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One relationship already threatening to test new Kamloops council
One relationship at Kamloops city council is off to a rocky start before the new…
Kelowna’s new mayor has removed his entire campaign from the web
Just days after being elected as Kelowna’s next mayor, what Tom Dyas campaigned on is…
Door knocking still the best way to win local elections
With close to 100 people running for 24 city council seats in the five largest…
Recount leaves West Kelowna council elections intact
A one vote difference between the sixth and seventh place finishers in the West Kelowna…
Frustration changed local governments in Kamloops, Okanagan
Whether it was inexperienced politicians winning the mayors’ chairs in Kamloops and Kelowna or incumbents…
‘Time’ biggest difference in campaigns for Kelowna’s new Mayor Tom Dyas
Kelowna’s new mayor says "time" spent campaigning and getting to know the city's issues was…
DYAS WINS: Kelowna’s going to have a new mayor
Tom Dyas has unseated Colin Basran and will be Kelowna's new mayor. With all polls…
Gord Milsom breezes to re-election as West Kelowna’s mayor
West Kelowna Mayor Gord Milsom grabbed almost all the votes in today’s municipal election. His…
Reid Hamer-Jackson is next mayor of Kamloops
Reid Hamer-Jackson is the new mayor of Kamloops. Hamer-Jackson received 7,298 votes or 31.6% of…
Victor Cumming wins re-election as Vernon’s mayor
Vernon's incumbent mayor Victor Cumming will spend another four years in the top job. Mayor…
TOO MANY CANDIDATES: It may be time for a ward system in Kelowna
There’s been frustration among many Kelowna city council candidates that there have been no all-candidate…
Vernon mayoral candidate backtracks on social media post
Vernon Mayoral candidate Scott Anderson is backtracking on a statement he posted saying he had…
Where, when and how to vote in Kamloops on Oct. 15
Election day is nearing for Kamloops and the list of candidates is long. There are…
Where, when and how to vote in the Central Okanagan on Oct. 15
Municipal election day is Saturday, Oct. 15 throughout the province and many people are scrambling…
Sparring between Kelowna mayoral candidates continues
While the focus of the last Kelowna mayor’s forum before Saturday’s election was on housing,…
Kelowna firefighters’ union endorses Mayor Basran
The Kelowna Professional Fire Fighters Association has thrown its support behind Mayor Colin Basran. “We…
Anti-masker’s campaign to recall Vernon-Monashee MLA fails
A petition launched by an anti-masker who said making children wear masks was "child abuse"…
POLL: Do you support Vernon’s proposed Active Living Centre?
One of the burning questions Vernon residents will have to decide this election day, is…
Which Kelowna mayoralty candidate is telling you the truth about crime and taxes?
From their campaign Facebook pages to sparring in debates, the two leading candidates for Mayor…
How Kelowna council candidates get their message out without forums
While there are a number of all-candidate forums throughout the Thompson-Okanagan featuring people running for…
Advanced voter turnout in Kamloops, Kelowna significantly higher than 2018
Voter turnout in Kelowna and Kamloops on the first day of advanced polls saw a…
POLL: Do you support Vernon’s proposed Active Living Centre?
One of the burning questions Vernon residents will have to decide this election day, is…
Basran booed at Chamber of Commerce mayoral forum
As municipal election day approaches, the two frontrunners for the Kelowna’s mayor’s job are getting…
Kelowna school trustees lash out at ‘dangerous disinformation’ on sexual orientation material
Five of seven Central Okanagan school trustees have reacted strongly to a news release from…