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Jenna Hickman
Jenna has a combined honours degree in journalism and human rights from Carleton University, in Ottawa ON. After university Jenna took a year off to live with family in Cape Town and travel throughout southern Africa. A Kelowna native, she has interned at The Daily Courier and Global News Okanagan. Jenna is an avid yogi and enjoys all the Okanagan has to offer. She can be spotted on the mountain, whether hiking or skiing, or at a local winery, glass in hand.
Jenna Hickman's Stories
Wine lovers rave about small producers wine festival in Penticton
PENTICTON – Crowds of wine lovers were like kids in a candy shop at the…
Capri, Landmark area projected to be next big hub in Kelowna
KELOWNA – City staff in Kelowna have identified two concept plans for the future of…
Lots to do in Kelowna for the last weekend of August
KELOWNA – With lots going on around town this weekend, everyone should be out celebrating…
RCMP execute successful undercover drug operation in Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Over 30 drug trafficking suspects have been indentified in the Central Okanagan following…
House fire on Groves Avenue in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Fire crews responded to a structure fire at a home on Groves Avenue…
Some Lake Country residents dealing with mouse problem
KELOWNA – A Lake Country resident says she has caught more mice this year than…
Walk the Beach event to raise foreshore accessibility awareness in Kelowna
KELOWNA – In an effort to show how accessible — or inaccessible — the foreshore…
Plan for a new hotel in downtown Kelowna just got a lot taller
KELOWNA – The company behind a proposal to build a high-rise hotel in downtown Kelowna…
Have you been drinking wine the wrong way?
KELOWNA – Most wine drinkers have wine glasses, and some go further and have white…
From spring flooding to drought conditions in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Earlier this year there was historic flooding in the Okanagan but now officials…
Firefighters battling a blaze at Big White’s Monashee Inn
KELOWNA – Fire crews are fighting a structure fire at Big White this afternoon. The…
UPDATED: Crews get a handle on grass fire on Highway 33 in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Fire crews remain on the scene of a grass fire just off of…
VIDEO: One woman’s effort to help Kelowna’s homeless
KELOWNA – The Gospel Mission is reaching out to the public for help with the…
Local wine industry expert launches her own wine
KELOWNA – After years of covering B.C.’s wine scene, Jennifer Schell is now on the…
Inaugural Kelowna event planned to remember overdose victims
KELOWNA – The first International Overdose Awareness Day is being held later this month, as…
iN PHOTOS: Hundreds in Kelowna gather to view solar eclipse
KELOWNA – Hundreds of people flocked to the Kelowna Curling Club this morning to witness…
Downtown will be extra colourful this weekend as Pride Week wraps up
KELOWNA – Here’s to hoping the smoke stays away this weekend, because there are lots…
UBCO research shows low density neighbourhoods use way too much water
KELOWNA – A UBC Okanagan student’s research shows that higher density communities use much less…
$3.5 million staff accommodation building going up at Big White
KELOWNA – Big White is in the process of constructing a $3.5 million staff accommodation…
Prominent LGBTQ2 advocates will lead Okanagan Pride Marches
KELOWNA – Two highly renowned LGBTQ2 advocates will be leading marches during the tenth annual…
Kelowna city council gives final approval to new agriculture plan
KELOWNA – After a year and a half of negotiations, Kelowna city council has approved…
Theft from vehicle incidents double in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Theft from vehicles in West Kelowna has risen 47 per cent from…
Five boats heading to the Okanagan caught with invasive mussels
KELOWNA – The chair of the Okanagan Basin Water Board is concerned about the number…
Kelowna’s Mission neighbourhood could be getting a waste transfer station
KELOWNA – The Regional District is looking into putting a solid waste transfer location in…