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Former Okanagan MPs to earn millions in pension
OKANAGAN - Colin Mayes may have retired, and Ron Cannan may have been defeated in the 2015 federal election, but with pensions set to pad their bank accounts to the tune of between $1.3 million and $2.3 million over their life-times, taxpayers are not quite done with them yet. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released the...
How one woman is bringing hope and dignity to those affected by the Ebola outbreak
RAISED IN SALMON ARM, NOW FIGHTING EBOLA IN LIBERIA LIBERIA - Working in the Ebola treatment unit, Bev Kauffeldt would hold her hands together in front of her to resist the urge to console patients with a shoulder squeeze, or a hug. On occasion, if she dipped her three layers of gloves into chlorine, she...
MP’s remarks were ‘uninformed and disappointing’: Vernon homeless shelter
‘I WISH I HAD CONFIDENCE THAT I HAVE SUPPORT FROM MY MP’ VERNON - The executive director of a local organization committed to getting Vernon’s homeless people off the streets says recent comments made by the region’s MP are misinformed, especially considering the high number of deaths on its streets the past two years. Barbara...
HELSTON: We should expect more from our MP
The Vernon mayor and our MP are duking things out in a war of words, sparring over the federal government’s role in reducing homelessness. But never mind the federal government, what is the role of our local MP? Colin Mayes, the Member of Parliament for the Okanagan-Shuswap riding, is our elected representative at the House...
Vernon Mayor calls for MP resignation for ‘disturbing’ homelessness comment
VERNON - Okanagan-Shuswap MP Colin Mayes is under fire for ‘disturbing’ comments he made at a recent homelessness event, with Vernon’s mayor suggesting he resign. In what was meant as a solemn dedication by the community to commemorate and recognize some 14 homeless people who have died on Vernon streets in the past two years,...
Okanagan-Shuswap MP confirmed to be in lock down at Parliament Hill
VERNON - Okanagan-Shuswap MP Colin Mayes is in lock down at Parliament Hill in Ottawa after a Canadian honour guard was shot dead Wednesday morning. Staff at his Ottawa office say he was in caucus this morning and is now in lock down. Staff have been unable to reach him because he left his Blackberry...
Conservatives chose candidate to run in federal election
VERNON – A Salmon Arm businessperson will lead the Conservative charge in the North Okanagan-Shuswap riding in 2015. The party faithful have nominated Mel Arnold as their candidate as voting came to an end Saturday night. Arnold beat out challengers Wayne Lippert of Vernon, Janet Green of Lumby and Scott Anderson, also from Vernon, according...
Rail trail a good, but expensive, idea: MP
VERNON - Federal, provincial and municipal governments are discussing the fate of the Okanagan rail corridor. Colin Mayes, Okanagan-Shuswap MP, says there was a meeting of elected representatives at the federal, provincial and municipal levels about the possibility of preserving the land for use as a recreational corridor. “I feel the corridor is very important...