News Items tag as: Renee Merrifield

Relocated welfare office sparking town hall meeting with MLAs in Kelowna's Rutland
July 14, 2023 - 6:00 PM

Two Kelowna BC United MLAs have called a town hall meeting for Rutland next week that they’ve framed as a way to talk about a “positive vision” for the neighbourhood.
BCUP abbreviation outrages Kelowna BC United MLA
April 20, 2023 - 12:00 PM

A Twitter storm has been stirred up by Kelowna-Mission MLA Renee Merrifield over an abbreviation the NDP used to describe her political party's new name, BC United.
Once opponents, these two Kelowna politicians are together on ending vaccine mandates
January 28, 2022 - 6:00 PM

As a trucker convoy prepares to descend on Ottawa this weekend to protest mandatory vaccines for cross-border truckers, two Kelowna women who battled for the federal Kelowna-Lake County Conservative nomination in 2019 have come out with similar messages to, essentially, support the protest.
300-unit housing project on Kelowna hillside will go to public hearing
January 17, 2022 - 6:00 PM
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A 300-unit housing development on an environmentally sensitive Kelowna hillside will go to a public hearing after all.
Kelowna Liberal MLAs urge business community to lobby NDP government ahead of budget
December 10, 2021 - 4:34 PM

An attack on the NDP government by Kelowna’s three Liberal MLA’s did come up with some solid advice during a Kelowna Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting today.
Kelowna’s Renee Merrifield being replaced as Liberal health critic
September 17, 2021 - 10:50 AM

After getting into a Twitter spat about mandatory vaccinations for health-care workers, Kelowna-Mission MLA and health critic Renee Merrifield no longer holds that position.
B.C. Liberal Party leader hopeful Renee Merrifield on leadership, taking hits and colouring books
August 22, 2021 - 7:03 AM

After less than a year as an MLA, Renee Merrifield believes she’s the person to change the way politics and the Province of B.C. are run.
Kelowna Mission MLA to make a run for BC Liberal party leadership
August 01, 2021 - 1:30 PM

Renee Merrifield will be hitting the road this summer to drum up support for her bid to become the leader of the BC Liberal Party.
Health critic Renee Merrifield presents anti-mask petition she says she doesn’t believe in
June 11, 2021 - 2:30 PM

Kelowna-Mission MLA and Liberal party health critic Renee Merrifield may believe in the protective value of wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, but she didn’t tell that to her legislative colleagues when she tabled an anti-mask petition earlier this week.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
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Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

News Items tag as: Renee Merrifield

Relocated welfare office sparking town hall meeting with MLAs in Kelowna's Rutland

BCUP abbreviation outrages Kelowna BC United MLA

Once opponents, these two Kelowna politicians are together on ending vaccine mandates

300-unit housing project on Kelowna hillside will go to public hearing

Kelowna Liberal MLAs urge business community to lobby NDP government ahead of budget

Kelowna’s Renee Merrifield being replaced as Liberal health critic

B.C. Liberal Party leader hopeful Renee Merrifield on leadership, taking hits and colouring books

Kelowna Mission MLA to make a run for BC Liberal party leadership

Health critic Renee Merrifield presents anti-mask petition she says she doesn’t believe in

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