“I will represent our community with the love, passion, and integrity it deserves.”

Carter Mochinski is a youth advocate, climate organizer and community member who grew up in Lake Country and has a strong connection to the Okanagan. He is passionate about climate action, reducing inequality, improving education and making sure young people have a meaningful voice in public life.

Carter represented Canada as a delegate at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP30 in Brazil, where he advocated for climate education and spoke about the impacts of climate change on young people. He has also worked with the BC Parks Foundation and independently to support stronger connections between nature, climate education and the provincial curriculum.

He is also a TEDx speaker and has spoken publicly about inequality in the education system, including the experiences of neurodivergent learners and the need for more inclusive approaches to learning.

Carter currently serves as Director of Research and Publications with the BC Youth Council, a non-partisan, youth-led organization focused on connecting young people with politics through educational resources, advocacy and opportunities to engage with elected representatives.

His community involvement also includes serving as a youth representative with the BC Parks Foundation and previously as a Youth Councillor with the District of Lake Country, where he advocated for young people in his community.

Having grown up in the Okanagan, Carter has a deep appreciation for the balance of natural beauty, urban communities and rural life that defines Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream. He is running to bring his experience in youth advocacy, climate action and education into public service and to be an accessible and engaged representative for the community.

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