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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.
Westbank designer seeks two-spirited models for New York fashion show
An Indigenous designer who has had her pieces shown in the fashion capitals of the…
Elderly woman dies after being struck by vehicle in Rutland
Kelowna RCMP members are searching for witnesses to an accident involving an 88-year-old woman who…
UPDATE: Snowmobiler dies in tree well near Fernie
A 47-year-old man died after being trapped in a tree well near Morrissey, southeast of…
Okanagan winemaker reflects on 30 years of the VQA
B.C.’s Vintners Quality Alliance is celebrating its 30th anniversary and an Okanagan winemaker who has…
TRENDING NOW: Bill Murray featured in Groundhog Day Super Bowl ad
With the Super Bowl taking place on Groundhog Day, Jeep has thought of a clever…
Yellow-bellied marmots abundant in Kamloops park
A Kamloops resident has captured many yellow-bellied marmots on camera around the city, and is…
Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
VANCOUVER – Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm…
Ryan Shtuka vigil to be held on two-year anniversary of disappearance
Ryan Shtuka vanished from a house party at Sun Peaks resort two years ago Feb.…
B.C.’s own groundhog Van Isle Violet predicts long winter
Marmots, groundhogs and whistle pigs are all the same species, and one Vancouver Island marmot…
Lady Gaga: ‘I better hear no lip-syncing’ at halftime show
MIAMI – Descending from the air, Lady Gaga kicked off a pre-Super Bowl concert by…
US states join global push to ban animal-tested cosmetics
LAS VEGAS – A growing number of U.S. states are considering a ban on the…
Formerly homeless Kelowna woman outlines need for more youth housing, support
Maddi Marin lived on Kelowna’s streets when she was 17 years old. She bounced from…
TRENDING NOW: Water spewing pufferfish shows audience how it deflates
A viral video is breaking misconceptions about how a pufferfish inflates. How Pufferfish get so…
Amazon is big … really, really big; workforce hits 500K
NEW YORK – Need more proof that Amazon is big? It came this week. Amazon's…
Man convicted of illegally owning tiger cub seen on YouTube
LOS ANGELES – A Southern California man has been convicted of illegally owning a tiger…
From Kamloops to Kelowna there are Superbowl parties set for Sunday
Super Bowl watching parties will kick off tomorrow around the Thompson Okanagan, with great raffles,…
People trapped at Agassiz mountain resort for next five to six days
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has announced that a five to six-day plan will…
Three dead, two injured in shooting at downtown Toronto Airbnb
TORONTO – Three men have died after a shooting that police said happened at a…
Colourful sky caught on camera at Predator Ridge
Kingfisher Heli workers captured a gorgeous shot at Predator Ridge this past week. On Jan.…
Update: Power restored for 1,200 Kelowna homes
Power has been restored to 1,200 Kelowna homes after residents were left in the dark…
Kelowna streamer KittyPlays amasses more than 1 million followers
“Good morning, good morning, good morning,” Kelowna native Kristen Valnicek says to her 500,000 Instagram…
Teeming rain on B.C.’s coast swells rivers, floods roads and forces evacuations
VANCOUVER – Relentless rain along British Columbia's southern coast has closed roads, swollen rivers and…
Power out for 1,200 Kelowna homes
A power outage has left 1,200 Kelowna homes in the dark this morning. The outage…
UPDATE: Coquihalla reopens after closure due to debris and flooding
Travel advisories were issued for highways across the province and debris and flooding blocked the…