In an election that will be talked about for decades to come Conservative candidate Helena Konanz was elected Member of Parliament for the Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding, pledging to represent all in Ottawa regardless of how they voted.
With a potentially tight race shaping up in the Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding, NDP Leader, Jagmeet Singh has announced two campaign events in the South Okanagan including Penticton and Oliver, on the eve of the federal election.
The federal NDP party has completed its local candidate race with party members casting their votes this past weekend for four nominees.
Donegal Wilson, the newly minted Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Boundary-Similkameen riding, says she is approaching her task in Victoria with a spirit of “cooperation and willingness to get things done.”
Former BC Premier John Horgan who led the province for five years before stepping down in Nov. 2022 after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer has lost his battle with cancer, dying at the age of 65.
In mid-September the BC NDP said it would open two “highly secure facilities” to detain people with concurrent brain injuries, mental illnesses and substance use disorders under the Mental Health Act.
A new healthcare development for the South Okanagan is expected to be announced soon with the NDP government again today during a press conference in Osoyoos making note of an imminent announcement by the Minister of Health specific to this area.
While confirming Roly Russell’s party nomination (by acclamation) for the coming fall election for the Boundary-Similkameen riding he currently represents, BC Finance Minister and MLA for Kootenay West, Katrine Conroy acknowledged the challenge the NDP faces adding it won’t be a “slam dunk”.
The federal government tabled its 2023 budget last Tuesday, the first budget after a full year of the confidence and supply agreement between the NDP and Liberals. This budget delivers good news to millions of Canadians, important help that has always been the focus of the NDP. But some important initiatives are missing as well.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is giving the BC throne speech a failing grade because it lacks a plan to provide tax relief and pay down the province’s ballooning debt.
There is nothing more precious to us than our health, and good health is dependent on good health care. For decades, Canadians have been proud of our universal health care system, but that system is now in a state of crisis.
Last year was an interesting one in Canadian politics, especially since it involved two of the major parties agreeing to work together wherever possible.
his is sent in response to the opinion piece by Richard Cannings titled “Families finally getting help” on Nov. 17. Cannings’ attempt at deflection of blame for the Trudeau Liberal inflation that Canadians are suffering appears to be misguided.
Sounding more like a candidate on the hustings than the meet-and-greet with supporters in Osoyoos that it actually was, B.C. Liberal Party leader Kevin Falcon has a plan for the province’s housing crisis, one revolving around the proverbial ‘carrot and stick’.
The new organic waste projects in the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen (RDOS), Osoyoos...
The Times-Chronicle is proud to present the second round of all-candidates question and answer following the first three questions last week to candidates running in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding.
A dedicated immigration pathway for critical tourism-related jobs garnered the support of most of the candidates running in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding, but concerns were raised over supports like housing.
The South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding now has a slate of five candidates running in the Sept. 20 federal election with the announcement Sunday that Kennith James Skwleqs Robertson is running under the Liberal banner.
Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Current MP for the South Okanagan-West Kootenay...
Times-Chronicle Staff Roly Russell’s term as MLA is set to begin after being sworn into the...
Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The projected winner of the Boundary Similkameen...
Updated Oct. 26 at 3:02 p.m. Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative Reporter BC NDP candidate...
Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative As the initial votes were still being counted, candidates...