General voting day: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Rafiullah Sahibzada
For Williams Lake City Council
An environmental protection officer with the B.C. government and a co-facilitator with the Williams Lake Community Council for Restorative Justice — running because he wants to give back to the community that took him in.
What he'd do on council
Draft — pending candidate sign-offSafety downtown, with treatment that actually exists
Accountability for repeat offenders and a real treatment and recovery centre in Williams Lake — voluntary and involuntary care — so the cycle has somewhere to end. Then employment support after treatment, so recovery holds.
Keep post-secondary in Williams Lake
The Thompson Rivers University campus closure decision lands in December 2026, weeks after the new council is sworn in. Show up with a plan, not a general statement of support.
Seniors on fixed incomes
Programs to assist elderly residents, many of whom are living on insufficient retirement and pension income.
A fourth priority — his call
Reserved for whatever he's hearing at the door that isn't covered above. Not filled in yet.
Who is Rafiullah Sahibzada?
Rafiullah Sahibzada moved to Williams Lake in 2019 from Prince George, with his wife and two children. He previously lived in Saskatoon, Richmond, Surrey, and Fort St. John.
He works as an environmental protection officer with the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Parks' integrated pest management unit, and transferred to Williams Lake after asking his director about moving to a Williams Lake office.
He has said the people are friendlier and the environment better than the other cities he's lived in, and that he wants to give back by serving the community.
Community involvement
Co-facilitator
Williams Lake Community Council for Restorative Justice
Direct, hands-on experience with the exact problem — repeat offenders and street disorder — that is defining this election.
Volunteer English tutor
Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy
Tutoring newcomers to Williams Lake.
Chair
Central Cariboo Islamic Centre
A chapter of the B.C. Muslim Association.
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