BC Election 2013 News
Kelowna-Lake Country showdown
Kelowna-Lake Country candidates looking for votes in the upcoming provincial election get their first chance at a face-to-face showdown Wednesday night in Lake...
Christy Clark swings through Okanagan
BC Liberal leader Christy Clark makes a campaign swing through the Shuswap/Okanagan Wednesday. Clark is scheduled to make campaign stops in Sicamous, Vernon...
Earth Day forms backdrop to election
British Columbia's political leaders made Earth Day the backdrop to their campaigning Monday, using environmentally-themed events that said as much about...
NDP's town hall meeting in Vernon
BC NDP leader, Adrian Dix, was at the Schubert Centre in Vernon on Sunday night for a town hall campaign event. Dix addressed a crowd of more than 150...
Youngster aims to spark voter interest
While many 12-year-olds may be watching YouTube, texting friends or reading celebrity gossip magazines, British Columbia pre-teen Jennifer Johnson spends her...
NDP letters a 'low-down shakedown'
The BC Liberals demanded the NDP fire its provincial secretary over letters the Liberals say amount to a "shakedown" of Liberal party supporters. But...
Greens fight salmon decline
The Green Party of BC is celebrating Earth Day 2013 by releasing its new fish farm policy aimed at reversing the decline in wild salmon populations....
Clark touts liquified natural gas
Premier Christy Clark was in Northern BC this week to talk about her plans for a liquefied natural gas industry. During a tour of the new Port Edward Community...
NDP vows to fight child poverty
BC NDP leader Adrian Dix proposed changes on Friday that he says will reduce child poverty and inequality. New Democrats will make a $210 million investment...
BC First candidate runs in Penticton
Years ago, Doug Maxwell decided to get involved in politics at some point. Now that he is retired, the business man who owned an auto repair shop in Penticton...
Tories announce nine new candidates
The BC Conservatives announced nine new candidates who will be running in the current provincial election. "The quality of our candidates is...
Penticton Conservatives represented
A Kelowna realtor announced this week that he will represent the Conservative party in the Penticton riding in the upcoming election. Sean Upshaw said he made...
Northern BC on Tory agenda
The BC Conservatives announced Thursday their plan to create a three-year, $50 million grant program to support recreation, arts and culture in Northern British...
BC Liberals aim to promote agriculture
Norm Letnick, BC Liberal candidate for Kelowna-Lake County, says the party’s election platform includes a number of policies designed to boost and promote...
Dix to spend on education and child care
BC NDP leader Adrian Dix plans to invest $100 million to improve classroom learning conditions. “Twelve years of Liberal cuts and confrontation have left...
Van Ryswyk: In it to win
Dayleen Van Ryswyk isn't going anywhere. The embattled former NDP candidate in the Kelowna-Mission riding is running as an independent. Van Ryswyk was...
Van Ryswyk's replacement nominated
BC's New Democrats have nominated Tish Lakes as their candidate in Kelowna-Mission. "Tish is a long-time New Democrat who has stepped up to the...
Sign, sign everywhere a sign
Scott Anderson, British Columbia Conservative Party candidate for Vernon-Monashee, has put a challenge out to other candidates to minimize sign pollution. ...
Dan Ashton opens campaign office
Residents, business people and city officials partied in the park for the official opening of Dan Ashton’s campaign office in Penticton on Tuesday....
Orange wave starts campaign in Vernon
NDP candidate for Vernon-Monashee, Mark Olsen, kicked off his election campaign this morning amidst a crowd of enthusiastic supporters. The group gathered with...