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Long-serving Westside regional district director dies
Len Novakowski, who represented West Kelowna in the days before incorporation, has died. Novakowski died…
Kelowna mayor gets early vaccination for working in hospital coffee shop
Kelowna's mayor has received a COVID-19 vaccination because he volunteers weekly at a coffee shop…
Peachland’s ‘elephant in a flower bed’ approved with mayor’s blessing
After questioning the merits of a four-storey waterfront housing project and causing a two-week delay,…
Better days coming for Kelowna but helping homeless is key: Kelowna Mayor
In an upbeat “state of the union” address on how well the City of Kelowna…
Penticton council meeting behind closed doors over shelter fight with province
A special meeting of Penticton city council has been called for noon tomorrow, March 23.…
Vernon’s Elk’s Lodge controversy turns to finger-pointing
After accusing the City of Vernon of bullying, the Elk's Lodge will now get the…
Vernon to give Ogopogo copyright to First Nations
The City of Vernon has decided to relinquish the copyright of Ogopogo and transfer it…
Is Vernon’s copyright of Ogopogo cultural appropriation?
Is the City of Vernon's ownership of the copyright to Ogopogo another case of cultural…
Peachland could be headed for trouble if mayor says no to ‘elephant in a flower bed’
Peachland Mayor Cindy Fortin is on the brink of doing something that’s rarely done anywhere…
Konanz ready for another run at MP job for South Okanagan-West Kootenay
After losing by just over one per cent of the vote, Helena Konanz is taking…
Vernon’s final bill in legal battle over fired firefighter tops $250K
The final tally of costs the City of Vernon has spent on multiple failed legal…
How a part-time clerk ended up organizing the lives of three Kelowna mayors
Jan Johnston rose from humble beginnings as a part-time City of Kelowna clerk to become…
Elks Lodge members feel ‘bullied’ by Vernon over $100K grant support
The City of Vernon is preventing a 100-year-old service club from getting its hands on…
Vernon city council says no to drug decriminalization
A move put forward by a Vernon councillor in support of decriminalizing the possession of…
Vernon councillor withdraws controversial supportive housing motion
Vernon city councillor Scott Anderson has removed a controversial motion that called for a moratorium…
Another candidate declares for Kamloops Conservative party nomination
A second candidate has officially launched their bid for the Conservative Party nomination in the…
Dozens of candidates running in upcoming OKIB election
Okanagan Indian Band members are heading to the polls at the end of March with…
Vernon spent $42K fixing vandalism on vandal-resistant public loos
The City of Vernon's vandal-resistant, $137,000 apiece, 24/7 washrooms, were vandalized on average once a…
Former OKIB councillor, Vernon school trustee Mollie Bono dies
Former Okanagan Indian Band councillor and school trustee Mollie Bono has died. Bono was a…
Interior mayors not happy with feds handgun proposal
A potential move by the federal government to leave municipalities to decide on whether to…
Province pauses controversial Rose Swanson logging plan in North Okanagan
The provincial government has put a hold on its controversial plan to log areas of…
Vernon council approves goose cull, but silence on kill method
As Vernon council moves forward with its plan to cull hundreds of geese, the question…
Kamloops MP Cathy McLeod announces retirement
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod has announced she will not be running in the next federal…
What it costs to get elected (and not elected) in Thompson and Okanagan ridings
B.C. Green Party candidates were, for the most part, the second biggest spenders in Thompson…