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Brie Welton
Brie is a recent graduate from UBC Okanagan where she studied English and French while managing the campus newspaper. After working as an intern reporter for the summer of 2019 in her home-town of Kelowna, she rejoined the InfoNews team in March 2020 and moved to Kamloops.
Her interests range from food features and artist profiles to politics, crime and minority issues. She has a passion for story-telling and aspires to one day become a full-time court reporter.
Thinking outside the box: Okanagan Stay at Home Gala fundraiser to go national
If you can't hold a fundraising gala live and in person, you are forced to…
Friendly Composting will pick up your organic waste in Kamloops, and you can’t beet that
When you’re stuck indoors longterm, a build up of smelly compost in your home is…
Citizen uses pickup to block dangerous driver on Highway 97 near Vernon
RCMP got some help from a citizen who used their pickup to box in a…
B.C. residents can now access free mental health services by phone
Any B.C. resident who is suffering from stress, anxiety or mental health issues due to…
Got a photogenic pet? This BC SPCA calendar contest may be for you
Do you think your pet has star quality? Now is your chance to win them…
B.C. police watchdog investigating ‘interaction’ during arrest of suspect in Sicamous
The RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia of an incident in Sicamous…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops construction crews parade for health care workers
Construction and highway maintenance crews gave Kamloops health care workers an Amber Light Parade yesterday…
Kamloops RCMP warns residents bike thieves still active despite pandemic
The pandemic has not deterred Kamloops bike thieves. Kamloops RCMP have been responding to more…
Okanagan companies partner to help restaurants move online and deliver
When times are tough, we look to our friends and neighbours for help and now…
Kelowna Farmers’ Market weathers negative public feedback with physical distancing protocols
The Kelowna Farmers' and Crafters' Market opened two weeks ago outside the Parkinson Recreation Centre…
Doulas welcomed back into hospitals following Interior Health policy change
Interior Health changed its COVID-19 hospital visitor policy earlier this month in order to allow…
Kamloops food truck targeted by vandals, theft
Deanna Bell of Cookshack Cravings gained a lot of fanfare when she became one of…
Megaphone toting Coldstream bylaw officer put on blast for over-zealous enforcement of social distancing
Coldstream resident Jacqueline Correia witnessed some over-zealous bylaw enforcement last weekend and she's hoping it…
BC SPCA online adoption an imperfect step in the right direction
When the social distancing measures were put in place in March, the BC SPCA was…
Rapid increase in temperatures prompts flood watch for Cache Creek, Interior Plateau
The snowpacks have begun melting in the Cariboo and Chilcotin and the province has issued…