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Kelowna council stalls construction of 25-storey downtown highrise
Kelowna city council followed the advice of its staff and cancelled permits today for a…
Penticton looking for another new City manager
The City of Penticton is looking for a new City manager — its fifth since 2010.…
Kamloops mayor, councillor spill the beans in court filings
Legal documents stemming from Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's defamation suit against a councillor have revealed…
Vernon taxpayers likely to subsidize Coldstream residents public pool use
A breakdown in negotiations between the City of Vernon and the District of Coldstream could…
Transparency, accountability at BC’s ambulance service has flatlined, audit review shows
Vital signs on the performance and state of BC’s ambulance service remain an outstanding mystery,…
Kamloops mayor’s legal battle with councillor unlikely to be resolved without trial: lawyer
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's lawyer doesn't expect the legal battle between his client and a city…
Kamloops mayor accused of using city councillor’s family as leverage
Kamloops city councillor Katie Neustaeter has accused the mayor of trying to use her family…
Penticton councillor cleared to resume public activities
After holding a special meeting yesterday, July 24, Penticton city council ruled the “matter closed”…
Breaking the rules: Vernon council approves pool permits after the fact
To appease the owners of two multi-million dollar Vernon homes, council has OK'd the building…
Lake Country gets its name on new federal riding
Adding a new federal riding in the Southern Interior means all boundaries have to be…
Canada’s new cruise ship rules don’t plug loopholes for major source of wastewater pollution
The federal government says some new cruise ship pollution measures are now mandatory, but environmental…
‘A public relations strategy’: Critics slam BC’s effort to boost transparency on logging
The B.C. government has announced changes to improve transparency around logging operations, but critics have…
Highway wildfire closure drives home B.C.’s need to think big about climate measures
British Columbia’s enormous effort to speed the partial reopening of Highway 4 on Vancouver Island…
Kamloops councillor ‘looking forward’ to defending herself in defamation suit launched by mayor
A Kamloops city councillor is preparing to go to court after the mayor filed a…
UPDATE: Kamloops mayor launches defamation suit against councillor
The rift on Kamloops city council is growing wider as a spat between Mayor Reid…