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Kelowna catching up with the rest of the world and will broadcast its own meetings
KELOWNA – While many other cities have in-house broadcasting programs for their council meetings with…
Mayors summoned to a meeting with province on speculation tax
KELOWNA – Mayors of cities where the speculation and vacancy tax is being collected are…
West Kelowna’s new top bureaucrat starts work Monday
KELOWNA – Paul Gipps is starting work as West Kelowna’s new chief administrative officer on Monday,…
Taxpayers didn’t have to pay the expenses of the City of Kelowna’s most travelled employees
KELOWNA – When it comes to expense claims for City of Kelowna employees, one stands…
Former Kelowna city manager paid $151K for three months work in 2018
KELOWNA – Ron Mattiussi retired from his job as Kelowna city manager at the end…
$43 billion could be needed for climate change fight, UBCO report shows
OKANAGAN – A recent study spearheaded by a UBC Okanagan professor said the fight against…
The time for Kelowna to adopt a Code of Conduct is before city councillors start throwing forks at each other
KELOWNA – With a history of friendly, cooperative city councils, some Kelowna councillors did not…
You’ll need a permit if you want a big party on Okanagan Rail Trail
KELOWNA – If you're planning a big party on the Okanagan Rail Trail, you'd better…
iN PHOTOS: How Kelowna is supposed to grow
KELOWNA – As city planners take a “new approach” and make “big moves” toward creating…
Rankled downtown business association asks Penticton council for apology
PENTICTON – Members of Penticton's downtown business association would like an apology for negative comments…
Major West Kelowna development delayed
WEST KELOWNA – The massive Blackmun Village resort proposed for a waterfront property along Okanagan…
Red light cameras watching 24/7 in three Southern Interior cities
Red light cameras in Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops are expected to catch more bad drivers…
Former Vernon teacher acquitted of sex assault against student claims discrimination by employer
A former Vernon teacher says she was unfairly fired from her job as a youth…
Why these Vernon marmots are not welcome and how they are being removed
VERNON – Marmots sprawl on rocks, nibble at grass and frolic by the creek below.…
Province makes $23M investment in three Vernon properties to enhance affordable housing
VERNON – The provincial government will purchase and fix up two apartment buildings in Vernon…
Shuswap men who restored historic fire lookout facing possible $10,000 fine
SICAMOUS – Volunteers who used elbow grease and donated money to restore a B.C. treasure…
Province trims number of school trustees in North Okanagan-Shuswap by four positions
VERNON – The number of trustees in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District has officially been…
North Okanagan politicians frustrated by lack of communication with B.C. RCMP
VERNON – Vernon city council is concerned the B.C. RCMP is making decisions without consulting…
Recent purchase of old CP Rail corridor one piece of a much larger trails network
VERNON – Now that two former rail corridors have been preserved for public use in…
‘Monumental’ announcement promises two modular housing projects to combat homelessness in Vernon
VERNON – An $11 million investment in local housing projects will help get people off…
“I was high for my entire stay:” Why B.C. prisons aren’t helping addicts
His parents thought a few months in jail would force him to sober up. They…
Inquiry by trails group prompted government investigation into tiny cabin at Eagle Pass lookout
SHUSWAP – The ‘complaint’ that prompted a government investigation into the Eagle Pass fire lookout…
Tiny cabin in the mountains is historic, stunning, and tied up in ‘bureaucratic BS’
SHUSWAP – It looks like something from the Swiss Alps, but it's right here in…
Why B.C. isn’t funding new ‘life-changing’ drug for some cystic fibrosis patients
VERNON – The manufacturer of a life-changing drug for cystic fibrosis patients like Vernon’s Melissa…