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Brendan Kergin
Brendan grew up down on the coast before moving to Kamloops to pursue a degree in journalism. After graduating from TRU in 2013 he moved to Toronto to work as an editor, but decided to move back west after a couple years. With a big interest in politics, Brendan will be covering city hall. Outside of council chambers he’ll write about anything; if you have a story you think people might be interested in, contact him at bkergin@infonews.ca
Brendan Kergin's Stories
Victim mum after getting pepper sprayed in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Paramedics attended to pepper sprayed man in downtown Kamloops yesterday, but police aren’t…
New school in Kamloops will get designed, but not scheduled to be built
KAMLOOPS – Funding for some architectural designs have been approved by the Kamloops-Thompson school board,…
KGHM and Kamloops reopen benefit negotiations
KAMLOOPS – Community benefit meetings have starting up again between the City of Kamloops and…
Tourism in Kamloops was up in 2016; the trend expected to continue in 2017
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops can expect to see more and more visitors as tourism growth is…
Kamloops Search and Rescue searching for new home
KAMLOOPS – While Kamloops Search and Rescue are accustomed to finding an injured person in…
VIDEO: Kamloops wildlife park looking for donations so elk can play; cougars can eat
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. Wildlife Park in Kamloops is looking for some donations, but it…
Vernon helicopter winch team help rescue man on cliff ledge north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A man is in the hospital after local search and rescuers pulled him…
Mid-winter will feel more like early spring in the Okanagan this week
OKANAGAN – It’s going to feel a lot more like early spring than the middle…
Warmer weather this week in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – It’s not quite going to be T-shirt weather, but people in Kamloops should…
UPDATE: Police have located a missing Kelowna man
UPDATE: 9:52 a.m., Jan. 16, 2017 KELOWNA – The 53-year-old Kelowna man reported missing on…
New Kamloops fire training centre on schedule with state of the art structure
KAMLOOPS – As the old one is decommissioned, a new Kamloops fire training centre is…
Kamloops Search and Rescue has some new gear thanks to a group of Beattie school students
KAMLOOPS – After raising hundreds of dollars, elementary school students are providing search and rescue…
TRENDING NOW: Frozen finch’s life saved by man’s breath
Nelson Wilson, from Idaho, was feeding his horses when he found a little bird frozen…
Aga Khan vacation, cost of living questions dog PM during Day 2 of Trudeau Tour
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – Justin Trudeau's campaign-style outreach tour offered no respite Friday from questions about…
Woman can’t sue Alberta regulator in fracking case: Supreme Court
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada says an Alberta woman cannot sue the province's…
TRENDING NOW: Hockey prank delights young fan
One young fan of the Grand Rapid Griffins in Michigan has a puck and video…
Interior Health pushing forward with mobile safe drug use units for Kamloops and Kelowna
KELOWNA – The Interior Health Authority is going ahead with an application to the federal…
Traffic stop near Chase nets cops $250,000 in drugs including THC-laced gummy bears
KAMLOOPS – A traffic stop on the Trans Canada near near Chase turned into a…
UPDATE: One person arrested in connection to North Shore drug investigation
GYM OWNER MAY BE CONNECTED TO RED SCORPIONS KAMLOOPS – A traffic stop conducted by…
Police looking for thieves as autoparts shops experience rash of thefts
VERNON – A spat of break and enters in the North Okanagan seem to be…
TRENDING NOW: An elephant, a polar bear and more play in the snow at a zoo
Employees at the Oregon Zoo captured some of their residents having some fun in the…
New arts program coming to Kamloops puts the show in the hands of youth
KAMLOOPS – A new youth arts program is coming to the Kamloops Art Gallery. Generation…
It will warm up this weekend in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – We will finish the week in the cold arctic air in the Okanagan,…
It will warm up this weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – While the cold weather will last a couple more days in Kamloops, it’s…