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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.
Interior Health issues alert for contaminated drug supply in Kamloops
Interior Health is warning Kamloops illicit drug users about a toxic supply of heroin that…
B.C. mom with COVID-19 meets newborn boy after waking from coma
It's been a harrowing month for an Abbotsford family after Gillian McIntosh, who had COVID-19,…
UPDATE: Fire destroys West Kelowna boat storage facility
A West Kelowna boat storage facility has been completely gutted by a fire. West Kelowna…
Plan to develop Kamloops’s Tranquille Sanatorium site sent to ALC
Kamloops city council is sending a new proposal to develop the former Tranquille Sanatorium and surrounding…
Kamloops council to urge feds to adopt national overdose plan
A Kamloops city councillor says she feels “powerless” to address the opioid crisis currently ravaging…
Kamloops, Okanagan women face additional pregnancy challenges during pandemic
Kaelyn Kraushar gave birth to her second child at Vernon Jubilee Hospital eight weeks ago…
RCMP confirm suspicious death in Kelowna was a homicide
Police have identified the man who was found dead outside his Kelowna home on Sunday…
Notorious Kelowna RCMP officer denies assaulting woman arrested for public intoxication
A Kelowna RCMP Constable is denying assault allegations in a civil suit, saying she was…
Kelowna homeless shelter is building community while hunkered down during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected marginalized populations, but at Kelowna’s Gospel Mission there appears…
Kelowna farmer’s market organizer airs frustration over new restrictions limiting artisan sales
The Kelowna Farmers' and Crafters' Market organizer is frustrated that vendors can still sell food…
North Okanagan artist weaves together wolf sculpture from hundreds of pieces of hand-cut metal
An Armstrong artist has weaved hundred of pieces of hand-cut steel fur in the shapes…
Hundreds of people reported at Kelowna protest of masks, vaccinations
Hundreds of people carrying anti-vaccination and anti-mask signs took to Kelowna's streets this afternoon in…
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Celebrity Shawn Mendes has unveiled all the slang he knows, but how many of these…
9 Central Okanagan schools have recent COVID-19 exposures
In the Central Okanagan, nine schools have reported COVID-19 exposures within the last two weeks.…
Harbour seals prime suspect in decline of steelhead populations in Thompson watershed
Steelhead fish populations have reached critical levels in the Thompson and Chilcotin Rivers and a…
Kamloops council to consider motion urging feds to decriminalize illicit drugs
In the midst of an opioid crisis and Kamloops experiencing a surge in overdose deaths…
Conditional sentence for woman convicted of defrauding Penticton Indian Band of $62K
A Penticton woman will not serve any jail time and has been ordered to pay…
ATM found in Kelowna backcountry after stolen from business
Okanagan Forest Task Force members located a stolen ATM and suspicious vehicle at a dump…
Valuable puppy stolen during break-in at Lake Country home
A Lake Country woman is sending out an urgent message after her family’s new $2,000…
Snakes found in path of Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion near Kamloops relocated
So many snakes were brought to the B.C. Wildlife Park this fall that animal caretakers…
Kamloops to continue Nobel Creek Irrigation System at cost of $1.7 million
The City of Kamloops will continue operating the Nobel Creek Irrigation system until 2023 while…
Injured cat left outside vet clinic recovering at Kelowna SPCA
The B.C. SPCA is asking for help after a young cat was found shivering and…
COVID-19 outbreak declared over at RIH patient tower construction site
A COVID-19 outbreak among construction workers at the Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower in…
RCMP investigating after ATM stolen in Lake Country
Lake Country RCMP officers are investigating after an ATM was stolen from a business early…