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2003 firestorm hero enters council race

KELOWNA – The woman who coordinated the evacuation of thousands of residents during the 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park fire is running for a seat on council. Beryl Itani, 76, was the Emergency Social Services director for the Central Okanagan for 30 years. She retired in 2011. According to the City of Kelowna website, Itani has...

North Okanagan-Shuswap Liberals choose their candidate

VERNON – Liberal party members in the riding of North Okanagan-Shuswap chose a candidate for the upcoming federal election at a nomination meeting on the weekend. Cindy Derkaz will carry the Liberal colours in the 2015 campaign. Derkaz has lived in Salmon Arm for 55 years and is best known for work with the Shuswap...

Not much competition in Vernon election race, yet

VERNON - So far, there’s relatively little competition in the Vernon municipal election race compared to previous years. The City of Vernon reports ten nomination packages have been picked up since Sept. 2. We know three of those can be attributed to Mary-Jo O’Keefe, Victor Cummings  and Klaus Tribes, all of whom are competing for...