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Rob Munro
Rob Munro has a long history in journalism after starting an underground newspaper in Whitehorse called the Yukon Howl in 1980. He spent five years at the 100 Mile Free Press, starting in the darkroom, moving on to sports and news reporting before becoming the advertising manager. He came to Kelowna in 1989 as a reporter for the Kelowna Daily Courier, and spent the 1990s mostly covering city hall. For most of the past 20 years he worked full time for the union representing newspaper workers throughout B.C. He’s returned to his true love of being a reporter with a special focus on civic politics
Matching jobs to workers hardest in Thompson-Okanagan
One of the hardest places in BC for employers to find qualified workers is the…
BC’s first trans-provincial highway stalled before it reached the Okanagan
Before there was the Cariboo Wagon Road to Barkerville, the BC government started building a…
Personal bankruptcies on the rise in Thompson-Okanagan
This has not been a good year for consumers. With high interest rates and high…
Seven heat records broken in Thompson-Okanagan
If you thought it was unusually hot yesterday, June 8, you were right. Seven daily…
Kelowna, Kamloops among few Canadian cities with homes under $200,000
There was a time when it was not unusual to find a nice single-family house…
Okanagan, Kamloops should be free of smoke and lightning this weekend
After weeks of almost unbroken sunshine and heat, some respite may be on the way…
Kamloops needs to tow the provincial housing line or go on its ‘naughty’ list
Kamloops has been singled out as one of 10 BC communities that need to build…
Kelowna’s LGBTQ+ community looking for love not hate as Pride Week wraps up
As the LGBTQ+ communities in Kelowna and Penticton celebrate Pride Week this year, they are…
Former Kelowna church employee charged with multiple charges of sexual assault
A former pastor at Willow Park Church in Kelowna has been charged with 16 sexual…
Pot-smoking driver busted for much more than bad driving
A newly licenced driver was spotted by a recently formed Kelowna RCMP Strike Force last…
Lotto Max ticket purchased in BC worth $35 million
If you bought a Lotto Max ticket in Victoria for the draw last night, June…
Most Kamloops, Okanagan housing prices fell in May
The sale of houses picked up in Kamloops and the Okanagan in May compared to…
UPDATE: Highway reopens to single-lane traffic south of Summerland after second slide
Traffic is moving again along Highway 97 south of Summerland, albeit single-lane alternating traffic, following a…
Wildfire near Peachland still growing out of control
The Pigeon Creek Wildfire, about 6.5 km west of Peachland, continues to burn out of…
Britannia Brewing coming to Kelowna’s industrial north end
A Lower Mainland craft beer company is expanding to Kelowna. Britannia Brewing Co. has locations…