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Elections BC approves partial vote recount in Kelowna Centre
With the BC Conservatives and BC NDP neck and neck in the election, Kelowna Centre…

TNRD candidate fined for election offences
A former politician near Kamloops has been fined for breaching one of many election rules.…

Dyas underspent Basran but still won mayor’s seat in Kelowna
Tom Dyas spent $85,652 to oust Colin Basran from the mayor’s seat during the Kelowna…

Past campaign donor questions Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran’s suitability for leadership
Kelowna builder Les Bellamy has no political aspirations himself, but he does have plenty of…

Okanagan and Kamloops residents react to B.C. election news
As expected B.C. Premier John Horgan called an election and, as expected, opposition parties aren't…

B.C. comes up with ways to vote safely in a pandemic
British Columbians have been thrust into an election during a pandemic, which means some tried…

Where and how to vote in Kelowna and West Kelowna
KELOWNA – Civic election day is on Saturday and you’re going to want to be…

Election campaign sign rules have changed; not all B.C. municipal candidates are aware
KAMLOOPS – Election signs have been popping up along streets and major intersections across the…

Kelowna West byelection couldn’t get voters off the couch
WEST KELOWNA – After four elections in as six years, perhaps voters simply boycotted last…

Oil and wine dominate tail end of Kelowna West by-election
KELOWNA – As the owner of an Okanagan winery, B.C. Liberal Ben Stewart might have…
It’s not all always about the money in municipal election campaigns
VERNON – Akbal Mund spent less than half the money his closest competitors did in his successful bid to win the November 2014 civic election. According to campaign contributions released by Elections B.C. today, Feb. 23, Mund spent just over $8,500 on his campaign in November 2014 and grabbed 3,714 votes. Compare that to the...
Crowd funding websites weren’t on Elections B.C. radar
KELOWNA – When the B.C. Government introduced new regulations covering municipal election campaign donations in May it appears they didn’t take into consideration the latest, greatest way to raise money—crowd funding. Many candidates taking part in the civic election campaigns across the province have turned to crowd funding websites like gofundme.com or kickstarter.com. Sean Upshaw...