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North Okanagan-Shuswap MP opens doors to constituency office
VERNON - Constituents will soon be able to visit their member of Parliament in Vernon. North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold’s constituency office opens Thursday, Jan. 14, on 29th Street. It’s the same office former MP Colin Mayes used. "I am very excited to officially open my office in Vernon," Arnold says in a media release....
ELECTION 2015: MP’s brag about accomplishments as early election expectations mount
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With a federal election less than three months away, local MP’s are ramping up their push to promote their accomplishments over the past year. It’s not unusual for politicians to send releases to the media to show the work they do and the money they’ve secured for their areas, but a breakdown of...
ELECTION 2015: From martial arts instructor to MP, incumbent Dan Albas says he’s ready to fight
WEST KELOWNA – Dan Albas is not just a Conservative, he says, he is also a trusted local politician who puts his constituents needs ahead of his party. The incumbent is seeking re-election in the newly formed riding of Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola. The new riding, which as of 2015 encompasses areas from three different electoral districts,...
ELECTION 2015: Conservative Cathy McLeod seeks re-election in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Cathy McLeod is not only the incumbent in the race to be the MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, but she is also a wife, mother and a former nurse. With grown children, over 30 years of her marriage to husband Gord, a masters degree and seven years under her belt as a member of parliament,...
Former Lumby councillor seeks federal role
VERNON - A former Lumby councillor is vying for the Conservative nomination in the next federal election. Janet Green, who sat on Lumby council from 2009-11, will officially announce her candidacy at a press conference Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Village Green Hotel. Colin Mayes, three-term MP for the Okanagan-Shuswap, will not be seeking...