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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.
‘I’m choosing not to be a victim,’ Toronto shooting survivor says
TORONTO – Danielle Kane struggled with depression in her 20s and even contemplated suicide. But…
Wounded Okanagan fawn euthanized
KELOWNA – At 5 p.m. Friday Gilbert, the injured fawn that had been cared for…
Michael McDonald’s Kelowna concert cancelled
KELOWNA – The Michael McDonald concert scheduled for this weekend at Mission Hill Winery in…
Kelowna RCMP release image of reckless actions involved in theft
KELOWNA – RCMP are looking for help to solve a July 13 theft from a…
Time’s running out for Gilbert: Injured Okanagan fawn has few hours until euthanized
KELOWNA – There are just a few more hours until the fate of Gilbert, an…
Not Lovin’ It: Future of abandoned Kelowna McDonald’s restaurant remains unknown
KELOWNA – It’s been more than a decade since the McDonald’s on Harvey Avenue and…
Human remains found in B.C. park were just plastic sex dolls, police say
KELOWNA – It wasn't quite a happy ending, but the discovery of a life sized…
Alleged Kelowna gas station robber charged
KELOWNA – An 18-year-old West Kelowna man faces criminal charges following an alleged gas station…
‘Beast of Rutland’ facing long list of charges in wake of Kelowna murder trial
KELOWNA – A key witness in a high profile Kelowna murder trial is now dealing…
West Kelowna vet seeks sanctuary for injured fawn
WEST KELOWNA – An effort to keep a young deer in need of medical care…
Turtle saved from painful fate by West Kelowna vet
KELOWNA – West Kelowna veterinarian Dr. Moshe Oz is known for his treatment of all…
Kelowna Mountie in controversial 2012 rape interview was just doing his job, he says
KELOWNA – The Kelowna Mountie who conducted the widely criticized 2012 interview of an aboriginal…
B.C. apple farmers losing money
KELOWNA – Okanagan apple farmers were dealt two difficult growing seasons in a row and…
Kelowna teen’s death devastates street youth, outreach workers
KELOWNA – Eli Beauregard’s death has left a mark on Kelowna’s street population that won’t…
Free sunscreen stations coming to a Kelowna beach near you
KELOWNA – Swimmers and sunbathers soaking up rays at high traffic tourist locations in Kelowna…
Mother sues Kelowna RCMP seeking investigation into her sons’ deaths
KELOWNA – The mother of two teens who died by suicide is taking the Kelowna…
West Kelowna fentanyl dealer faces 10 year sentence
KELOWNA – A West Kelowna man who was busted in 2016 for a counterfeit drug…
Victoria’s plastic bag ban quashed by Court of Appeal
Plastic bag bans put into place by local governments attempting to protect the environment won't…
RCMP looking for West Kelowna man charged with assault
KELOWNA – A West Kelowna man is wanted in connection to an alleged assault carried…
Former prime minister Chretien hospitalized in Hong Kong with a kidney stone
OTTAWA – A spokesman for Jean Chretien says the former Canadian prime minister is receiving…
Speed and alcohol impairment factors behind fiery Tesla crash
KELOWNA – Speed and alcohol impairment, not mechanical failure, are to blame for a fatal…
Multiple car fires in Rutland now considered arson
KELOWNA – A pair of suspicious car fires were sparked just days apart outside the…
Kelowna teens swarmed by RCMP after playing with replica guns
KELOWNA – Reports of a group of teens walking through Kelowna with a replica handgun…
Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot dies at 89
DALLAS – H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood…