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Premier Christy Clark
Kelowna Foundry to be one-stop shop for youth health services
KELOWNA – A new integrated health service centre for youth in the Okanagan should be…
Premier says help on the way for Okanagan mussel fight
KELOWNA – Premier Christy Clark hinted yesterday at more help in the provincial budget for…
Premier to march in Kelowna pride parade
KELOWNA – Premier Christy Clark will be a part of the We Are One pride…
Premier says no plans to track deadly surge in B.C. drug overdoses
OVERDOSE DEATHS UP 40 PER CENT IN KELOWNA, 50 PER CENT IN VERNON LAST YEAR…
Fight against invasive mussels in B.C. strengthened with funding of new inspection stations
KELOWNA – New permanent inspection stations will help in the battle to keep invasive mussels…
Mayor wants irrigation districts to merge with Kelowna
MAYOR SAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME AMALGAMATION IS THE END GOAL KELOWNA – Premier Christy…
Clark brings sunny message to Kelowna Chamber
KELOWNA – Cheerleader-in-chief Christy Clark brought her upbeat message of hope — and prudent fiscal…
West Kelowna becomes province’s 51st city
WEST KELOWNA - Premier Christy Clark recognized the former District of West Kelowna at a brief ceremony this afternoon as the province’s 51st city. “I think most of you would agree this has been a city for some time in all but name,” Clark says. “There is 30,000 residents and 1,400 businesses. It’s time to...
Premier asks you to burn responsibly this May long weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – In light of the unseasonably hot and dry conditions throughout the province, Premier Christy Clark is asking residents to be extra cautious this long weekend. "Every summer, the risk of fire increases. With many parts of the province facing unseasonably warm and dry weather, that risk increases even more — putting people's homes...
Protest against high power bills
WEST KELOWNA – A group of moms and concerned citizens gathered in front of Premier Christy Clark’s West Kelowna riding office today to protest what they say are exorbitant power bills. Shannon Christensen, one of the speakers at the rally, Saturday, March 14 said hundreds of women in her non-profit group Mamas for Mamas have...
Increased power bills protest planned for this weekend
KELOWNA – A group of moms and concerned citizens are gathering in front of Premier Christy Clark’s West Kelowna office Saturday to protest what they say are exhorbant power bills. Shannon Christensen is one of the speakers at the rally. She says hundreds of women in her non-profit group Mamas for Mamas have been hit...
Unhappy hunters march to deliver message to Liberal government
WEST KELOWNA – Hundreds people took to the streets of West Kelowna Saturday, Jan. 31, to protest the provincial government’s proposed changes to the allocation of animals for hunting. The peaceful protesters marched from the old Zeller’s parking lot on Old Okanagan Highway to Premier Christy Clark’s office on Dobbin Road to deliver personalized letters...
Clark to make announcement about West Kelowna power needs
WEST KELOWNA – Premier Christy Clark will be in West Kelowna Thursday afternoon to make an announcement regarding the district's power supply. West Kelowna is one of the few areas supplied by a single transmission line, which runs from Merritt to Shannon Lake. In October a fire atop one of the poles left thousands without...
Okanagan College gets $500,000 Christmas present
KELOWNA – One of the Okanagan’s most successful companies has decided to give Okanagan College an early Christmas present in the form of a $500,000 donation for the Kelowna campus trades training complex. Kelowna Flightcraft CEO and chairperson Barry Lapointe has handed over a cheque to the Bright Horizons Building for Skills fundraising campaign which...
Premier breaks ground at affordable seniors’ housing development
KELOWNA – Premier Christy Clark was in Kelowna Monday to break ground on the redevelopment of an affordable senior's housing project. Located on the 600 block of Richter St., Pleasantvale will provide 50 units of seniors' housing and 20 townhomes for families with low to moderate incomes. "For over two decades, the Society of Hope has been making a difference in...