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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.
Princeton families suffering with rental housing crunch
A Princeton family is feeling the pressure of the town’s less than 1% rental vacancy…
New Okanagan bookshop owner takes a risk and taps into the power of the page
The owner of a new Lake Country bookstore believes in the power of a tactile…
Record number of plagiarism, cheating incidents at TRU last year
Thompson Rivers University is reporting a spike in plagiarism and cheating incidents during the pandemic.…
Prepare to lose sleep: Daylight Savings Time is here
Get ready to move your clocks an hour ahead. Daylight Savings Time is set to…
New year brings uptick in bird poisonings for Okanagan rehab centre
An avian rehabilitation centre in the South Okanagan has seen an increase in bird poisonings…
TRENDING NOW: Bobcat falls in love with stuffed bear
The WildCat Ridge Sanctuary, in Oregon, is showing a bobcat's softer side after they brought their resident…
The Okanagan’s Hobbit house takes on new life
After taking over the former Halfling Hideaway, where visitors can experience a taste of middle…
Kelowna popcorn company gets boost to adapt amid pandemic
A family-owned Kelowna popcorn company is getting pandemic-times support from the province through its Food Business…
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: More women in Okanagan tech sector helping companies innovate
For years, the technology sector has been a male-dominated industry, but the scales are tipping…
Interior Health to open permanent supervised consumption site in Kelowna
After months of planning, Interior Health will be opening a new outreach centre which will…
Protest held outside two Kelowna media outlets
Anti-COVID-19 restriction protesters in Kelowna have shifted their focus from COVID-19 to two local media…
Hallmark movie shoot in Kelowna wraps with crew support of BLM movement
Kelowna film crews donned Black Lives Matter T-shirts Tuesday for their final day on set…
Vernon cat in running for America’s Favourite Pet contest
A Vernon cat is currently in the running to be America’s favourite pet. Vernon resident…
How this Kelowna family is memorializing mother who died in Big White ski accident
After the deaths of her mother and brother, a Kelowna nurse will be walking from…
Kelowna man scores $500K Lotto Max win
A Kelowna man is $500,000 richer after he decided to play the extra draw when…
Unusual circle patterns caught by photographer on Mara Lake
When Salmon Arm resident Grant Cruickshank saw these strange designs in the ice on Mara…
‘It’s a big deal’: B.C. conservation officers on alert after invasive mussels found in pet store aquarium
The B.C. government has spent millions of dollars since 2015 to keep lakes free of…
Big White workers return home after snow smashed into their building
Workers at Big White Ski Resort displaced after a large amount of snow smashed into…
Kelowna RCMP ask for help to identify attempted robbery suspect
The Kelowna RCMP is asking for the public's assistance to identify a suspect who allegedly…
Kamloops dry cleaner offers free service to people on the job hunt
Despite business dropping off by roughly 70% amid the pandemic, a Kamloops dry cleaning company…
10 badass women of the Thompson-Okanagan for International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day, designed to bring awareness to women’s equality so no better…
Community passion key ingredient for surviving speedways in Penticton, Merritt
Speedways have come and gone in the Interior, but none have lasted longer than Penticton’s.…
Artists and venues plan for ease of COVID-19 restrictions
COVID-19 restrictions may be putting an end to all social gatherings and events right now,…
Kelowna’s social history retained in a ferry Captain’s old stories
One ferry captain’s observations of the good, the bad and the ugly in the Central…