politics

Kelowna mayor and council asked to give themselves a big pay hike
Elected officials in Kelowna have fallen behind most of their peers in similar sized cities…

Outlaw BC compassion club argues it merited Health Canada’s support
Vancouver-based compassion club that was buying unregulated drugs, testing and then distributing them to people…

Kelowna’s water dominance distant dream as irrigation districts stand firm on independence
It was more than a decade ago when the Kelowna Integrated Water Supply Plan was…

Sicamous council stops progress on Shuswap portion of rail trail
A zoning bylaw amendment required to allow work to begin on the Sicamous portion of…

Kelowna mayor’s office looking to hire a speech writer
Elected officials spend a lot of time speaking to the media and making public presentations,…

BC United leader outlines party’s direction at Kelowna town hall
BC United leader Kevin Falcon hosted a town hall in Kelowna last night and established…

UBER ANGER: New law hasn’t satisfied some BC gig workers
You may have met Kuljeet Singh. He might have driven you to your aunt’s birthday…

BC Hydro shifts pricing formula for public EV chargers
Gary Guthrie has had an electric vehicle for more than a decade and vows he’ll…

‘Cash cows’ and cheap labour: The plight of international students in BC
Melissa Chirino remembers the recruiters who came to her high school in the Caribbean island…

Reducing the forever chemicals in the food we eat
British Columbia doesn’t currently test agricultural soils for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as…

Meet Penticton’s long-time city hall watchdog
Nobody can say they have more experience in Penticton city hall's council chambers than Lynn…

West Kelowna councillor hopes to win BC United nomination
A West Kelowna city councillor has announced he will be running to obtain the BC…

BC’s cops weren’t fully prepared for drug decriminalization
When British Columbia’s drug decriminalization pilot project came into force earlier this year, only two-thirds…

UPDATE: Kelowna city councillor’s published column sparks backlash from mayor and response from councillor
Kelowna city councillor Ron Cannan regularly writes opinion columns that are published online but his…

BC drug users and advocates issue a warning about xylazine
It took only one puff of drugs cut with xylazine to knock the tall, solidly…