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Coldstream Mayor Jim Garlick is putting together his re-election campaign as he faces a competitor in this year's civic election. Former councillor Bill Firman jumped into the race just before nominat...

Enderby Council has had an update from the consulting firm it hired to look into prospects for developing some empty land around the city. Mayor Greg McCune says the consultants met with land owners t...

Update: 2 pm: Emergency Health Services says the Central Okanagan will be getting 22 new paramedic positions by January to improve emergency care. Sixteen of the positions will be in Kelowna, four in ...

Provincial officials are ready to loosen burning restrictions in the Kamloops Fire Centre. Effective at noon Wednesday, open burning will be allowed throughout the Centre, including the use of firewor...

Changes to Coldstream's zoning bylaws drew close to 30 people at a public hearing Monday night, with much of their concern centering on ALR versus non-ALR zoning. Mayor Jim Garlick says the District w...

The Conservative M-P for North Okanagan-Shuswap isn't expressing much concern about efforts to form a local chapter of the new People's Party of Canada. The right of centre party is led by former Tory...

Vernon Mayoralty candidate Darrin Taylor is more convinced he's focussing on the right issues in his campaign after his 2nd town hall last night. From 35 to 40 people turned out, many concerned about ...

Armstrong's mayor isn't sure what to think of winning another term by acclamation. Chris Pieper says he's won three of his four terms that way, which he finds surprising. "I fully expected to have som...

With the countdown now under a month, the City of Vernon says it will be prepared for recreational cannabis to be legalized in Canada. City spokesperson Nick Nilsen says the city has done what it can ...

Organizers of Vernon Winter Carnival are looking for new events to be part of its 59th annual celebration next February. Executive director Vicki Proulx says they're excited to see what events people ...