Rob Munro
Thompson-Okanagan jobless rate improves
While the national and provincial unemployment rates climbed in January, the Thompson-Okanagan region improved. The…
Fewer student suspensions in Central Okanagan last year part of downward trend
For the first time on record, no Central Okanagan students were given indefinite suspensions in…
Here’s how highrises manage to stay upright on Kelowna’s silty soils
Much of downtown Kelowna, where dozens of highrises have either been built or are in…
471 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; 56 in Interior Health
Hundreds of new COVID-19 cases are reported in B.C. every day with 471 positive tests…
Vaccine supply issues delay rollout for B.C.’s elderly population: Dr. Bonnie Henry
B.C.’s elderly are being asked to be patient with the delay in getting vaccinated but…
UPDATE: B.C. COVID-19 rules on socializing and masks extended to end of the month
Rules against socializing outside your household and requiring masks in all public places will continue…
Okanagan rail trails great for locals but could be better for business, tourists
If anyone wants to learn about the economic benefits of an Okanagan Rail Trail, they…
Heritage needs to be less offensive and more fun: consultant
A whole new approach to heritage is emerging in B.C. and Kelowna could lead the…
Further crackdowns on anti-COVID protesters may still be coming
Just because tickets haven’t been issued recently to two Kelowna groups violating COVID-19 restrictions doesn’t…
465 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 54 in Interior Health
While B.C.’s COVID-19 curve is bending in the right direction there are still hundreds of…
Surgeries postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak at Kamloops’s Royal Inland Hospital
Some elective surgeries have been postponed at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops as 92 people…
Central Okanagan’s COVID-19 curve heading back up
After showing a steady decline in new COVID-19 cases for some weeks now, the Central…
BREAKING: Masks mandatory in B.C. middle and high school classrooms
Many students, and all staff, will now be required to wear masks, at times, in…
Three good reasons not to fly south this winter
With the federal government imposing travel restrictions to sun belt destinations last week, that’s one…
Number of COVID-19 cases grow in outbreaks at Kamloops hospital, Okanagan care homes
The number of COVID-19 cases at health care facilities in the Interior Health region has…