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Kathy Michaels
Kathy Michaels has been an Okanagan-based journalist for more than a decade, working for community papers along the valley and beyond.
She’s won provincial and national awards in business, news and feature writing and says that her love for telling a good story rivals only her fondness for turning a good phrase.
If you have a story that deserves to be told in a thoughtful and compassionate manner, don’t hesitate to reach out.
To reach Kathy call 250-718-0428 or email kmichaels@infonews.ca.
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Smoke advisory issued for the Similkameen
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VERNON – B.C.'s police watchdog was dispatched to Vernon Friday night for an incident that…
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B.C.’s largest ever lottery prize won
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B.C. murder suspect not a neo-Nazi, is more fascinated by Russia, dad says
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Indigenous nation in Washington State seeks meeting with feds on Trans Mountain
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Quebec ombudsperson criticizes social health worker’s handling of Mosque shooter case
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Trans Canada highway crash near Golden cleared, traffic moving slowly
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Canadian high school science courses behind on climate change, says UBC study
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Certain Pacific oysters recalled due to threat of paralytic shellfish poisoning
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