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Kamloops mayor on the defensive as council grills him over committee appointments
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was grilled by fellow Kamloops council members for making unilateral decisions without…
Sparks fly when Kamloops mayor gets pushback from fellow council members
This week's Kamloops city council meeting turned tumultuous when the mayor was scorned for not…
Kamloops mayor wants input from council candidates that lost
The new mayor of Kamloops wants candidates who lost in the municipal election to provide…
Dude, where’s my mayor? Kamloops mayor skips duties, absence unexplained
The inside squabbling at Kamloops City Hall continued this week after new mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson…
Kelowna city council urged to declare a climate crisis
There's no way the City of Kelowna is going to meet its greenhouse gas reduction…
Kelowna proposing lower tax hikes than Kamloops or other Okanagan cities
Kelowna city council will spend a full day discussing its 2024 budget with its 4.76%…
Thompson-Okanagan councils need to sharpen pencils on ‘unjustified’ tax hikes: CTF
Preliminary budget numbers for many Thompson-Okanagan towns and cities are showing huge tax increases while…
West Kelowna wants to continue building despite legacy cost overruns
West Kelowna has a sad history of cost escalations when it comes to big building…
West Kelowna homeowners face 11.4% tax hike
Budget documents going to West Kelowna city council next week project a property tax increase…
Partial grassroots victory may not keep Osoyoos tax and fee hike much below 40%
Shocked by the prospect of a 40% increase in their 2024 taxes and fees bills,…
West Kelowna CAO crosses the Valley to take on the same role with Lake Country
After more than four years as the head bureaucrat with the City of West Kelowna,…
Inflation and ‘asset management’ behind big tax hikes in the Okanagan, Kamloops
Osoyoos is facing the worst-case scenario of any Thompson-Okanagan community in terms of tax and…
No secrets when the City of Kelowna wants to buy land
The City of Kelowna buys a lot of property through a variety of different processes.…
Who’s really driving the vision to redevelop Kelowna’s North End?
One of Kelowna’s oldest neighbourhoods is in the midst of a major makeover and long-time…
Osoyoos chose years of low tax increases, now the bills are due
The widespread outrage in Osoyoos residents expected to pay an additional $1,500 in taxes, sewer…