News Items tag as: Mayor Toni Boot

Summerland Mayor Toni Boot to run for B.C. NDP in Penticton
September 16, 2020 - 2:26 PM

The NDP have selected a candidate to run in the Penticton riding in the next provincial election.
Summerland district council is pushing ahead in its campaign against racism
July 29, 2020 - 11:54 AM

Summerland Mayor Toni Boot and her council have issued a joint statement saying they’re going to turn the negative impacts of racist events in their community into something positive.
Summerland’s mayor has clashed with store owner over Confederate flags before
July 23, 2020 - 1:01 PM

Summerland Mayor Toni Boot is being accused of bullying and harassing a local businessman who stocked Confederate bandanas in his store.
Racist vandalism in Okanagan town is the tip of the iceberg: Summerland Mayor
July 15, 2020 - 3:01 PM

The Mayor of Summerland says two racially-motivated incidents of vandalism that took place in the community earlier this week are part of a larger societal issue.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

Summerland Mayor Toni Boot to run for B.C. NDP in Penticton