A vocal member of the community will be running for a seat on Vernon City Council this fall.Dawn Tucker announced their bid with a social media post in which they stated they had fittingly been referred to as Vernon's "financial watchdog."Tucker's candidacy website pointed to their long-time commitment to rai...

A woman who is involved with lots of community work and the local business community will be running for a seat on Vernon City Council.Sarah Moorhouse announced her candidacy with a campaign slogan I Love Vernon."As a mother of a young son, and the daughter of senior parents who reside in Vernon, I care deeply abo...

The major question in Kelowna city politics has been answered: Mayor Tom Dyas is running again.In announcing his intensions Tuesday, Dyas said when he came into office four years ago the city got back to basics and invested in housing, roads, recreation and services... and now it's time to keep building.Under his leade...

With less than three months to the municipal election it seems one candidate, Trevor McAleese, is dominating the social media video space in Kelowna.McAleese, who ran, unsuccessfully, for the NDP in the last federal election, has been posting regular multiple short video clips on Facebook and Instagram since launching ...

A former mayor of Vernon and family doctor is looking to get back in the council chambers.Rob Sawatzky announced he will run for a City Council seat in the fall election.Sawatzky served as Mayor of Vernon from 2011 to 2014, and said he and council accomplished a lot and developed some progressive programs during that t...

Kelowna City councillor Ron Cannan will formally start his bid to become mayor Thursday June 18, but the news is already public.On social media, Cannan said he plans to run, in part, on a crime and security ticket saying many businesses and residents have increasing concerns related to homelessness, addictions and ment...

A local business owner will throw his hat in the ring for the upcoming municipal election. David Scarlatescu, owner of the Fig Bistro and co-founder of Millennium Valley Productions, announced he would run in the Local General Election for a seat on Vernon City Council.Scarlatescu has lived in Vernon for the last 20 ye...

Local businesswoman Nikki Csek is taking a run at Kelowna City Council in the October election.The founder and CEO of Csek Creative and NowMedia Group, said her campaign isn't the beginning of her service to Kelowna but simply the next way she hopes to serve.She's served on boards, chaired organizations, and volunteere...

The Mayor of Vernon will throw his hat back in the ring and look to win a third term in his seat.Victor Cumming announced he would run for mayor again in the fall election.In a release, the Cumming said a lot had been accomplished over the past eight years under his leadership, including "delivering on the communi...

Local business owner, Indy Dhial, will run for city council come the October election.Dhial said he wants to help build a safer, stronger, more connected Kelowna.After 15 years with Shaw Communications, Dhial became Regional Sales Manager. He then went on to become an Early Childhood Educator and founded TGP Kids, wher...