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Three Central Okanagan MLAs pushing for creation of fourth riding
The Central Okanagan's three Liberal MLA's have joined forces to push for a fourth riding…
Kamloops guitar maker offers reward for return of missing mayor’s chain
Mike Miltimore wants a piece of Kamloops history returned, and he'll pay up to see…
Missing Kamloops mayor’s chain opportunity for something new
The City of Kamloops is calling on residents to design a new mayor's chain of…
Here’s why $600 million doesn’t earn much interest in Kelowna or any B.C. city
Anyone with extra cash to sock away knows to look for the best rate of…
North Okanagan woman suing after landslide left house too dangerous to live in
A North Okanagan woman who was forced out of her home following a landslide in…
B.C.’s minimum wage set to rise to $15.65 June 1
B.C.'s minimum wage is set to rise on June 1. The minimum wage will increase…
TNRD to issue formal apology for spending scandal
Thompson Nicola Regional District board of directors agreed to issue a formal apology due to…
B.C. restaurants push back as govt axes temporary patio permits
Kamloops publican Layne Richards says extending his restaurant's patio into the parking lot last summer…
Mayor of Kamloops not seeking re-election
Kamloops mayor Ken Christian is not throwing his hat in the ring in the upcoming…
TNRD chair ‘will not apologize’ for withholding whistleblower letter
A Thompson Nicola Regional District whistleblower wrote a letter with allegations against their former top…
Kelowna wants to take over Crown land so it can better police squatters
The Province of B.C. doesn’t have the resources to police a parcel of land near…
Kelowna city council plans to spend thousands on tour of Lower Mainland community centres
Kelowna city council, and an unspecified number of staff members, are planning to hold two,…
Rail Trail guaranteed to run through OKIB lands with historic new agreement
An agreement between three local governments will ensure that the Okanagan Rail Trail will be…
TNRD whistleblower letter went to board two years later
A whistleblower letter at the Thompson Nicola Regional District wasn't brought to the board until…
No consequences for former CAO after TNRD investigations
Despite a forensic audit that shows he personally benefited from hundreds of thousands of dollars…
Calls for TNRD board chair to resign starting to add up
More board members joined in their calls for chair Ken Gillis to resign from leadership…
TNRD debacle cost $1 million to taxpayers
As the Thompson Nicola Regional District redraws its financial policies in the fallout of a…
More than $12K in home internet, cell phone bills paid for by TNRD taxpayers
Taxpayers were on the hook for over $12,000 in home internet and mobile bills, the…
‘Slap in the face’: Province says it won’t act against unlicensed pot shops on reserves
More than three years after marijuana legalization, the provincial government has confirmed that it won't…
No charges will be laid in TNRD fraud investigation: RCMP
Police will not be forwarding charges to the B.C. Prosecution Service after a months-long fraud…
Forensic audit questions favoured vendors at TNRD
Auditors uncovered more than just spending habits when investigating the Thompson Nicola Regional District. BDO…
Forensic audit uncovers ‘culture of intimidation’ at TNRD
Staff at the Thompson Nicola Regional District were pressured into evading internal spending controls in…
City of Kelowna fails in second bid to force open the boardwalk at Hotel Eldorado
The City of Kelowna has once again failed to convince a judge that a lakeside…
Kamloops student wins chair on B.C. youth council
Two Kamloops youth have been selected to represent B.C. youth during a one-year term on…