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VIEWPOINT: Addressing the costs of climate change, risks of wildfire
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (472+ words) Published 10:00 am Saturday, September 5, 2026 Following a warmer-than-normal winter with low snowpacks across the region, this spring and summer brought little relief. Years of drought have left our forests tinder-dry and primed to burn, yet few could have anticipated the ferocity…...
'Tone deaf' use of fireworks at Salmon Arm park prompts call for city ban
1+ week, 2+ day ago (443+ words) Published 5:00 am Thursday, September 3, 2026 Recent ‘tone deaf’ actions involving fireworks sparked interest in banning local sales and use. The incident, which occurred during provincial and city fire bans prohibiting the use of fireworks, and days after the start of the…...
Defections continue as Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA McInnis quits B.C. Conservatives
1+ week, 2+ day ago (566+ words) Published 1:12 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 By Mark Page/Black Press Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Scott McInnis is quitting the B.C. Conservative caucus, becoming the second MLA to leave on Wednesday and the ninth to go in less than a month as dissatisfaction with…...
B.C. experiencing growing pet overpopulation crisis: Okanagan Human Society
1+ week, 2+ day ago (456+ words) Published 1:42 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 The Okanagan Humane Society (OHS) and other humane societies across B.C. are sounding the alarm about what they are calling a rapidly escalating pet overpopulation crisis. According to OHS, thousands of animals are at risk across the…...
Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA??'a:l??ya Warbus latest to quit Findlay's B.C. Conservatives
1+ week, 4+ day ago (504+ words) Published 3:25 pm Monday, August 31, 2026 By Mark Page/Black Press Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á’a:líya Warbus announced Monday morning she is leaving the B.C. Conservative caucus, posting a scathing letter to social media detailing why she won’t work with new…...
Taking outhouse to another level: Man rides toilet on Okanagan lake
2+ week, 3+ day ago (159+ words) Published 10:40 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Fun in the water and on the toilet. That was the scene for a person in Kelowna who was enjoying Okanagan Lake over the weekend when they spotted a man riding an E-Foil with a toilet…...
Council backs heating up bathrooms for year-round use at Salmon Arm park
2+ week, 3+ day ago (398+ words) Published 2:00 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 The city is bringing the heat to keep the bathrooms at Blackburn Park open fall and winter. At its Aug. 24 meeting, City of Salmon Arm council supported reallocating $5,750 from the parks capital budget – money intended for…...
Findlay shuffles B.C. Conservative critic roles after Milobar, Paton departures
2+ week, 4+ day ago (214+ words) Published 5:00 pm Monday, August 24, 2026 By Mark Page/Black Press B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is forced to shuffle critic roles after two MLAs with major portfolios quit the party, and a third stepped down to allow her to run in a…...
Ian Paton leaves B.C. Conservatives, plans to form new party with Peter Milobar
2+ week, 4+ day ago (331+ words) Published 9:05 am Monday, August 24, 2026 By Mark Page/Black Press Delta South MLA Ian Paton is leaving the Conservative Party of B.C. to sit as an Independent and intends to form a new party with Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar in the…...
Woman's Pacific Crest Trail journey leads to 'coupledom' in Salmon Arm
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1041+ words) Published 5:00 am Monday, August 24, 2026 Everyone has their own way of dealing with a painful past. Not many choose a 4,271 kilometre trek from Mexico to Canada to do so, particularly on their own. Recovering from a troubled marriage and divorce, Amy…...