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Carli Berry
Carli Berry has been telling stories in the Okanagan for the past three years and after finding her footing in the newspaper industry, joined the Infonews team in January 2020. Recipient of the 2019 MA Murray award for feature writing, Carli is passionate about stories that involve housing, business and the environment. Born on Vancouver Island, she is happy to say Okanagan Lake reminds, her slightly, of the ocean. Carli can be reached at (250) 864-7494 or email cberry@infonews.ca.
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UBC Okanagan students claim gold for light bulb invention that uses photosynthesis instead of electricity
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Body of 7-year-old Texas girl found, FedEx driver arrested
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Antisemitic celebrities stoke fears of normalizing hate
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