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Kelowna runs afoul of privacy commissioner over Freedom of Information fees
KELOWNA – Trying to charge a citizen for providing them with their own personal information…
Internal government emails reveal frustration behind unauthorized fire lookout construction
SICAMOUS – We still don’t know how things will turn out for a rebuilt fire…
Here’s how much Vernon’s infamous Stickle Road ‘odyssey’ is costing taxpayers
"BY THE TIME THIS RIDICULOUS ODYSSEY IS OVER THESE MOUNTING CONSULTATION EXPENSES MAY BE MORE…
Vernon MLA personally intervened to ‘nix’ proposal without seeing application
"I THINK I DID THEM A FAVOUR" VERNON – The director of an Okanagan festival…
Reviewing the reviewers: TRU professor questions the university’s transparency
KAMLOOPS – The issue of transparency at a Kamloops institution is under the microscope after a professor who requested survey results on the university’s president was denied. An email to faculty and staff from the university's board of governors chair, Brian Ross, earlier this month suggested their 300 survey results reviewing Dr. Alan Shaver, the...
Video surveillance policy under scrutiny in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA - The district is updating its video surveillance policy to ensure compliance with the provincial Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. “With video surveillance cameras, obviously there are concerns with privacy,” says Erin Goodwin, facilities manager for West Kelowna. “There are standards that we have to follow.” The district does not...