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STAHN: Even our goals for voter turnout are sad
In the 2011 municipal election less than 30 per cent of eligible people voted in Kamloops. This is a typical trend across B.C., and even the country, in most municipal elections. To break it down into very simple terms, less than a third of people chose to speak up when it mattered most. Nearly everyone...
STAHN: Who’s backing our candidates?
In this day and age, doesn't it seem wrong that we won't know who gave money to political candidates until the election is over? A couple of council candidates have already turned to online fundraising, and these platforms require at least some transparency, but the rest of the candidates are set to keep their backers...
VIDEO: What a city councillor actually does
KAMLOOPS – Next month, voters will head to the polls to make a decision on…
Four candidates who say working with developers is the best way make housing more affordable
VERNON – The high cost of housing is a hot topic this Vernon municipal election…
Incumbent Coldstream mayor wins by a landslide
COLDSTREAM – With only one other competitor for the Coldstream mayor's seat, voters chose Jim…
Chris Derrickson challenging Chief Roxanne Lindley in Westbank First Nation election
There will be at least one new face on Westbank First Nation council following its…
Mail-in ballots likely available for Kelowna school trustee byelection
Mail in ballots will likely be available for the Central Okanagan school district byelection scheduled…
Splatsin First Nation elects new Chief
The Spaltsin First Nation has a new chief. Former band councillor Doug Thomas narrowly won…
Compensation, not term lengths, could determine who runs for city hall in Kelowna, Kamloops
Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian announced that he would not run for mayor again earlier this…
Long-time Kelowna councillor Ryan Donn not seeking re-election
Two-time Kelowna city councillor Ryan Donn announced on his Facebook page today, June 24, that…
Three anti-vaxxers eyeing seat on Kelowna city council
Three people with known anti-COVID vaccine mandate attitudes have picked up nomination papers to possibly…
John Vassilaki expects to be re-elected mayor of Penticton
After 16 years of serving on Penticton city council, the last four as mayor, John…
Where, when, and how, to vote in Vernon Oct. 15
This Saturday, Oct. 15, municipal elections are taking place across the province, including here in…
Wildfire mitigation top of list for new TNRD director who lost home to Lytton fire
A Lytton resident who lost her home in the devastating wildfire that ripped through town…
Major riding changes proposed for next federal election in Thompson-Okanagan
The Southern Interior is getting one more riding in the next federal election and that…