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Jenna Hickman
Jenna has a combined honours degree in journalism and human rights from Carleton University, in Ottawa ON. After university Jenna took a year off to live with family in Cape Town and travel throughout southern Africa. A Kelowna native, she has interned at The Daily Courier and Global News Okanagan. Jenna is an avid yogi and enjoys all the Okanagan has to offer. She can be spotted on the mountain, whether hiking or skiing, or at a local winery, glass in hand.
Jenna Hickman's Stories
Nectar Trail Project hoping to create flowery stepping stones for bees in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Bees are giving gardeners another reason to plant flowers this year. The Nectar…
Kelowna research teams take on high-tech carts for the homeless
KELOWNA – Using shopping carts for mobile storage might be a thing of the past…
Kelowna city councillor thanks community for support
KELOWNA – More than 200 stitches later and councillor Charlie Hodge is back is in…
UBC Okanagan research leading to green solutions
KELOWNA – A team of researchers at UBC Okanagan is working on unique ways to…
Tourism in Kelowna has become a billion dollar industry: report
KELOWNA – Almost two million people visit Kelowna each year making it a billion dollar…
West Kelowna council postpones decision on transit cuts
WEST KELOWNA – Two bus routes that were on the chopping block in West Kelowna…
Lifesaving B.C. looking for Kelowna kayaking hero
KELOWNA – Lifesaving B.C. is asking for the public's help to locate a kayaker who…
Drug test confirms deadly opioid carfentanil in the Interior
KELOWNA – An opioid 100 times more toxic than fentanyl now poses a threat in…
Kelowna city councillor recovering from surgery
KELOWNA – Kelowna city councillor Charlie Hodge is recovering after surgery to remove dead bone…
New Peachland waterfront feature would expand use for everyone
PEACHLAND – A new pier planned for the picturesque downtown waterfront in Peachland could be…
Fentanyl overdose drugs are free but others needing life-saving medicine are on their own
KELOWNA – B.C. made a health care decision to provide naloxone kits for free in…
B.C. Transit recommends West Kelowna cancel two bus routes
WEST KELOWNA – Two West Kelowna bus routes could be terminated following a tonight's city…
West Kelowna council to hear why private land should become a park
WEST KELOWNA – A public hearing tonight will try to sway city councillors that a…
More snow on the way for the Coquihalla Highway
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you are headed to the coast keep in mind more snow is…
City unveils new water system plan, claims to save $95 million
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna threw down the gauntlet for the city's other water…
Indigenous garden to hold prominent place on Okanagan College campus
KELOWNA – Okanagan College will have a new addition to its Kelowna campus this summer…
Monday could bring relief to Kelowna water woes
KELOWNA – Monday could be an important step in the path to clean drinking water…
Relieving Kelowna’s housing pressures in its own backyards
KELOWNA – When the City of Kelowna decided in 2011 to make it easier for…
B.C. Green Party picks candidate to run in Kelowna West
WEST KELOWNA – The B.C. Green Party has announced its candidate for the riding of…
Late French Immersion coming to Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Soon parents will be able to enroll their children in French Immersion later…
Custodian pepper sprayed while confronting Kelowna thief
KELOWNA – When trying to confront a thief, a Kelowna custodian was pepper sprayed last…
RCMP target distracted driving in Lake Country
KELOWNA – Police officers handed out almost 100 traffic tickets during a seven hour distracted…
New Kelowna townhouse complex in works near Orchard Plaza
KELOWNA – A proposed townhouse complex near the Orchard Plaze in Kelowna has taken a…
West Kelowna RCMP pleased with results of school bus enforcement operation
WEST KELOWNA – For the two days this week RCMP officers in West Kelowna joined…