politics

People’s Party leader Maxime Bernier paying Thompson-Okanagan a visit
KAMLOOPS — Maxime Bernier will touring the Thompson-Okanagan this week. Starting tomorrow, May 23, the…

Nasty comments about Central Okanagan mayors increasingly common
KELOWNA – Threats and verbal attacks on public officials are becoming increasingly common. Last week,…

Greens, People’s Party candidates racing off for federal nominations
KELOWNA – The Green Party and People’s Party have yet to select their candidates for…

Developer blames himself for public outrage in Kelowna this week
KELOWNA – The developer behind a controversial Kelowna city council reconsideration this week says it…

Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran makes plea for civility after facing on-line threat
KELOWNA – Flanked by family and two city councillors at a brief news conference at…

Social media comments a common deterrent for candidates, some politicians say
KELOWNA – Elected officials face all kinds of challenges in their efforts to represent their…

Vernon councillors know a town hall on safe injection site is likely futile. They’ll have one anyway
VERNON – The City of Vernon is going to hold a town hall to talk…

Rookies trump veterans as West Kelowna’s largest ever private development inches forward
WEST KELOWNA – There are still way too many unanswered questions for West Kelowna City…

Kelowna mayor flexes muscles, brings back dead development
KELOWNA – A development that was recently turned down at a public hearing was given…

Vernon says no to a downtown cannabis retail operation
VERNON – Vernon city council has said no for the first time to a pot…

Kamloops MP Cathy McLeod not worried about Terry Lake’s return to politics
KAMLOOPS — For more than ten years, Cathy McLeod has served as the Conservative Member…

Former City of Kelowna boss pinch-hitting in Summerland
KELOWNA – Stepping in as the top bureaucrat in Summerland is just what Ron Mattiussi…

Kelowna looking to expand in order to build a bigger airport
KELOWNA – With more than two million passengers flying out of Kelowna Airport in 2018,…

Kelowna’s final tax rate lower than expected
KELOWNA – The average Kelowna taxpayer will have to fork out $81.49 more in property…

Property crime likely to get worse in Kelowna before it gets better
KELOWNA – The increase in Kelowna’s crime rate is likely to continue if drug addicts…