http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=960&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com News from Black Press community papers covering the Okanagan Similkameen region en-us 2008 Black Press Group Ltd. BClocalnews.com en-us 2008 Black Press Group Ltd. http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=247742&44=30626329&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fokanaganfallsreview%2Fopinion%2FWhat_corporate_social_responsibility_really_means.html Families who work for low wages often face impossible choices: buy clothes or heat the house, feed the children or pay the rent. The result can be spiralling debt, constant anxiety and long-term health problems. Parents not earning a living wage work long hours, often at two or three jobs, just to pay for basic necessities, leaving little time to spend with family or participate fully in their communities. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:00:00 GMT ea5b73249d5d37992f02615cba7f29ec loadxml 2008-10-08T02:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=28675484&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F28675484.html Darren Seymour is taking another shot at drawing votes from the area’s political landscape. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT 9c49444285caac1d0fe6cb78fcfa934a Webpapers Admin 2008-09-19T23:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=29649414&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F29649414.html If Gordie Campbell has his way, he won’t be elected in the Okanagan-Shuswap riding, and neither will any of the other candidates. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:00:00 GMT ff33085110a561e7f200f50dbff4c356 Webpapers Admin 2008-09-24T02:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=28619434&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F28619434.html Federal campaigning in Okanagan-Shuswap will be kicked up a notch today when a federal leader drops by. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:00:00 GMT 7cd43deaa5a7afe736a9a6de1d1141f1 Webpapers Admin 2008-09-19T01:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=28675464&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F28675464.html A lifelong Spallumcheen resident is taking a shot at the mayor’s chair. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT bc2e0acc2cc642517790819fb1a18106 Webpapers Admin 2008-09-19T23:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=29649484&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F29649484.html The countdown is on as Vernon School District trustees decide whether to run for re-election and newcomers make the decison to throw their hat into the ring. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:00:00 GMT 8801bf2bb9045fe0b391bbfa0e2d7614 Webpapers Admin 2008-09-24T02:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=29649314&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F29649314.html Okanagan-Shuswap voters will have plenty of choices when they head to the polls Oct. 14. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:00:00 GMT abeff69357a67a3db09daacdd063c139 Webpapers Admin 2008-09-24T02:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=29649304&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F29649304.html One was raised Roman Catholic. Another was brought up Seventh Day Adventist. One candidate turned to Christianity because of his future mother-in-law. One has attended ceremonies in all types of religions. And the fifth candidate said he grew up with no faith and didn’t attend any church. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:00:00 GMT 83bf0206eb4ed013b84cac1601d89681 Webpapers Admin 2008-09-24T02:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=29824019&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F29824019.html The race for mayor is heating up in Spallumcheen. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT f40688f25a96162a9403f90c42aa67ac Webpapers Admin 2008-09-26T23:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=29772029&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F29772029.html A prominent Liberal is confident the party will make inroads in Okanagan-Shuswap during Oct. 14’s federal election. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:00:00 GMT 54fda7d6310f146196aeaaaeb62899bc Webpapers Admin 2008-09-26T01:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=29824089&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F29824089.html A vote for the Green Party would be a vote for a sustainable planet and economy, says Okanagan Shuswap candidate Huguette Allen. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT f246024bb00c6096013851c5e325c4b9 Webpapers Admin 2008-09-26T23:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=29973154&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F29973154.html Some Okanagan-Shuswap residents won’t be able to hear an all-candidates forum in their own town during the federal election campaign. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:00:00 GMT a575b390844930a7403e6c03e062ee8a Webpapers Admin 2008-10-01T02:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=29973134&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F29973134.html Okanagan-Shuswap Liberal candidate Janna Francis echoes party leader Stephane Dion’s comment that a better balance of men and women in the House of Commons would lead to the best public policy. It’s part of the reason she became involved in the first place. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:00:00 GMT aece3ae9ef6acdd0d2ec9e6d872c0300 Webpapers Admin 2008-10-01T02:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=30212789&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F30212789.html There will be some familiar names on the ballot when North Okanagan Regional District voters head to the polls Nov. 15. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:00:00 GMT 512912a69eb8217974f0f6e354ea7c99 Webpapers Admin 2008-10-03T01:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=29972889&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F29972889.html A veteran Vernon councillor is calling it quits and he’s urging voters to turf his colleagues. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:00:00 GMT b2a2e6e6bf8a8955d4950d517a70d697 Webpapers Admin 2008-10-01T02:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=30435254&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F30435254.html Coldstream now has enough candidates to replace its council, but no one has stepped forward for mayor. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT f768c5c3a7980f6d341e31a6451c8a68 Webpapers Admin 2008-10-03T23:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=30212819&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F30212819.html This is the third in a series of profiles on Okanagan-Shuswap candidates for the Oct. 14 federal election. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:00:00 GMT 595d6adbbe6622a5660ee791322a09b0 Webpapers Admin 2008-10-03T01:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=30212729&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F30212729.html Huguette Allen found a receptive audience among her hometown crowd at Lumby’s forum Tuesday. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:00:00 GMT 4529f169bded9aea1830e7b53ddd8d24 Webpapers Admin 2008-10-03T01:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=30212494&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F30212494.html He was there in 1999 when Greater Vernon agreed to construct the Performing Arts Centre. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:00:00 GMT 9f513f4eeb921b3b1c9cf19febbb6c9c Webpapers Admin 2008-10-03T01:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=389834&44=30212404&32=4377&7=406034&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fokanagan_similkameen%2Fvernonmorningstar%2Fnews%2Felection%2F30212404.html Those individuals seeking to represent Okanagan-Shuswap in Ottawa are all promising to make life easier for small business owners, and especially those who are women. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:00:00 GMT 8479af7480bf879c4d7895872483e59e Webpapers Admin 2008-10-03T01:00:00Z