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Penticton looking for another new City manager
The City of Penticton is looking for a new City manager — its fifth since 2010.…
Kelowna council stalls construction of 25-storey downtown highrise
Kelowna city council followed the advice of its staff and cancelled permits today for a…
Drastic drop in water levels concern for Arrow Lakes residents
Residents in the Arrow Lakes region say they’ve been impacted by drastic drops in the…
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,…
Coun. Mohini Singh enters race for BC United nomination in Kelowna-Lake Country
Kelowna city councillor Mohini Singh is running for the BC United nomination for the Kelowna-Lake…
It’s a three-way race for the BC United nomination in Kelowna-Lake Country
Kelowna lawyer Bal Grewal is running for the BC United party nomination in the Kelowna…
BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus lives on post-pandemic
Kelowna mayor Tom Dyas is meeting with other mayors of major urban centres in B.C.…
When it comes to water security, small rural communities in BC largely left high and dry
B.C.’s small rural communities striving for water security as droughts become the norm still sink…
South Okanagan NDP MP Richard Cannings isn’t running for re-election
The only NDP MP in the Thompson-Okanagan, Richard Cannings, announced today he won’t run for…
On third anniversary of BC’s promise to protect old-growth, ancient trees still falling
Conservation groups are alarmed that endangered old-growth forests continue to fall three years after B.C.…
Alberta’s fossil fuels ‘war room’ singles out a local BC government for battle
When Nanaimo recently voted to ban FortisBC’s natural gas hookups from new buildings, Alberta’s infamous…
Three health experts take a close look at BC’s COVID strategy
Earlier this year the COVID-19 pandemic was downgraded from an emergency to an endemic disease,…
Kamloops mayor on the defensive as council grills him over committee appointments
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was grilled by fellow Kamloops council members for making unilateral decisions without…
Kamloops council poised to undo mayor’s committee changes
Eight Kamloops city councillors are set to meet tomorrow to potentially undo some of the…
Kamloops councillors fire back at mayor’s shake-up
The mayor of Kamloops is taking his authority to its limit by bringing people outside…