Coldstream's next Mayor and Council will be sworn into office next week.The special meeting will see Mayor Ruth Hoyte sworn in along with Councillors Dionne Lane, Jim Garlick, Scot McNair, Doug Dirk, Josiah Pulst and Jeremy Levy.The inaugural meeting will not see any municipal matters discussed, but will see a number o...

Vernon saw the turnout for the municipal election increase this year, although it was still the lowest in the North Okanagan.Results of the 2026 local general election showed that 10,451 of the estimated 40,664 eligible voters within Vernon cast a vote for mayor, council and school trustees.That represented a turnout o...

The Mayor of Lumby is back in office for yet another term, but is still looking to move on to provincial politics.Kevin Acton was re-elected to serve as Mayor for a fifth term with 443 votes, or 75.1 per cent of voter support, in the municipal election."I'm so happy that Lumby came out and supported, even more peo...

The Conservative Party of B.C. has secured the local riding as well as the provincial government.Preliminary results from ElectionsBC had Kevin Acton winning the Vernon-Lumby riding with 12,401 votes, or nearly 51 per cent support, pending one ballot box left uncounted as of time of publication.Speaking with Vernon Mat...

It appeared to be a clean sweep for the B.C. Conservatives in Kelowna area ridings Saturday night, as the party recorded a crushing and historic win over the governing NDP across the province.Kelowna-Mission was, again, won convincingly by incumbent Gavin Dew with over 58 per cent of the vote, compared to the NDP's Mir...

The Conservative Party of B.C. is expected to form a majority government.As of time of publication, ElectionsBC said the Conservatives were leading in 62 of 93 ridings, with over 50 per cent of advance and voting day ballots reported.The North Okanagan ridings were all projected to go Blue as well.In Vernon-Lumby Kevin...

The Conservative Party of B.C. is expected to form a majority government.As of time of publication, ElectionsBC said the Conservatives were leading in 62 of 93 ridings, with over 50 per cent of advance and voting day ballots reported.The North Okanagan ridings were all projected to go Blue as well.In Vernon-Lumby Kevin...

The Mayor of Lumby is back in office for yet another term, but is still looking to move on to provincial politics.Kevin Acton was re-elected to serve as Mayor for a fifth term with 443 votes, or 75.1 per cent of voter support, in the municipal election."I'm so happy that Lumby came out and supported, even more peo...

Bob Fleming is back in office for his fifth term and hoping to advance some major projects following a close race.Fleming was re-elected as Regional District of North Okanagan Director for Area B (Swan Lake/Commonage) in the municipal election.Fleming won the seat with 368 votes, or 53.2 per cent of voter support, beat...

The new Regional District of North Okanagan Director for Rural Enderby is looking to strengthen municipal collaboration.Lori Heins was elected as the Director for Area F with 628 votes, or 79.5 per cent support, beating out incumbent Allysa Hopkins who earned 162 votes."[That result] was really, really good for me...

A first-timer in politics is ready to fill a local Mayoral seat.MaryEllen Buhler was elected as Mayor of Lake Country with over 34 per cent of the vote in the local general election, beating out incumbent Mayor Blair Ireland and fellow newcomer Priscila Brunetto."It is my very first foray into politics, so I'm ver...

A newcomer in local politics is looking to tackle the water supply issue in the North Okanagan.Rachel Enns was elected to serve as Director of the North Okanagan Regional District Area C (BX/Silver Star) in the municipal election.Enns received 524 votes (66.3 per cent), beating out incumbent and two-term former Directo...