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Okanagan Forest Task Force asking province for help keeping backcountry safe
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (625+ words) Published 2:11 pm Saturday, August 29, 2026 Amid preparations to clean up an abandoned camp in the Lumby area, the Okanagan Forest Task Force (OFTF) is urging the province to aid its mission to make the backcountry safer. Ryan Hirschmiller, with OFTF, told…...
LETTER: Salmon Arm-Shuswap MLA urged to speak with firefighters, not vilify them
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (1143+ words) Published 4:00 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Open Letter to Salmon Arm-Shuswap MLA David Williams on the forest fires. Our new season here in the Interior, “fire season,” drags on. A bit of rain gives us some breathing room, so maybe now is…...
Princeton Council and Ministry of Transportation address safety along Highway 3
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (248+ words) Published 2:11 pm Monday, August 24, 2026 Council and Mayor Spencer Coyne continue advocating for added security measures at the intersection of Highway 3 and Copper Mountain Road. Coyne addressed the Minister of Transportation and Transit in a letter dated June 18, requesting provincial action…...
Penticton council wants to use AI to improve traffic congestion
1+ week, 8+ min ago (249+ words) Published 3:19 pm Saturday, August 22, 2026 Penticton City Council has voted to explore the use of artificial intelligence to improve local traffic congestion. Coun. Campbell Watt’s successful motion on using AI, akin to what the City of Kelowna has experimented with, was…...
Province denies commercial wilderness school land use for East Sooke Park
1+ week, 2+ day ago (435+ words) Published 12:42 pm Thursday, August 20, 2026 By Christine van Reeuwyk/Victoria News An application for a commercial outdoor education and wilderness training operation within East Sooke Park is “incompatible with the existing conservation, recreation and stewardship objectives of the area,” according to…...
Divisions within B.C. Conservative caucus fester as party president quits
1+ week, 1+ day ago (980+ words) Published 5:30 pm Thursday, August 20, 2026 By Mark Page/Black Press It was already clear that division and dissension within the B.C. Conservative caucus was rampant when Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar quit the party last week to sit as an Independent. Now…...
Brief polling lead for B.C. Conservatives quickly erodes under new leader Findlay
1+ week, 2+ day ago (764+ words) Published 3:22 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 By Mark Page/Black Press Several recent polls suggest an erosion in public support for the B.C. Conservative Party as clear fracture lines appear to be developing in what was once a big-tent right-wing coalition. “Those who…...
Emergency preparedness is more than stockpiling water
1+ week, 3+ day ago (189+ words) Published 1:38 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 By Marc Kitteringham/Comox Valley Record I just watched some footage that made me sit back and take a deep breath. It was a social media video of a man driving through Faulder, B.C. on Aug. 11, the…...
B.C. disables employee directory, leaving public in the dark about who works for gov???t
1+ week, 3+ day ago (870+ words) Published 4:01 pm Tuesday, August 18, 2026 By Mark Page/Black Press The sudden removal of B.C.’s online government directory has left British Columbians with no way to find out who works for the province or how to contact them, despite those employees…...
'Dumpster fire': Penticton council stands by decision to remove outdoor rink boards
3+ week, 3+ day ago (498+ words) Published 1:10 pm Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Penticton City Council’s decision to remove boards from the community’s outdoor rink has sparked concerns from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. The facility is in for a revamp this fall after the council voted in…...