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Penticton is dealing with a homeless and addiction crisis and it’s looking for a little help
Homelessness and the opioid crisis are significant issues throughout the Okanagan and Kamloops regions but…
Speculation tax, urban mining, cop costs among top concerns for Interior politicians
Kamloops has urban mining in its sights, Penticton is worried about cyber security and West…
Penticton city council to take aim at social issues at provincial municipalities conference
PENTICTON – Penticton mayor Andrew Jakubeit hopes a new NDP government will lend a sympathetic…
Regional board misses out on initial round of deer management funding
PENTICTON - The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen won’t be able to take advantage of a hastily released interim cost sharing program with the provincial government to pay for deer management projects. Chief administrative officer Bill Newell says an announcement was made during last year’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention about a short term program,...
Kamloops not alone in opposition to provincial transit funding freeze
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops and dozens of other municipalities are asking the provincial government to reconsider its freeze on transit funding. The city has a resolution at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, which got underway today in Vancouver, asking the delegates to strongly urge the Premier, the Minister of Transportation and the Minister of...