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LETTER: "Borscht" video offensive to locals

Editor’s note: The original article had a link to the wrong video. This has been updated.  To The Editor:          To the producers of the ad, “What The %$#@ Is Borscht?” the correct spelling is B-O-R-S-H-C-H in English – the last consonant of the word in Russian is pronounced “shch”; the producers […]

Salmo's Monte Comeau takes one of top awards in Wildlife-In-Focus Wildlife Photography Contest

Monte Comeau of Salmo stunned the judges with his photograph of an alert Momma loon with her baby to capture one of the top awards during the recent 2014 Wildlife-In-Focus Wildlife Photography Contest. The photograph by Comeau was some of the stunning images caught on camera by amateur photographers throughout the province who entered the […]

A promise to avoid 'primate behaviour' and to change the 'tone at the top'. Kathy Moore makes her case for mayorhood.

NOTE: These interviews are only very slightly edited for clarity. They consist of the actual words spoken by the candidates, who were not given any opportunity to prepare answers in advance. My intention is to give readers an idea of how well the mayoral candidates are able to think on their feet and to express themselves...

A passion for regional issues and a defense of City Staff. Greg Granstrom runs for a council seat

Interview with Greg Granstrom By Sara Golling, from an interview on October 27. NOTE: These interviews are only slightly edited for clarity and brevity. They consist of the actual words spoken by the candidates, who were not given any opportunity to prepare answers in advance. My intention is to give readers an idea of how ...

Four Prime Questions about Harper’s Response to Ottawa Shooting

Two weeks after the senseless murder of a soldier on Parliament Hill (and another earlier in Montreal) there are several things we know and many we don’t. Obvious questions have been asked and inconvenient ones have been left aside. We know — and indeed could predict one second after the shooting — that Stephen Harper would...

Corrupt elevations: killers of Canadian soldiers and the Jian Ghomeshi scandal

Is Canada at war? This is not the simple question it once was. We have witnessed the steady degradation of language, as Orwell predicted, so that “war” has been cheapened by repetition. War on poverty, war on drugs, war on diseases, etc. have left us jaded about the meaning of war. War on terror is another such phrase with ...

Trail resident dies of overdose; police issue warning

A Trail man has died after overdosing on a drug he may have believed was heroin, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. "On Oct. 19, in the early morning hours, Trail and Greater District RCMP were called to a report of a sudden death in East Trail," Oelke said. "A 41-year-old Trail resident was found deceased in a residence...

Leadership isn't a zero-sum game: Marten Kruysse speaks to how to run a city council

NOTE: These interviews are only slightly edited for clarity and brevity. They consist of the actual words spoken by the candidates, who were not given any opportunity to prepare answers in advance. My intention is to give readers an idea of how well the candidates are able to think on their feet and to express themselves in...

Man murdered on Kelowna bus last night

Police are searching for a murder suspect after a 55-year-old Kelowna man was fatally injured on a city transit bus Thursday evening. On Oct. 30, at 6:29 p.m., the Kelowna RCMP received a report of an assault on a city transit bus on Baron Road behind Dilworth Centre. The bus was northbound on Baron Road […]

A little feistiness at the public input section and during member reports at the end. In between? Taking care of business...

Council Meeting held October 27, 2014 Present: Mayor Greg Granstrom, Councillors Jody Blomme, Cary Fisher, Jill Spearn, Kathy Moore, and Tim Thatcher. Staff present: Acting CAO Tracey Butler and Executive Assistant Cynthia Añovnuevo. Public Input Period: A visibly upset Fletcher Quince spoke, objecting to the fact that Butler...

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