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Dan Albas
Okanagan MP is now in charge of scrutinizing the nation’s spending
Okanagan MP Dan Albas has a lofty new role among the opposition Conservative Party of…
Three of four Kamloops and Okanagan MPs in Conservative shadow cabinet
Two Southern Interior supporters of the Conservative Party of Canada’s new leader, Erin O’Toole, have…
Okanagan Conservative MP who supported Maxime Bernier in 2017 tight-lipped this time
Three years ago, Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola Conservative MP Dan Albas was quick to choose sides in…
Kelowna MP calls bus stabbing sentence ‘a slap in the face’
KELOWNA – A local MP is urging for an immediate appeal of the seven-year sentence…
Albas questions doctor-assisted dying in latest MP report
LOCAL MP SAYS QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ASKED AHEAD OF JUNE ASSISTED DYING LEGISLATION CENTRAL…
2015 TOP STORIES: Politics divided our ridings like never before as Liberals take office
THOMSON-OKANAGAN - Big changes in the political map across Canada translated this year into upheaval for local politicians. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, seeking a fourth term after nearly ten years in power, dropped the writ on the longest federal election campaign in history, an eleven week marathon largely seen to benefit the incumbents. It...
Some Kelowna infrastructure grants could be in limbo after Liberal election win
KELOWNA - Despite election promises about investment in infrastructure, the advent of a new Liberal government will likely delay some Kelowna projects already in the works. “We do have various applications out there, but with the election, it’s been very quiet,” infrastructure director Alan Newcombe says. While he expects the Liberal government will honour applications...
ELECTION 2015: ‘I will be making sure that my constituents get the level of service they deserve:’ MP Albas
WEST KELOWNA - Voters in the newly formed riding of Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola have voted to give the incumbent Dan Albas another term. Albas told infonews.ca he was disappointed in the results federally, but praised voters for making their voices heard. “It’s wonderful to see so many people exercise their franchise but if they’re going to...
ELECTION 2015: From martial arts instructor to MP, incumbent Dan Albas says he’s ready to fight
WEST KELOWNA – Dan Albas is not just a Conservative, he says, he is also a trusted local politician who puts his constituents needs ahead of his party. The incumbent is seeking re-election in the newly formed riding of Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola. The new riding, which as of 2015 encompasses areas from three different electoral districts,...
Constituency offices shut down following Ottawa shooting
PENTICTON - It appears the constituency offices of Members of Parliament across the country are on shut down following events in Ottawa this morning, including those of local MP Dan Albas. In Penticton and Westbank, the offices of Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Dan Albas, was closed and locked today after Members of Parliament were locked down in...