News Items tag as: Mel Arnold

Three of four Kamloops and Okanagan MPs in Conservative shadow cabinet
September 08, 2020 - 9:00 PM

Two Southern Interior supporters of the Conservative Party of Canada’s new leader, Erin O’Toole, have been named to his shadow cabinet, along with a third MP who did not endorse him.
North Okanagan MP pushes for national RCMP day
June 20, 2019 - 3:00 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - North Okanagan-Shuswap Member of Parliament Mel Arnold introduced a bill today in parliament that would recognize February 1 as Royal Canadian Mounted Police Day.
Vernon MP hosting town hall on firearms
January 10, 2019 - 2:17 PM

VERNON - Vernon's Member of Parliament want to have a conversation about guns with his constituents.
North Okanagan MP wants national medal for search and rescue volunteers
April 11, 2017 - 9:48 AM

VERNON – The volunteers that take on all the elements and nearly every landscape to locate missing people may soon qualify for a national award medal.
MISDIAGNOSIS: MP will look into bigger picture of Vernon woman's legal struggle
March 31, 2017 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - A Vernon woman’s concerns with how medical malpractice suits are handled will be looked into at the federal level.
Councillors, MPs and MLAs respond to growing homelessness issues in Vernon
December 13, 2016 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - Politicians from all levels of government seem to recognize homelessness is a big issue in the North Okanagan, the question remains what to do about it.
Thompson-Okanagan MPs spent nearly $500,000 on expenses in first quarter
October 13, 2016 - 6:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Cathy McLeod of Kamloops spent the most of the five MPs in the Thompson-Okanagan on expenses in the first quarter of the federal government's fiscal year, while Kelowna's claimed the least.
North Okanagan-Shuswap MP wants to know how local voters feel about electoral reform
August 24, 2016 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - You might have noticed some pamphlets and response ballots in your mailbox recently from North-Okanagan Shuswap MP Mel Arnold, who is seeking input on electoral reform.
Millions of dollars in federal campaign spending to come out of taxpayers' pockets
February 23, 2016 - 9:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Costs add up quickly for election campaigns, but what you might not have known is that taxpayers are on the hook for millions of dollars in reimbursements.
Campaign expenses revealed for newly elected North Okanagan-Shuswap MP
February 19, 2016 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold’s win in the October 2015 election was helped along by over $100,000 in election expenses.
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Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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