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Outdoor rink at Riverside Park shelved for new washroom, spray park
There will be no lacing up skates at Riverside Park in Kamloops this winter as…
Vernon byelection date set following death of Coun. Dalvir Nahal
The City of Vernon has set a date for a byelection following the death of…
This $2.5M Kelowna industrial site could be yours for $116K at city tax sale
Each year cities and towns throughout B.C. advertise properties for sale for unpaid taxes. The…
Cities in Thompson-Okanagan look at raising taxes to pay for RCMP salary hike
Thompson-Okanagan cities are preparing for a salary increase for the RCMP detachments they contract. The…
Apartment development with less than half required parking approved in Kamloops
An apartment development in North Kamloops will go ahead with less than half of the…
Censured Peachland councillor not able to get his message out at council meeting
District of Peachland Coun. Pete Coolio tried to defend the actions that got him censured…
Peachland mayor wants censured councillor to resign
As far as Peachland Mayor Cindy Fortin is concerned, a confrontation between Peachland Coun. Pete…
Peachland councillor censured for pressuring district manager to approve unpermitted deck
Pete Coolio, a District of Peachland councillor, has been censured by his fellow councillors for…
The mysterious, outspoken Kamloops social media group run by a federal Conservative riding president
A mysterious politically-motivated social media page in Kamloops is being run by the president of…
Penticton editor’s run for city council already under grievance by union
When Penticton Herald editor James Miller took a leave of absence to run for a…
Kelowna city manager tops list of city hall salaries at $289K
The amount of money paid to City of Kelowna employees climbed 2.1 per cent from…
How Penticton’s newest city councillor plans to keep day job as newspaper editor
It’s not unheard of for journalists to get elected to city councils or school boards…
Hired help doesn’t come cheap at City of West Kelowna
In his first full year as CAO of the City of West Kelowna, Paul Gipps…
UPDATE: Former CAO was, by far, TNRD’s highest paid staff member last year
The former CAO of the Thompson Nicola Regional District was the highest paid staff member…
Kelowna mayor rails against populist politics
While public input is important, Kelowna’s Mayor Colin Basran spoke out strongly earlier this week…
Kelowna mayor feels no need to say how he spent $31,000 in pre-campaign contributions
Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran is not about to tell the general public where he spent…
Two months of road work set to begin on Columbia Corridor in Kamloops
Construction to the Columbia Corridor is starting next week in Kamloops and drivers should expect…
Kelowna’s OCP review criticized for lack of input
After three years of work, the City of Kelowna’s vision for the next 20 years…
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…
Another billboard may be coming to West Kelowna — the city’s sign
West Kelowna city councillors have unanimously agreed to look into erecting an electronic sign on…
The pandemic has ‘worked perfectly’ for this long-suffering Kelowna city councillor
Despite the death, sickness and economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are occasionally some…
Property taxes going up by just under 1% in Kamloops
The City of Kamloops has raised property taxes by the lowest amount in a decade.…
Kelowna seeking feedback on permanent closure of Knox Mountain to cars
The City of Kelowna is conducting a survey to see how residents would like to…
West Kelowna home owners face tax hike of more than 4%
Tax revenue from new construction in West Kelowna came in higher than forecast so the…