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JONESIE: Recognizing the positives of Kelowna’s wildfire after 20 years
It’s been twenty years so perhaps I can say it now: The Okanagan Mountain Park…
Land prices have made the Thompson-Okanagan boring
I was too late to Kelowna for Bedrock City before it closed down in 1996,…
JONESIE: Resist the worst efforts of both sides of the culture wars
OPINION I realize after a week like we’ve had in the Okanagan, after yet another…
JONESIE: The Ballad of Billie-Jo Bennett and other Kelowna stories
OPINION Now and again there comes a story that perfectly encapsulates a time and place.…
JONESIE: No one is or should be shocked about Colin Basran
OPINION Reaction from Kelowna upon learning their mayor was investigated for sexual assault while in…
JONESIE: Court case exposes Kelowna City Hall scheming
OPINION The next time the City of Kelowna invites your input on local issues, say…
JONESIE: New mayors deserve a chance to try tackling crime
OPINION Perhaps it’s fitting that Reid Hamer-Jackson will be the first Kamloops mayor since 1964…
JONESIE: How Facebook’s algorithm became a Family Affair
OPINION She had that look, the one wives reserve for their husbands when they suspect…
JONESIE: So ends the Colin Basran Show
OPINION Did you catch the series finale of the Colin Basran Show on Saturday? It…
JONESIE: Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran might be in some trouble after all
OPINION When he was first elected as mayor in 2014, Colin Basran made headlines across…
JONESIE: Electing nice people gets us nowhere
OPINION I’m going to give you a few of the best examples I can think…
JONESIE: Why are anti-vaxx candidates so shy?
OPINION You kind of just knew this was going to be a bizarre election, didn’t…
JONESIE: Basran, City of Kelowna seek rewards for their shenanigans
OPINION LANGUAGE ADVISORY: Contains direct quotes from Mayor Colin Basran Whether it’s prime minister, premier…
JONESIE: Cheers to anyone attempting sobriety in wine country
OPINION For many and various reasons, none very serious, I decided to quit drinking for…
JONESIE: The solution to prolific offenders remains the same but for different reasons
OPINION The buzzword on the lips of many in government following the release of crime…
JONESIE: Just how far will City of Kelowna go to boost Basran?
OPINION It’s never good when you get scooped on a column by a prospective politician…
JONESIE: Public art exposes politicians for who they really are
OPINION In 2005, Kelowna turned 100 and boy did it have big plans to celebrate.…
JONESIE: Kelowna’s soulless city and the tyranny of privacy
OPINION This week we told you about Rick Halisheff, a musician in Kelowna who is…
JONESIE: Notes from another vacation amid a global crisis
OPINION Post-COVID is going great so far, don’t you think? Nothing to worry about now.…
JONESIE: There’s something rotten over the TNRD investigation
OPINION Things have gotten worse at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, not better. The regional district…
JONESIE: As sun sets on pandemic, here come the clowns
OPINION No one’s going to be sad to see the back side of COVID. It’s…
JONESIE: Come on, Penticton, do the right thing
OPINION In a week when the spectacular and devastating failure by the City of Penticton…
JONESIE: That time Ron Cannan actually said something
OPINION It should surprise no one that the interior of B.C. — and Kelowna more…
JONESIE: Finally found a great local restaurant and the inevitable happens
OPINION We’ve been dining out a lot recently. Partly pandemic support, partly our age (I…