municipal

Penticton city councillor to run for mayor
One-term Penticton city councillor Julius Bloomfield has announced he’s running for mayor. The announcement was…

Vigilante group leader running for Penticton mayor
The head of a Penticton vigilante group is taking his efforts to the ballot box…

Expect more new faces than incumbents on next Kamloops council
Another Kamloops city councillor announced he won't be running for re-election, leaving only three of…

Colin Basran to declare his re-election plans as Kelowna’s Mayor
Kelowna mayor Colin Basran has kept silent about whether he’s running for re-election heading into…

New political lobby groups calls on Kelowna politicians to stand up for principles
A newly formed Kelowna lobby group, motivated by climate change but frustrated with city council’s…

Kelowna city council candidates invited to meet and greet
Even though prospective candidates for Kelowna city council can’t file their nomination papers until next…

Election nomination papers hot items in Kelowna
There’s way more people interested in running in the municipal election in Kelowna this year…

Developer takes City of West Kelowna to court over $750,000 in unexpected fees
Ironclad Developments has gone to court against the City of West Kelowna seeking a review…

City of Kelowna’s spending of thousands of dollars on mayor videos is unusual
The City of Kelowna has spent tens of thousands of dollars outsourcing video production over…

John Vassilaki expects to be re-elected mayor of Penticton
After 16 years of serving on Penticton city council, the last four as mayor, John…

Peachland Mayor Cindy Fortin running for third term
The battle lines are being drawn in Peachland where the last race for mayor came…

Battle over Kelowna golf course hot topic for municipal election
One issue you might hear about in the upcoming Kelowna municipal election concerns the future…

Three anti-vaxxers eyeing seat on Kelowna city council
Three people with known anti-COVID vaccine mandate attitudes have picked up nomination papers to possibly…

Did West Kelowna make the right decision by not joining Kelowna 15 years ago?
After three failed attempts over 20 years, residents living on the Westside of Okanagan Lake…

Tom Dyas wants to fill the cracks in Kelowna’s boom by becoming its next mayor
There’s no question that Kelowna is in the midst of a building and population explosion…