Greens in the new federal riding of Kootenay-Columbia are getting ready to select a candidate for the next federal election. The nomination contest for the candidate to represent the Green Party of Canada in the upcoming election, set for the fall of 2015 or earlier, has opened, with a vote by local Green Party members slated...

The race is on for the next federal election and the Conservative Party is happy to begin the campaign after nominating Marshall Neufeld for the new riding of South Okanagan West Kootenay (SOWK) by a margin of 88 percent during a meeting this past weekend in Penticton. "I knew there was strong support, I was confident . . ....

Real Estate Agent Marshall Neufeld received some high praise prior to the South Okanagan West Kootenay Conservative nomination convention when former Member of Parliament Jim Gouk came out to endorse the Penticton resident. “It takes special and unique talent as well as a truly dedicated effort to win what had been in the...

Shoppers will be happy to know the City of Nelson has installed longer parking zones to provide visitors option of parking their vehicle for an extended period of time as part of Nelson City Council’s on-going efforts to implement the key public recommendations from the Sustainable Waterfront and Downtown Master Plan (SWDMP)....

(Ed. Note: This is in response to an earlier letter you can read by clicking here). Dear Editor, It is with much regret I feel compelled to respond to the letter from potential Liberal Party of Canada candidate Connie Denesiuk to your publication. Why reluctantly? From my experience citizens are tired of public office holders...

The more I reflect upon our troubled times, the more I am convinced that Canada is not acting in a responsible manner on the international stage.  As Robert Murray, Professor and Columnist for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy stated, “The Harper government has come out with its ‘principled foreign policy’.  Exactly what...

Once each month the city council meeting is a Committee of the Whole, which means that members of the public, community groups, and the city's own department staff may present to council. No decisions are made at these meetings but if council wants to make a decision on something that is presented, it will be brought back to...

Premier Christy Clark issued the following statement regarding the wildfire evacuation order issued in West Kelowna: "My thoughts and prayers are with people in the Smith Creek area who are impacted by today's evacuation order. "I know that first responders are working hard to first protect people's safety as well as their ...

Nelson may have a new annual cultural festival starting in 2015, according to a plan worked out by a cultural working group over the past couple of months. The plan, attached in its entirety below, would see the group developing a clear cultural identity for Nelson for marketing purposes and also creating a “downtown hub for...

Chief Administrative Officer Brian Carruthers has resigned from his position with the Regional District of Central Kootenay less than two years after accepting the post. Carruthers is leaving the RDCK to assume the position of CAO for the Cowichan Valley Regional District in Duncan in early September. “I am pleased with the...