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Former City of Kelowna boss pinch-hitting in Summerland
KELOWNA – Stepping in as the top bureaucrat in Summerland is just what Ron Mattiussi…
Kelowna looking to expand in order to build a bigger airport
KELOWNA – With more than two million passengers flying out of Kelowna Airport in 2018,…
Kelowna’s final tax rate lower than expected
KELOWNA – The average Kelowna taxpayer will have to fork out $81.49 more in property…
Property crime likely to get worse in Kelowna before it gets better
KELOWNA – The increase in Kelowna’s crime rate is likely to continue if drug addicts…
No U-turn: Vernon’s 7% tax hike to stay
VERNON – Even though Vernon council decided to re-debate a proposed seven per cent tax…
Vernon to spend $275K on two public washrooms downtown
VERNON – Vernon is looking to spend $275,000 on two downtown public toilets. The plan…
City and business clash over public safety issues in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Lance Kayfish doesn’t know what all the fuss is about with Kelowna’s business…
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…
Conservative Tracy Gray refuses invitation to debate Renee Wasylyk, saying it may be illegal
KELOWNA – Tracy Gray cited legal concerns in declining an invitation to a debate proposed…
Why the Wasylyk vs. Gray vote could be the most important vote for Kelowna-Lake Country
KELOWNA – If you're wondering why all the hubbub about Tracy Gray and Renee Wasylyk…
B.C. Interior’s lone Liberal MP sticking with Trudeau on SNC-Lavalin
KELOWNA – Stephen Fuhr is no different from his constituents watching, deciphering and processing each…
Kelowna city councillor Charlie Hodge in intensive care
KELOWNA – While doctors struggle to find what is ailing Kelowna Coun. Charlie Hodge, his…
UBCO professor vying for Central Okanagan federal Liberal nomination
KELOWNA – An associate UBC professor is vying for the federal Liberal party nomination in…
West Kelowna’s new mayor calls on community to work together to build better city
WEST KELOWNA – There will be two new faces from West Kelowna on the Central…
Council on side with Mayor’s vision for Kelowna’s future
KELOWNA – It will be two or three months before Kelowna city council sets its…
Hundreds of federal Liberals expected for B.C. convention in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A pre-election convention and training session is expected to bring hundreds of card-carrying…
Landslide victory for Gord Milsom, West Kelowna’s new mayor
WEST KELOWNA Gord Milsom easily swept to power as the new mayor of West Kelowna…
Seven Kelowna council candidates who say downtown crime is an enforcement problem
KELOWNA – Personal safety, especially in downtown Kelowna, has proven to be one of the…
UNFRIENDED: Race for Kelowna mayor gets personal
KELOWNA – When Tom Dyas announced he was running against his friend and Kelowna Mayor…
Basran calls Mayoral candidate Dyas’ Costco letter ‘electioneering’
KELOWNA – Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran is challenging the accuracy of a letter his chief…
Fuhr acclaimed as Liberal candidate in next year’s federal election
KELOWNA – A familiar name will be on the ballot in the Kelowna-Lake Country riding…
Cancer battle won’t stop Vernon city councillor from doing what she loves
VERNON – It was halfway through her first four-year term as a Vernon city councillor…
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…
Vernon councillor grills Interior Health on claim that 99 per cent of needles are disposed of properly
VERNON – A Vernon city councillor says Interior Health’s claim that it properly disposes of…