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
Okanagan’s third government-run cannabis store planned for Kelowna
Kamloops got the first government-run cannabis store the day pot was legalized on Oct. 17, 2018. Now, just over a year later, the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch is applying for a B.C. Cannabis Store for Willow Park mall in the…
Only one of three B.C. government cannabis stores have made the grade in Kelowna
The province has struck out on two of its three efforts to open its own cannabis stores in Kelowna. On Monday, Feb. 25, Kelowna city council rejected the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch’s application for a store in Willow Park Shopping…
Getting high on a cannabis tour is not on offer during this summer of COVID-19
Cannabis may be legal now, but Okanagan cannabis tour operators have been busted by COVID-19. A key part of the Wicked Weed Tours cannabis offerings last year was to visit production facilities. That’s not allowed this year because of COVID-19.…
Cannabis edibles are legal tomorrow but you won’t be able to buy any
One year after the production and smoking cannabis became legal in Canada, it’s now time for cannabis derivatives to follow suit. While edibles, extracts, topicals and vape products become legal tomorrow, Oct. 17, that just starts the approval process. Manufacturers need…
All illegal pot stores have been shut down in the Southern Interior, investigator says
A special investigation unit based in Kelowna has managed to shut down most of the illegal pot shops in its Southern Interior territory. Called a Community Safety Unit, it’s a provincially operated force with four offices in B.C., including one…
Kelowna company wants to ‘HYTN’ your cannabis drinking experience
The challenge in creating a cannabis drink is not just finding a way for oil and water to mix, but to also make it taste good. The men behind Kelowna-based HYTN (a play on the word ‘heighten’) Beverage Co. believe…
Beware of discarded roaches, they can poison your dog: BC SPCA
With the warmer weather, people cooped up by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting outside more often and a side effect can be dog getting access to discarded roaches. And according to the BC SPCA, consuming cannabis can be deadly for…
Commercial weed is not only legal, it’s healthier: B.C. Solicitor General
Buying cannabis from legal stores in B.C. keeps residents on the right side of the law but also helps them avoid unhealthy contaminants found in illegal products. Testing of 20 dried cannabis samples from illegal retailers in the Lower Mainland…
North Okanagan’s newest ‘glampground’ is ‘cannabis, alcohol and party-friendly’
After just five days in operation the bookings are already pouring in for the Utopia Feels Botanical Glampground and Micro-Farm in the North Okanagan near Vernon. “I think I’m on to something,” owner Doug Vidic told iNFOnews.ca. “The bookings are…
Legal B.C. pot can soon be delivered to your door
New rules will allow cannabis to be delivered to B.C. doorsteps starting July 15. The change was announced today, June 17, and came in response to industry demands to find more ways to make legal cannabis available and combat the…
Legal cannabis: What we know and don’t know about the impact after 3 years
It’s been three years since cannabis was legalized in Canada, on Oct. 17, 2018. In some ways the world has changed dramatically. “I don’t even get paranoid anymore when I’m consuming,” Jaimie Miller-Haywood told iNFOnews.ca. “That used to be a…
This Okanagan collective is leading the fight for survival for private cannabis stores in B.C.
The fledgling Okanagan Cannabis Collective launched its first major public attack last week with a call for the resignation of Solicitor General Mike Farnworth for mishandling the cannabis file and is asking for a meeting with Premier John Horgan to…
This Kelowna mini-storage project will eat carbon with its walls made out of hemp
In an environmentally sensitive world it’s not unusual for developers to tout the fact that their projects will have low carbon footprints. Vancouver-based Ulmus Development Ltd. CEO Don Redden is going a step further and is trying to create a…
Penticton and Vernon in running to become cannabis tourism capital of Canada
Now that cannabis is legal in Canada, and the borders are open from most COVID travel restrictions, it’s time for someone to claim the title of the cannabis tourism capital of Canada. Smith Falls, Ontario, has already drafted a Cannabis…
Almost half of illegal cannabis fines in B.C. are in the Thompson-Okanagan
While the numbers are not large in terms of offences, the dollar values are substantial for people busted for illegal cannabis sales in B.C. Since pot was legalized for sale in Canada on Oct. 17, 2018, there have been seven…