Rob Munro

‘Iconic’ lighthouse proposed for West Kelowna’s southern entrance ridiculed by councillor
An eight-storey lighthouse near West Kelowna’s southern entrance won’t become an iconic structure, at least…

B.C. may have to adjust COVID-19 strategy to get more visitors into long term care homes
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has fought COVID-19 by ordering province-wide restrictions. Even in…

B.C.’s seniors advocate calls on province to make family members of longer-term care residents essential
After reviewing more than 13,000 surveys filled out by family members and residents of long-term…

OOPS: City of Kelowna accidentally published wrong tender information
Well, this is embarrassing. City of Kelowna staff accidentally published what appears to be internal…

UPDATE: iN VIDEO: Masks now mandatory at City Hall and other indoor Kelowna-run facilities
Kelowna is now requiring all visitors to any City run indoor facilities to wear a…

Kelowna police are reviewing video tape images of City Hall vandalism
While the City of Kelowna has numerous surveillance cameras in its parkades, and places like…
If B.C. managed the pandemic like other provinces, the Fraser Valley would have strictest restrictions
If B.C. handled its second wave of COVID-19 like Quebec, the Fraser Valley might be…

Masks have been discussed since COVID-19 arrived: Here’s what you need to know
B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has strongly reccomended wearing masks in indoor public…

Slowly but surely Tolko’s Kelowna mill is coming down
Tolko Industries isn’t saying what the plans are for the Kelowna lumber mill that was…

Thompson-Okanagan’s largest cities score high on Canadian list of crime rates
When it comes to crime, B.C. cities rank up there with some of the worst…

Fraser Health’s second wave of COVID-19 is still cresting over the rest of B.C.
With B.C.’s COVID-19 case counts continuing to rise, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry went…

B.C. health officials issue Halloween warning as hundreds of new COVID-19 cases reported
With 272 new COVID-19 cases being reported today, including seven in the Interior Health region,…

How B.C. compares to the rest of Canada, world on COVID-19
In the nine months the world has lived through the COVID-19 pandemic, this past month…
Kelowna mayor calls on senior government to deal with social problems behind high crime rate
Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran is calling on all levels of governments to help deal with…

Injured hunter rescued in West Kelowna
Being properly dressed for cold weather paid off for a hunter who was rescued by…