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Kelowna-Lake Country
Lake Country gets its name on new federal riding
Adding a new federal riding in the Southern Interior means all boundaries have to be…
Adam Wilson wants to be Kelowna’s newest MLA
A Kelowna-raised political operative with close ties to the BC United and Federal Conservative parties,…
Kelowna BC United candidate will be selected at the end of the month
Members of the BC United Party for the Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream riding will be selecting a…
Interior’s only Liberal MP is letting Trudeau speak for him on the ethics file
KELOWNA – Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr has declined to update his position on…
Greens, People’s Party candidates racing off for federal nominations
KELOWNA – The Green Party and People’s Party have yet to select their candidates for…
Two young men running for NDP nomination for Kelowna-Lake Country
KELOWNA – Former Vernon mayoralty candidate Eric Olesen is challenging Justin Kulik for the right…
Kelowna Liberal MP calls for party to pull together after Wilson-Raybould, Philpott booted from caucus
KELOWNA – Kelowna-Lake Country's Liberal MP fully supports the Prime Minister's decision to remove MPs…
Kelowna-Lake Country People’s Party riding association president replaced before he quit
KELOWNA – Accusations of racism by the ousted president of the Kelowna-Lake Country People’s Party…
Conservative controversy inspires other Kelowna-Lake Country parties to run competitive nomination races
KELOWNA – The old saying that no publicity is bad publicity is resonating with a…
Who Liberal Stephen Fuhr sees as his toughest opponent in the upcoming election
KELOWNA – Stephen Fuhr doesn’t care which Conservative woman wins the right to run against…
Bitter back and forth between Kelowna Conservative party candidates continues
KELOWNA – One of the two candidates vieing for the federal Conservative party nomination in…
Kelowna-Lake Country Tory nomination heats up as registration deadline closes
KELOWNA – Whoever wins the Conservative Party nomination for Kelowna-Lake Country has a great chance…
Race for local Conservative nomination influenced by party leader Andrew Scheer
KELOWNA – If it was up to party leader Andrew Scheer, it seems, Renee Wasylyk…
BREAKING: Letnick will serve his third term as Kelowna-Lake Country MLA
KELOWNA – Norm Letnick has been declared winner in his third straight provincial election, with…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Eye on the Kelowna-Lake Country race
KELOWNA – For the past sixteen years, Kelowna-Lake Country has been a sweep for the…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: How Alison Shaw found the Green Party
KELOWNA – This is Dr. Alison Shaw’s first election and step into politics, and it’s…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal incumbent Norm Letnick hopes his door knocking pays off
KELOWNA – When asked what his biggest weakness is, Norm Letnick lands on an answer…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: NDP’s Erik Olesen is hoping a fresh face pays off
KELOWNA – Erik Olesen says nothing can surprise him in terms of campaigning. Although he…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Conflicting candidate forums for Kelowna-Lake Country candidates
KELOWNA – There is a forum scheduling conflict for the candidates running for the job of…
B.C. NDP rounds out slate of Kelowna candidates
KELOWNA – There are now candidates running for the B.C. NDP in all three ridings…
Some Kelowna infrastructure grants could be in limbo after Liberal election win
KELOWNA - Despite election promises about investment in infrastructure, the advent of a new Liberal government will likely delay some Kelowna projects already in the works. “We do have various applications out there, but with the election, it’s been very quiet,” infrastructure director Alan Newcombe says. While he expects the Liberal government will honour applications...
ELECTION 2015: Fuhr ousts Conservatives as Kelowna-Lake Country goes Liberal
"AN HONOUR AND A PRIVILEGE:" CANNAN KELOWNA - In a surpise upset Liberal Stephen Fuhr has won Kelowna-Lake Country, ousting three term Conservative Ron Cannan. The riding has been a bastion for the Conservatives but the surging Liberals managed to tap into a desire for change that washed across Canada in recent weeks under leader...
ELECTION 2015: Shocker in Kelowna-Lake Country; Liberals win
KELOWNA – Liberal candidate Stephen Fuhr has upset a Conservative dynasty in Kelowna-Lake Country. Fuhr has been declared the unofficial winner in the riding. Conservative Party of Canada incumbent Ron Cannan took 56 per cent of the vote in the 2011 federal election, one of the widest margins in the country, but he couldn't hold...
ELECTION 2015: West Kelowna mayor says endorsing federal election candidates is bad politics
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Firmly on the fence is where West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater is sitting as far as publicly endorsing a candidate in the Oct. 19 federal election. “I have to work with whoever is elected, although I can say we worked well with Dan Albas (incumbent MP for Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola.) He helped us...