News Items tag as: Kelowna municipal election 2022

Mysterious Kelowna elector organization under investigation by Elections BC
April 11, 2024 - 11:52 AM

A mysterious organization that emerged in the last municipal election is being investigated by Elections B.C.
Dyas underspent Basran but still won mayor’s seat in Kelowna
February 02, 2023 - 4:51 PM

Tom Dyas spent $85,652 to oust Colin Basran from the mayor’s seat during the Kelowna municipal election last October, about $10,000 less than the incumbent.
Kelowna council candidate busted for illegal campaign signs
November 09, 2022 - 2:14 PM

Elaine McMurray, who ran for Kelowna city council in the Oct. 15 municipal election, has been fined by Elections B.C. for errors she made on her campaign signs.
Kamloops mayor-elect setting poor example: Expert
October 30, 2022 - 6:26 AM

After winning election as the next mayor of Kamloops, Reid Hamer-Jackson went on the attack against Community and Protective Services director Byron McCorkell and Coun. Dale Bass.
Don’t expect sweeping change from new mayors in Kamloops, Okanagan
October 20, 2022 - 7:30 AM

Three of the five biggest cities in the Thompson-Okanagan and more in smaller communities have elected new mayors.
Kelowna's new mayor has removed his entire campaign from the web
October 19, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Just days after being elected as Kelowna’s next mayor, what Tom Dyas campaigned on is no longer visible on the internet.
Door knocking still the best way to win local elections
October 19, 2022 - 12:39 PM

With close to 100 people running for 24 city council seats in the five largest cities in the Thompson-Okanagan, voters may have had a good excuse to stay home on election day.
Are political parties meddling in Kelowna elections?
October 17, 2022 - 6:00 PM

While Tom Dyas points to having more time and door knocking as the keys to his success in unseating Colin Basran to become mayor of Kelowna, his other big weapon was Adam Wilson.
‘Time’ biggest difference in campaigns for Kelowna’s new Mayor Tom Dyas
October 16, 2022 - 11:30 AM

Kelowna’s new mayor says "time" spent campaigning and getting to know the city's issues was the biggest change between his two mayoral campaigns, one of which led to his victory last night.
Right-wing ParentsVoice B.C. candidates shut out of Vernon, Kelowna school boards
October 16, 2022 - 10:44 AM

The candidates of a socially conservative organization whose president has spoken out against abortion did not win any seats on Kelowna or Vernon school boards.
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THOMPSON: Is AI good or evil, or somewhere in between?
OPINION Apple started airing a television commercial called “Write Smarter” last Fall. It shows an office worker in a cubicle using Apple’s “intelligence” system on his iPhone 16 Pro.

$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor. According to a recently published June 21, 2024 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regula

Developer pitches 4,000 'attainable' homes for Vernon
A Kelowna developer is proposing a huge development for Vernon featuring hundreds of affordably priced homes for a 1,000-acre site off Commonage Road. Kerkhoff Develop-Build wants to build 250 homes to begin with ramping up to 4,000 new hom

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