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Vernon councillor grills Interior Health on claim that 99 per cent of needles are disposed of properly
VERNON – A Vernon city councillor says Interior Health’s claim that it properly disposes of…
Vernon councillor walked through life making every word, every cent and every vote count
VERNON – Bob Spiers left home on Monday morning and walked to Vernon City Hall,…
Vernon council hears details of local opioid overdose crisis
VERNON – Interior Health has the second highest death rate in the province when it…
Homeless storage facility in Kamloops to begin operation in April
KAMLOOPS – A new storage option for people living on the streets is coming to…
Lake Country councillors vote to keep Gable Beach public
LAKE COUNTRY – Gable Beach in Carr’s Landing will remain public after Lake Country councillors…
Lake Country council trying to sell Gable Beach again
LAKE COUNTRY – Lake Country councillors appear determined not to let over 1,500 residents stop…
Bus drivers ask Vernon council to ban smoking in public spaces
VERNON – Vernon transit drivers want the City of Vernon to ban smoking cigarettes, joints…
Kamloops snow removal budget up for debate
KAMLOOPS – How much are you willing to pay for better snow removal? Councillor Donovan…
Kamloops city councillor off to Cambodia
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops city councillor Arjun Singh is going to Cambodia for 10 days as…
Not all Vernon council on side with cultural and anti-oppression training
VERNON – City of Vernon staff and council will be getting “cultural competency” and “anti-oppression”…
Vernon council to ban camping in Linear Park, explore task force
VERNON – Vernon council is banning camping in Linear Park effective February 2018 and exploring…
High visibility of Vernon’s Linear Park homeless camp is a good thing: RCMP
VERNON – Vernon city council is considering ways to alleviate safety concerns around the Linear…
West Kelowna to consider fire hall purchase proposal
WEST KELOWNA – West Kelowna council will allow a developer to consider the Olalla Road…
Could dogs make this Vernon park a safer place?
VERNON – A North Okanagan city has quietly been working on strategies to turn a…
How the City of Vernon plans to regulate camping in parks
VERNON – The City of Vernon is proposing penalties of up to $200 for those…
City of Vernon staff payroll creeps up
VERNON – More is being spent on staff salaries at Vernon City Hall. Last year,…
Kamloops city council to decide on Ajax Mine in July
KAMLOOPS – There’s finally a date for when the Kamloops city council will make a…
Vernon to investigate options for putting council meetings online
VERNON – Taping Vernon council meetings and posting them online is not as simple as…
Okanagan Indian Band elects some fresh faces to council
VERNON – Six new councillors have been elected to the Okanagan Indian Band council. Yesterday’s,…
Lake Country councillor steps down for District position
LAKE COUNTRY – The District of Lake Country will be holding a byelection for two…
Should the City of Vernon follow other communities streaming videos of council meetings?
VERNON – It’s no Game of Thrones, but there are some in Vernon who would…
Marijuana regulation frustration at West Kelowna council meeting
WEST KELOWNA – Frustration over the federal government’s lack of leadership when it comes to…
West Kelowna wants to take rat problem to the province
WEST KELOWNA – West Kelowna city hall has received so many rat complaints they want…
Kelowna one step closer to badly needed apartment building downtown
KELOWNA – Close to 100 new apartments are coming to downtown Kelowna now that city…