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Five Vernon city council candidates to watch this election
VERNON – The 2018 municipal election campaign is now well under way and candidates have…
Here’s where to hear from candidates in Penticton municipal election
PENTICTON – The 2018 B.C. municipal election campaign is underway and so are Penticton’s candidate…
UNFRIENDED: Race for Kelowna mayor gets personal
KELOWNA – When Tom Dyas announced he was running against his friend and Kelowna Mayor…
Basran calls Mayoral candidate Dyas’ Costco letter ‘electioneering’
KELOWNA – Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran is challenging the accuracy of a letter his chief…
Fuhr acclaimed as Liberal candidate in next year’s federal election
KELOWNA – A familiar name will be on the ballot in the Kelowna-Lake Country riding…
Cancer battle won’t stop Vernon city councillor from doing what she loves
VERNON – It was halfway through her first four-year term as a Vernon city councillor…
Local addictions specialist announces bid for Vernon mayor
VERNON – Darrin Taylor wants to be the next mayor of Vernon. The certified addictions…
Red light cameras watching 24/7 in three Southern Interior cities
Red light cameras in Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops are expected to catch more bad drivers…
Vernon councillor grills Interior Health on claim that 99 per cent of needles are disposed of properly
VERNON – A Vernon city councillor says Interior Health’s claim that it properly disposes of…
Penticton city councillor seeking federal Conservative nomination
PENTICTON – Helena Konanz wants to win the local Conservative Party of Canada nomination in…
Vernon councillor walked through life making every word, every cent and every vote count
VERNON – Bob Spiers left home on Monday morning and walked to Vernon City Hall,…
Vernon councillor known as city’s financial watchdog dies suddenly
VERNON – A longtime Vernon councillor has died. Coun. Bob Spiers, 71, passed away last night,…
Referendum for new Vernon cultural facility set for October
VERNON – Voters will have their say on a new cultural facility for Greater Vernon…
iN PHOTOS: Exploring what remains of Vernon’s historic Kin Race Track
VERNON – Weeds and graffiti have taken over the once thriving grounds of Kin Race…
New Vernon art gallery and museum given $40M price tag
VERNON – The cost of a new cultural centre for Vernon’s museum and art gallery…
Province makes $23M investment in three Vernon properties to enhance affordable housing
VERNON – The provincial government will purchase and fix up two apartment buildings in Vernon…
Vernon bylaw swamped by complaints about homeless, transients over past year
VERNON – More than a quarter of all bylaw complaints in Vernon last year fell…
Shuswap men who restored historic fire lookout facing possible $10,000 fine
SICAMOUS – Volunteers who used elbow grease and donated money to restore a B.C. treasure…
Province trims number of school trustees in North Okanagan-Shuswap by four positions
VERNON – The number of trustees in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District has officially been…
Vernon politician says something must be done to regulate public pot use
VERNON – A proposed smoking bylaw in Vernon is getting some early support from several…
North Okanagan politicians frustrated by lack of communication with B.C. RCMP
VERNON – Vernon city council is concerned the B.C. RCMP is making decisions without consulting…
“It’s going to be massive”: What pot legalization means for the economy in the North Okanagan
VERNON – Just how much of an economic impact is legalization of marijuana going to…
Recent purchase of old CP Rail corridor one piece of a much larger trails network
VERNON – Now that two former rail corridors have been preserved for public use in…
Kamloops Labour Council calls on B.C. government to fight poverty
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops District and Labour Council is calling on Premier John Horgan to…