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LETTER: How the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board got so off course
I was asked yesterday to provide the speech I made at our board meeting to…
LETTER: Vernon city councillor hopes personal addiction message helps someone in need
OPINION I am not anonymous. Hello, my name is Kelly Fehr and I am a…
POLL: Have you noticed a decline in social distancing since the beginning of the pandemic?
We're basing this question on the premise that in the first few weeks of the…
McDONALD: Call me a socialist but Journey Home just might end Kelowna homelessness
OPINION Sometimes I feel like the biggest scold in the world, always ranting in this…
McDONALD: Bungled busking and begging bylaws make Kelowna councillors look like rookies
OPINION What a mess. A new staff report is recommending Kelowna council back off, at…
McDONALD: Pipeline furor pits provinces, families against one another
OPINION My first experience with the so-called Alberta Advantage was as a high school dropout…
McDONALD: Don’t want to watch the homeless live their lives on the sidewalk? Give them a place to live
It’s just before breakfast at the Kelowna Gospel Mission and there’s a man with dreadlock…
McDONALD: How many have died waiting for changes to addictions treatment in B.C.?
I don’t know much about Brandon Jansen's life but I can tell you all about…
McDONALD: Income inequality — just as dangerous as any forest fire or flood
OPINION If it is ever built, the super luxe condo at the top of the…
McDONALD: Speculation tax may have some flaws but its aim is right on target
OPINION This Just In: The dreaded speculation tax could put a chill on real estate…
McDONALD: Would you pay more property taxes to solve Kelowna’s homeless problem?
OPINION Kelowna has demanded action on homelessness — it’s now our primary concern according to…
McDONALD: Kelowna council pushing the boundaries in its treatment of the homeless
OPINION Fair but firm. Kinda rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? Kelowna city councillors use…
McDONALD: At least Kelowna planners aren’t rolling over for developers
OPINION You can say what you want about the City of Kelowna’s planning department but…
McDONALD: Surveillance cameras in Kelowna? Show us why we need the eye in the sky.
OPINION As risk and safety manager for the City of Kelowna, Lance Kayfish has the…
McDONALD: Who’s going to get some Valentine’s love from Kelowna West voters?
OPINION How appropriate to hold a byelection on Valentine’s Day for what else is a…
McDONALD: Sorry Mission but the South Perimeter Way is a road to nowhere
OPINION Mission Madness. Mission Mess. If you live in anywhere in the Mission and have…
McDONALD: You won’t find me dancing on the grave of the Kelowna Daily Courier
So the building housing the Kelowna Daily Courier could be sold. The newspaper could be…
McDONALD: Kelowna should start planning now for one of its newest and most important neighbourhoods
I first saw what is now UBC Okanagan while flying into Kelowna in the early…
MCDONALD: Kelowna developer should get out of the way if it can’t execute Central Green plan
OPINION Central Green was in the news this week, not because of mounting excitement over…
MCDONALD: Rising tide of house prices lifting Okanagan homeownership out of reach
OPINION It’s like being able to peek into their bank account. All you need is…
MCDONALD: Making cyclists follow the rules of the road is a good thing — for cyclists
OPINION Okay, it’s not official yet but Kelowna could soon see a colourful fleet of…
McDONALD: Time to get serious about harm reduction during fentanyl crisis
OPINION Great news! The B.C. Coroner says only three people died of overdose in Kelowna…
McDONALD: The people being trampled under policy in East Kelowna RV park
OPINION It’s around noon when I drive up to a ramshackle RV park in East…
McDONALD: A year in politics is a long time, Mayor Basran, just don’t shoot yourself in the foot
OPINION Municipal elections across B.C. are a year away but if the change to four-year…