politics
Vernon’s next mayor and council set for hefty pay rise
Vernon's next mayor and council will be looking at a 13 per cent pay increase…
Vernon city staff recommend scrapping controversial mask murals
Staff at Vernon's City Hall are recommending council scrap the controversial Behind the Mask mural…
Kelowna MP slams former B.C. premier over Conservative leadership endorsement
It didn’t take long for Kelowna-Lake Country Conservative MLA Tracy Gray to go on the…
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…
Anti-masker launches recall campaign to remove Vernon-Monashee MLA
An anti-masker who believes COVID-19 isn't harmful to children and blames the NDP for "historically"…
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…
Vernon councillor votes against flying rainbow flag at City Hall
A Vernon councillor who voted against the city's rainbow crosswalk six years ago has voted…
If people didn’t like ‘scary’ art they would have shown up for consultation: Vernon councillor
If the public really didn't want the Behind the Mask murals to be displayed in…
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…
Loyal Wooldridge running for re-election to Kelowna city council
Kelowna’s newest city councillor, Loyal Wooldridge, announced today, July 18, he’s running for re-election. “Today…
Robert Louie running to return as chief of Westbank First Nation
Former Westbank First Nation chief Robert Louie is running again to fill the top spot…
With no place to live, some B.C. seniors are couch-surfing
One senior spoke about the anxiety she feels not having a family doctor after losing…