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Kelowna waterfront development project put on hold

How involved should a city get in the development game? I find myself asking that after writing this story: Mystery donor adds wrinkle to contentious Kelowna development… Read more “Kelowna waterfront development project put on hold”

My take on the NDP surge in the final days of the federal election is that voters frustration with the state of Canadian politics is overcoming their… Read more “Federal NDP no longer looks like bogeyman”

Like public transit in most B.C. communities outside the Lower Mainland, Kelowna’s bus service is operated by a private company contracted by BC Transit, a provincially owned… Read more “B.C.’s net-zero mandate pushes Kelowna towards transit strike”

Let’s face it, jails suck. They aren’t very nice places to be. They’re expensive, and while they do keep people who have done bad things separated from… Read more “Prison debate divides Okanagan communities”

The NDP leadership debate in Kelowna Monday night ended up being something of a love-in. The candidates were articulate and thoughtful, treated one another with respect and… Read more “NDP leadership debate in Kelowna energizes party members but offers little actual debate”

It’s kind of interesting and weird that the NDP is holding a leadership debate in Kelowna this evening with a social justice focus. This isn’t exactly NDP… Read more “Oddly enough, Kelowna to host B.C. NDP leadership debate”

So, the City of Penticton gets the provincial and federal governments to come up with stimulus cash for a new community centre, then promptly lays off the… Read more “City of Penticton forces union to accept two-tiered wage system”

Today, just because they had to, MLAs gathered in Victoria and the government delivered its throne speech. Turns out all Gordon Campbell’s government had to say was… Read more “B.C. throne speech shows government not bothering to govern”

And now for something that has nothing to do with cops… This story about how the Kelowna Women’s Centre closed its doors for a month while it… Read more “Gaming grant cuts force Kelowna Women’s Centre to close doors”

It is becoming increasingly clear that the Kelowna RCMP has a problem that goes far beyond Const. Geoff Mantler. I worked my way through a bunch of… Read more “Kelowna RCMP leads B.C. in use of force complaints”