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Tracking taxpayer dollars spent on expenses by Kelowna council harder than you’d think
Every year, municipalities and regional districts publish reports on how much mayors, councillors and directors…
Kelowna MLA Letnick denies reports of plans to switch seats with mayor
Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick is denying a report that he is planning to trade…
Employee retention key concern if Kelowna brings in mandatory vaccination
It’s not the potential threat of legal action that has Kelowna’s top administrator moving cautiously…
TNRD audit delayed due to expanded scope of investigation
A final report of a forensic audit studying spending habits at the Thompson Nicola Regional…
11 candidates running for vacant council position in Vernon byelection
Eleven candidates will be vying for votes in the City of Vernon's upcoming byelection. Nomination…
Here are some of the ways Kelowna may spend your money next year
It’s budget time for most B.C. municipalities at this time of year where elected officials…
Kelowna’s mayor renting waterfront home from one of B.C.’s biggest developers
Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran has been renting a multi-million-dollar waterfront home for the past two…
Largest ever Kamloops residential development clears final hurdle at City Hall
Kamloops city council approved a development permit for Kelson Group to build the largest residential…
Former TNRD CAO Sukh Gill pocketed $130K in severance from taxpayers in 2021
The former top employee at the Thompson Nicola Regional District earned his final paycheque from…
City of Kelowna fails in second bid to force open the boardwalk at Hotel Eldorado
The City of Kelowna has once again failed to convince a judge that a lakeside…
Lake Country’s Mayor Baker calling it a day at age 80, and 40 years of public service
It was 41 years ago James Baker was first elected to serve as regional district…
MLA Norm Letnick won’t be seeking Kelowna mayor’s job in fall election
Norm Letnick has decided to stay on as the Kelowna-Lake Country MLA and not run for…
Kelowna’s new Parkinson Rec Centre to almost triple in size
Plans going to Kelowna city council show a new Parkinson Recreation Centre that’s bigger than…
Forensic audit questions favoured vendors at TNRD
Auditors uncovered more than just spending habits when investigating the Thompson Nicola Regional District. BDO…
More than $12K in home internet, cell phone bills paid for by TNRD taxpayers
Taxpayers were on the hook for over $12,000 in home internet and mobile bills, the…