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iN PHOTOS: Rutland protesters not backing down
KELOWNA – For the second straight weekend, protesters gathered in Rutland to show this displeasure…
iN PHOTOS: Students gather in Kelowna, Vernon to rally for the environment
KELOWNA – In Kelowna's Stuart Park today, students held up dead tree branches. One by…
Two men arrested during protests at Liberal fundraiser in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — Police in Kamloops arrested two protestors outside the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference…
How Kamloops is welcoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
KAMLOOPS — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his way to Kamloops this week, multiple…
Three people arrested at TRU protest
KAMLOOPS – Three protestors were arrested during a demonstration at Thompson Rivers University today. Kamloops…
VIDEO: Okanagan musicians band together for Kelowna busking bylaw protest song
KELOWNA – A collective of local musicians have recorded and released a song and video…
McDONALD: Take back the beach marching forward, just don’t call it ‘civil disobedience’
OPINION With half the province seemingly on fire, the Big Flood dominating local headlines just…
Vernon Mounties remove yellow stripe to protest pay, working conditions
VERNON – Some Vernon police officers are joining the Canada-wide ‘No-Stripe Campaign’ in protest of…
Solidarity with Standing Rock rallies gaining ground in the Thompson-Okanagan
"WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS, NOT PROTESTORS" THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Demonstrations in support of the anti-Dakota access…
Protest against Trump in Kelowna this weekend
KELOWNA – A local man is trying to get Kelowna on the list of cities…
Demonstration in Kamloops sends message of solidarity to Standing Rock
KAMLOOPS – A group of locals took their message of solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux…
Kamloops mail carriers speak out after Canada Post cuts door-to-door service
"THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO JUST DELIVERING MAIL THAT WE PROVIDE IN A COMMUNITY." KAMLOOPS - Instead of walking to deliver mail, Kamloops’ Canada Post workers walked the corner of Summit Drive and Columbia Street Friday to protest the Crown company’s plan to remove door to door service next year. The announcement to strip the service...
Biosolids protest expected to disrupt downtown traffic in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Nicola Valley biosolids protest is coming to Kamloops this morning, and RCMP are warning there may be traffic disruptions. Friends of the Nicola Valley are planning a protest today, June 19, at 11:30 a.m. at the corner of Victoria Street and Fifth Avenue. It is expected the protest will last several hours...
National Day of Action draws small crowd at MLA’s office
KAMLOOPS – Environmental protesters were in Kamloops to speak out against the re-opening of the Mount Polley mine this afternoon. Protesters stood in front of Health Minister Terry Lake’s North Shore office as part of National Day of Action, which is aimed at putting a stop to the re-opening of the mine that had a...
Breast-feeding supporters plan West Kelowna ‘feed-in’
WEST KELOWNA - A group of breast-feeding supporters are planning a mass 'feed-in' at the next West Kelowna council meeting, dissatisfied with the reception given by councillors to a delegation promoting breast-feeding at the last council meeting. Last week, as part of a class project, a delegation of UBC Okanagan nursing students and a public...