News Items tag as: Shelley Cook

B.C. NDP pick candidate to run in upcoming Kelowna West byelection
December 04, 2017 - 10:30 AM

WEST KELOWNA – Shelley Cook has been acclaimed as the B.C. NDP candidate in the forthcoming byelection in the riding of Kelowna West.
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Eye on the Kelowna-West race
May 09, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - There's a reason Christy Clark chose the Kelowna-West riding for a byelection four years ago — it's considered a very safe haven for the Liberals and likely the Premier will hang onto her seat.
B.C. ELECTION 2017: NDP's Cook has been preparing for this election longer than she realized
May 06, 2017 - 4:25 PM

KELOWNA - Shelley Cook carries a photo of her mother in the front sleeve of her binder.
B.C. NDP chooses candidate to take on Premier in Kelowna West
March 15, 2017 - 10:18 AM

KELOWNA - It’s official, B.C. NDP candidate Shelley Cook will be taking on Premier Christy Clark in the renamed riding of Kelowna West.
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The science and art of making mead at Vernon's Planet Bee
Mead has been gaining in popularity as an alcoholic beverage but also as a craft and career. Planet Bee in Vernon is a case in point. James Nowek, co-owner of Planet Bee honey farm, makes mead right on the premises from honey harvested from

Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures,

Don’t pay till 2025: Okanagan developers entice renters with freebies
While many people across the Okanagan struggle to find affordable housing those able — or willing — to splash out on rent will find multiple special offers trying to entice them to sign a lease. From a few months of free rent to

B.C. NDP pick candidate to run in upcoming Kelowna West byelection