News Items tag as: Central Okanagan Similkameen Nicola NDP

ELECTION 2015: From martial arts instructor to MP, incumbent Dan Albas says he's ready to fight
September 05, 2015 - 1:05 PM

WEST KELOWNA – Dan Albas is not just a Conservative, he says, he is also a trusted local politician who puts his constituents needs ahead of his party.
NDP endorses new candidate
January 22, 2015 - 4:33 PM

PENTICTON - The new NDP candidate in the Central Okanagan Similkameen Nicola riding believes everyone’s vote counts.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

ELECTION 2015: From martial arts instructor to MP, incumbent Dan Albas says he's ready to fight