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Brendan Kergin
Brendan grew up down on the coast before moving to Kamloops to pursue a degree in journalism. After graduating from TRU in 2013 he moved to Toronto to work as an editor, but decided to move back west after a couple years. With a big interest in politics, Brendan will be covering city hall. Outside of council chambers he’ll write about anything; if you have a story you think people might be interested in, contact him at bkergin@infonews.ca
Brendan Kergin's Stories
Canadian dairy farmers being ‘very unfair’ to U.S. counterparts, Trump rails
OTTAWA – A simmering trade dispute between Canadian and American milk producers served as the…
Not guilty pleas entered for two accused men in B.C. polygamy trial
CRANBROOK, B.C. – The leader of a fundamentalist sect that condones plural marriage remained silent…
Kelowna RCMP looking for tips after expensive snow gear stolen
KELOWNA – Over $3,300 of property was taken from a truck in downtown Kelowna and…
Storage locker found with assault rifles, dynamite and heroin
VERNON – Two men are facing a variety of charges after a storage locker was…
Vernon School District hit with huge fine for breaking asbestos rules
VERNON – A fine of more than $628,000 has been leveled against the Vernon School…
How a Kamloops woman is helping comfort the homeless and keeping plastic out of the landfill
KAMLOOPS – A plastic grocery bag doesn't make a very good mattress, but hundreds together…
Grey skies for the Okanagan this week
KELOWNA – Clouds, showers and mild temperatures in the Okanagan this week with sunshine on…
Camera thefts steal glimpses of Thompson-Okanagan wildlife
KAMLOOPS – It may not be what you expect to see in the forest, but…
Despite cloudy week in the Okanagan, some sunshine for Easter long weekend
KELOWNA – Despite today’s rain, the long weekend is looking warm and inviting. Environment Canada…
Senator Nancy Greene Raine fighting cancer
SUN PEAKS – One of the region’s most recognizable athletes and politicians is fighting cancer.…
Honour Ranch near Kamloops speeding up project after provincial funding boost
KAMLOOPS – Allan De Genova has a message to military families and emergency workers dealing…
UPDATE: RCMP have located missing Kamloops teenager
UPDATE: 10:42 a.m., Monday, April 10, 2017 KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP say the 18-year-old teenaged…
Here come the April showers that bring May flowers to the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Hopefully you got some sun this weekend, because it’s going to be sparse…
One of Europe’s most powerful and wealthy men was an Okanagan tourist in 1893
PENTICTON – More than 120 years ago the man whose assassination is widely blamed for…
Snowpack above average for Thompson and Okanagan basins
KAMLOOPS – If the water in a lake or river near you seems a little…
Rain will go away in time for the weekend in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Despite all the rain today and tomorrow in the Okanagan, we should see…
UPDATE: Six injured, one critically, after SUV careens into Peachland library
PEACHLAND – A man in his 50s is in critical condition after an SUV crashed…
Mental health website looking for actors in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – A new production has issued a casting call for actors for a Penticton…
Kelowna car crash likely caused by medical emergency
KELOWNA – A single vehicle crash in Kelowna today may have been caused by a…
RCMP looking for witnesses to crash that closed Highway 97 through Osoyoos
OSOYOOS – Police are looking for witnesses to three-vehicle collision yesterday afternoon that closed Highway…
Firefighters make quick work of first wildfire of the season in the southern Interior
KAMLOOPS – The first wildfire of the 2017 season in the southern Interior was put…
Clouds rolling into the Okanagan this week
KELOWNA – Today will be the sunniest day of the week in the Okanagan. The…
What has five acres, hundreds of classic cars and is for sale? This property in the Shuswap
TAPPEN, B.C. – What’s your field of dreams? Does it include tires, grease and headlights?…
It looks like warm weather here to stay in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The warmth of spring looks like it’s here to stay although we’re a…