politics
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…
North Okanagan mayor blasts province over Rose Swanson logging
The mayor of the Township of Spallumcheen is calling out the province for its lack…
Vernon city council approves plan to cull geese
Vernon council is moving forward with a plan to cull geese in an effort to…
Two more pot stores approved for downtown Vernon
Downtown Vernon is slated to have two more pot shops. In a close vote at…
Vernon councillor accuses mayor of being ‘arrogant,’ failing in his duty
Vernon councillor Scott Anderson has accused Mayor Victor Cumming of being "arrogant" and "petulant" and…
BC’s safer drug supply program too slow to start and not working, users say
On Christmas Day, Jess Lamb needed three injectable vials of naloxone to revive her partner…