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Vernon to spend $37,000 on cyber security insurance
Vernon council has agreed to spend $37,000 a year on cyber insurance. Council voted unanimously…
Canada’s top CEOs make 243 times more than the average worker
The average pay of Canada’s top 100 CEOs hit an all-time high in 2021, making…
Coldstream hits up regional district for cash to fix iconic Kal Beach pier
Faced with a $500,000 cost to replace the pier at Kalamalka Lake Beach the District…
GIG WORK IN B.C.: Trading flexibility for uncertainty, risk and racism
CONTENT ADVISORY Kevin Park’s gig economy career as a food courier began as a research…
The B.C. government’s struggle to respond to the gig work world
Workers, unions and experts say B.C.’s government is dragging its feet on pledges to improve…
No signs of end to mayor’s year-long legal spats with non-profits
The mayor of Kamloops threatened a defamation lawsuit against Canadian Mental Health Association's executive director…
Former Kelowna mayor Colin Basran likely looking at jail time if convicted
A prominent criminal lawyer says if former Kelowna mayor Colin Basran is convicted, he will…
Labour wants 15 days of paid sick leave but province hesitant
Less than a year after B.C. legislated five paid days off, the BC Federation of…
New Kamloops mayor may have crossed a line by directing city-contracted security company
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson stepped beyond his role when he directed a security company under…
Kamloops mayor to be excluded from another meeting of council
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson wants to put the conflicts of interest and legal issues behind…
Kamloops mayor directed city-contracted security to guard his business
The mayor of Kamloops may be in hot water after trying to direct a city-contracted…
New Kamloops mayor skips entire council meeting due to ‘conflicts of interest’
The mayor of Kamloops watched this afternoon's council meeting from home after declaring "conflicts of…
Kelowna’s most expensive capital project is in for a rocky ride
The rebuilding of the now 50-year-old Parkinson Recreation Centre was first identified as the City…
Canada’s new climate adaptation plan puts up $1.6B to tackle wildfires, flood risk
Canada’s much-anticipated roadmap to weather the impacts of climate change is out, and it includes…
Grower rebellion quashed at B.C. Tree Fruits special meeting
About 150 of 217 members of the B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative attended a special meeting…
Year after RCMP raids on Wet’suwet’en territory, pipeline conflict isn’t going away
One year ago, helicopters dropped a squad of heavily armed police into the snow as…
Saving B.C.’s at-risk species is pivotal to Canada’s biodiversity promises at COP15
British Columbia represents the country’s greatest opportunity to be a world leader when Canada hosts…
Dissent among Okanagan growers puts gains by tree fruits cooperative at risk
Fifteen per cent of B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative members have joined together to force a…
Kelowna council candidate busted for illegal campaign signs
Elaine McMurray, who ran for Kelowna city council in the Oct. 15 municipal election, has…
‘No quick fix’ says new Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas
Newly inaugurated Kelowna mayor Tom Dyas admitted he made a lot of promises during his…
Meet the Okanagan’s first belly dancing mayor
Tomorrow, Coldstream mayor-elect Ruth Hoyte will be inaugurated as the district's first-ever female mayor. She'll…
Mayor Hamer-Jackson promises five task forces in inaugural speech
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson said at his inaugural speech his goal is to start five separate…
Kamloops mayor-elect setting poor example: Expert
After winning election as the next mayor of Kamloops, Reid Hamer-Jackson went on the attack…
Don’t expect sweeping change from new mayors in Kamloops, Okanagan
Three of the five biggest cities in the Thompson-Okanagan and more in smaller communities have…