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B.C. ELECTION 2017: Eye on the Vernon-Monashee race
VERNON – Voters in the Vernon-Monashee riding have a choice to make in today’s election,…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: It’s all about the people for Kamloops-South Thompson NDP candidate
KAMLOOPS – For Nancy Bepple, politics isn’t about policy or deals, it’s about the people…
Conservative candidate drops out of race in Vernon-Monashee
VERNON – The B.C. Conservatives were the last to announce their candidate in Vernon-Monashee and…
B.C. Conservatives announce contender in the race for Vernon-Monashee MLA
VERNON – Another candidate has entered the provincial political race in Vernon-Monashee. The British Columbia…
Vernon woman will run for the Green Party in upcoming provincial election
VERNON – A Vernon woman is vying for a seat in the upcoming provincial election.…
Government to focus on bolstering rental supply in Vernon in effort to get residents housed
VERNON – Getting Vernon residents housed was the focus as politicians, social agencies, and realtors…
Councillors, MPs and MLAs respond to growing homelessness issues in Vernon
VERNON – Politicians from all levels of government seem to recognize homelessness is a big…
Councillor calls on MLA to address Vernon homelessness
VERNON – The provincial government says it’s doing its best to address issues of homelessness…
Vernon man charged with 15 new counts of arson including Kin Race Track fire
ALREADY CHARGED WITH FOUR ARSONS, CHILD PORN VERNON – Two years after a rash of…
Highway twinning through Enderby discussed as possible solution to traffic bottleneck
ENDERBY – Short and long-term traffic improvements were discussed as Enderby officials met with the…
Donovan Cavers wants to represent Kamloops in the provincial legislature
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops city councillor Donovan Cavers is running for the B.C. Green Party nomination in Kamloops-South…
If Peter Milobar moves to provincial politics next year, what happens to the Kamloops mayor’s seat?
KAMLOOPS – With Mayor Peter Milobar seeking a seat in Victoria, the mayor's chair may…
UPDATE: Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar announces he wants in to provincial politics
KAMLOOPS – Mayor Peter Milobar wants to head to Victoria. Milobar announced today his intention…
Local business leader seeks Liberal nomination for Kamloops-North Thompson
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops business leader is the first to throw his hat in the…
Former Kamloops city councillor Nancy Bepple may be challenged for NDP nomination
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops-South Thompson NDP riding association may have a vote coming up before…
Former Kamloops city councillor wants a seat in legislature
KAMLOOPS – Former city councillor and Thompson-Nicola Regional District board member Nancy Bepple is looking…
Vernon councillor concerned city isn’t getting fair share of homelessness, addiction funding
"WE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES" VERNON – A Vernon councillor is concerned the city is…
HELSTON: Improving Stickle Road needs to be a two-way street
Anyone who’s waited five minutes to make a risky, left-hand break for it off Stickle Road onto Highway 97 towards Vernon knows something needs to change before someone gets killed. Agreeing there’s a problem is the easy part. Finding a solution is where the road rage sets in. Right now, we’ve got the Ministry of...
Parents taking control during teacher strike
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With no end to the current labour dispute in sight many parents are wondering how they can make sure their kids do not fall behind in their education — book sections in many stores are picked over, only a few workbooks remaining, and many school-age programs filled up before the summer was even...
At least someone’s getting a laugh over the teachers’ strike
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It appears someone working for the provincial government's web department has added a little ironic wit—if not annoying editorial—to the rhetoric on the teachers strike. When all hope of ending the teachers strike before Sept. 2 was lost on the weekend, the B.C. government opened up its website so parents can register to...
Kamloops teachers back to picket lines
KAMLOOPS - The pickets are back up as we close in on the last week of summer break, and with that the hope of being able to start school on time is dwindling. After a break over the summer, teachers hit the pavement again Monday and plan to be there every day until a deal...
Province questions Kinder Morgan
KAMLOOPS — Kinder Morgan has not been providing sufficient information about how it plans to mitigate concerns in Kamloops and elsewhere and the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office is not pleased. The province submitted more than 70 information requests, specific to spill response, prevention and recovery systems as part of the National Energy Board’s review of...
Teachers unpaid during strike
FUND HAS BEEN EXHAUSTED THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With salaries cut back during the strike and a fund normally used to cover teachers during strike action exhausted, local teacher associations are now setting up hardship funds for those needing help. “There is a slight fund but it’s exhausted. It’s the same fund we used to fight class...