd.bc.ca/our-government/board/directors/) | **Area** | Electoral Area B (North Peace) | |---|---| | **Status** | Acclaimed; incumbent since winning the February 2025 by-election[1] | | **Occupation** | Regional Manager, Enerflex Ltd. (disclosure statement)[2] | | **Ties to the area** | Of Cecil Lake; came to the Peace in 1991 from a Saskatchewan family farm[3] | | **2025 pay** | $39,045.40 plus $12,565.90 in expenses[4] | ## Background Came to the Peace region in 1991 from a family farm in central Saskatchewan and has spent about 35 years in oil and gas as a mechanic and general contractor.[3] His disclosure lists his income as Regional Manager, Enerflex Ltd., and PRRD director.[2] ## Electoral history Alternate director to Jordan Kealy, who resigned after being elected MLA for Peace River North in 2024. Won the February 22, 2025 by-election, 204 votes to Madeleine Lehmann's 102 (preliminary).[1] Acclaimed in 2026.[5] ## Board record - Vice-chair of the Solid Waste Committee; member of the Electoral Area Directors', Rural Budgets Administration and Invasive Plant committees.[6] - Voted for Sperling's defeated motion to give Area C half of the Site C grant-in-lieu of taxes (July 2025).[7] - Voted against renewing the PRRD's NCLGA membership (August 2025); it carried anyway.[8][9] - On the new rural zoning bylaw (March 2026): "We're kind of cherry picking what we feel we want to change, and not listening to the people there."[10] In August 2026 he seconded the board motion abandoning that bylaw.[11] ## Promises and delivery From his February 2025 by-election profile.[3] His PRRD candidate bio and a radio interview could not be reviewed. | **What they promised** | **When** | **What happened** | **Verdict** | |---|---|---|---| | Speak for residents who "don't feel heard" in local government. | Feb 2025[3] | In March 2026 he objected that the board was "cherry picking" which survey results to follow on the new rural zoning bylaw.[10] In August 2026 he seconded the board motion to abandon that bylaw, which carried over five municipal directors' opposition.[11] A shared board decision. | Partly delivered | ## What the record shows **Facts.** An oil-and-gas manager with about 18 months on the board. On the recorded votes found he sided with the other area directors (Site C reallocation, against NCLGA dues), and publicly pressed the board to follow residents' feedback on zoning. **Our reading (inference, not fact).** A rural-rights, listen-to-residents director. **Questions worth asking.** His view on the Golata and Osborn community-space referendums in his area. ## Sources cited on this page 1. Energeticcity.ca, Feb 23, 2025, "Reid Graham wins Electoral Area B director by-election". [energeticcity.ca/2025/02/23/reid-graham-wins-electoral-area-b-director-…](https://energeticcity.ca/2025/02/23/reid-graham-wins-electoral-area-b-director-by-election/) 2. Nomination package and disclosure, Reid Graham, Area B (PRRD PDF). [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/staffprrd-010-ca/media/5ilee0ef/c2-nomina…](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/staffprrd-010-ca/media/5ilee0ef/c2-nomination-docs-and-fin-disclosure-post-to-web-area-b-r-graham-redacted.pdf) 3. Energeticcity.ca, Feb 18, 2025, "Who's standing in the PRRD Area B by-election". [energeticcity.ca/2025/02/18/whos-standing-in-the-prrd-area-b-by-electio…](https://energeticcity.ca/2025/02/18/whos-standing-in-the-prrd-area-b-by-election-learn-about-the-candidates-ahead-of-voting-day/) 4. PRRD 2025 Statement of Financial Information (PDF). [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/staffprrd-010-ca/media/vhzn3yjl/2025-stat…](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/staffprrd-010-ca/media/vhzn3yjl/2025-statement-of-financial-information-redacted.pdf) 5. Peace River Regional District, 2026 Candidates page. [prrd.bc.ca/our-government/elections-and-voting/candidates/](https://www.prrd.bc.ca/our-government/elections-and-voting/candidates/) 6. Peace River Regional District, Committees page. [prrd.bc.ca/our-government/committees/](https://www.prrd.bc.ca/our-government/committees/) 7. PRRD Regional Board minutes, July 17, 2025 (eScribe document 47060). [pub-prrd.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=47060](https://pub-prrd.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=47060) 8. PRRD Regional Board minutes, Aug 14, 2025 (eScribe document 47791). [pub-prrd.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=47791](https://pub-prrd.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=47791) 9. Energeticcity.ca, Aug 19, 2025, "PRRD electoral areas argue against continued NCLGA membership but get outvoted". [energeticcity.ca/2025/08/19/prrd-electoral-areas-argue-against-continue…](https://energeticcity.ca/2025/08/19/prrd-electoral-areas-argue-against-continued-nclga-membership-but-get-outvoted/) 10. Energeticcity.ca, Mar 27, 2026, "PRRD mulls zoning feedback following public engagement". [energeticcity.ca/2026/03/27/prrd-mulls-zoning-feedback-following-public…](https://energeticcity.ca/2026/03/27/prrd-mulls-zoning-feedback-following-public-engagement/) 11. PRRD Regional Board minutes, Aug 13, 2026 (zoning bylaw abandoned) (eScribe document 54885). [pub-prrd.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=54885](https://pub-prrd.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=54885)