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Should speakers at Kelowna public hearings be asked whether they were paid?
When people rise to speak to Kelowna city council at a public hearing they are…
City’s options for downtown Kelowna’s north end don’t include Tolko mill
It's been four years since Kelowna’s Tolko Industries mill was shuttered for good. And it's…
Rapid growth driving need for City of Kelowna to spend $2 billion in next 10 years
As the fastest growing major metropolitan area in the country, greater Kelowna is being forced…
The big tobacco lawsuit that fell off the public radar
Did you know that B.C. is participating in negotiations with Big Tobacco that could result…
Women favour BC NDP 2-to-1 over BC United: poll
Women in British Columbia are more likely to vote for the BC NDP compared to…
Southern Interior construction industry facing serious issues
In real estate, the old adage is that it’s all about location, location, location. For…
Province spends $7M on Vernon court renos but trials still transferred elsewhere
The B.C. government has spent $4.7 million on renovating the Vernon courthouse but is still…
Splatsin Nation signs historic agreement for more child and family services autonomy
The Splatsin First Nation has been given more autonomy from the federal and provincial governments…
Kamloops mayor fails to stall extra bylaw funding
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson tried and failed to delay the city's efforts to bolster the…
Losers the biggest spenders in Kamloops municipal election
The two biggest spenders in the recent Kamloops municipal election couldn't get the votes, according…
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…
Kamloops mayor leaves meeting for his own motion
The mayor of Kamloops stepped away from his own proposal to review a homeless service…
Lake Country taxes to jump by at least 10% this year
Growth and inflation have triggered the need to increase property taxes substantially in the District…
Taxpayers to foot bill to remove dead cattle from Okanagan Lake
Taxpayers on are the hook to pull out 31 dead cattle from Okanagan Lake despite…
New Year, inflation mean big raises for some Kamloops, Okanagan councils
Canada’s high inflation rate means mayors and councillors in Kamloops and Kelowna will likely get…
Kamloops mayor’s security company direction a ‘closed’ issue
The mayor of Kamloops won't be on the hook after a city-contracted security company told…
Kelowna lobbyists beware – there will be consequences if you break the rules
A new lobbyist registry, currently being drafted at Kelowna city hall, will have penalties for…
One revenue source Thompson-Okanagan cities won’t even consider
Local governments have limited ability to raise money to run their towns and cities. So…
This is how the cost of health care is being dumped on local governments
The City of Kelowna just got a $622,000 federal grant to create a program to…
ASK Wellness wants Kamloops’s mayor to end ‘defamatory’ comments
A prominent social service agency is asking the new mayor of Kamloops to work together…
Decades of downloading on cities led to homelessness in Kamloops, Okanagan today: report
Downloading from senior governments is a major reason why there’s major homelessness problems in cities…
Meet your next (possible) mayor of Kamloops
It's a tough race to project as Kamloops heads into a five-candidate match for its…
Nearly all Kamloops candidates surveyed approve new performing arts centre
No matter who wins in the upcoming municipal election in Kamloops, they're likely to give…
First Nations as frustrated as others on Kelowna-dominated board
The years-long frustration by a few hundred rural residents to get their voices heard by…