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Kathy Michaels
Kathy Michaels has been an Okanagan-based journalist for more than a decade, working for community papers along the valley and beyond.
She’s won provincial and national awards in business, news and feature writing and says that her love for telling a good story rivals only her fondness for turning a good phrase.
If you have a story that deserves to be told in a thoughtful and compassionate manner, don’t hesitate to reach out.
To reach Kathy call 250-718-0428 or email kmichaels@infonews.ca.
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B.C. health officials are reporting 799 new cases of COVID-19 since yesterday, with 96 in…
Police watchdog looking into Salmon Arm incident that left woman critically injured
A woman was critically injured following a call to Mounties in Salmon Arm, and now…
Kelowna based cannabis company enters U.S. market
The Valens Company Inc., a manufacturer of cannabis products based in Kelowna, announced today it…
Effort to save Vernon’s historic Towne Cinema ramps up
Fundraising efforts aimed at saving Vernon’s Towne Cinema are going well with $60,000 of the…
B.C.’s circuit breaker health orders working, top doc says
B.C.'s top doctor said circuit breaker health orders have gone some distance to knock down…
COVID-19 claims life of infant in Interior Health
An infant living within the Interior Health region died from causes related to COVID-19, B.C.…
Relocating nuisance wildlife like squirrels and raccoons is inhumane: BCSPCA
You may have the best intentions but trapping and relocating wildlife that’s become a nuisance…
Harris to tell UN body it’s time to prep for next pandemic
WASHINGTON – Vice-President Kamala Harris will make the case before United Nations members on Monday…
More action, less talk, distinguish Biden’s 100-day sprint
WASHINGTON – The card tucked in President Joe Biden’s right jacket pocket must weigh a…
Kelowna to get 24-pump gas bar with new Costco
Kelowna’s new Costco gasbar will have 24 pumps, city documents show. The warehouse, which is…
Kelowna retirement home COVID-19 outbreak doubles in size
A COVID-19 outbreak at a Kelowna retirement home has doubled in size. On April 23,…
Corvette clocked at 243 km/hr on the Coquihalla
BC RCMP Traffic Services was kept busy on Saturday, April 17 conducting speed enforcement on…
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu announces she has tested positive for COVID-19, drops out of Madrid Open
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says she has tested positive for COVID-19. Andreescu made the…
Painted turtles get much needed extra attention in West Kelowna neighbourhood
Turtles that embark on a potentially deadly migration this time of year in West Kelowna…
Pope: Migrants begged for help at sea, shamefully ignored
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Sunday decried as shameful the deaths of 130 migrants…
Fire fighters convene in Lake Country to get ready for season ahead
If you see a lot of firefighters in Lake Country, don't be alarmed. The Office…
An Oscars unlike any other to get underway Sunday
An Oscars unlike any before will get underway Sunday night, with history on the line…
Getting better after COVID-19 isn’t so simple for some Okanagan residents
It was a year ago this week that John Thiessen was loaded into an ambulance,…
Yellowstone park hazes wolves that get used to people
JACKSON, Wyo. – Colleen Marzluff whistled to her ornithologist husband, John, as he was looking…
1 verdict, then 6 police killings across America in 24 hours
Even as the Derek Chauvin case was fresh in memory — the reading of the…
Rates of hospitalization, ICU admission from COVID-19 rising across Canada: Tam
OTTAWA – Canada's Chief Public Health officer says the latest national data shows an ongoing…
Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The International Space Station's population swelled to 11 on Saturday with…
Wall of flowers marks Armenia’s remembrance of mass deaths
YEREVAN, Armenia – Armenians on Saturday streamed to the hilltop complex memorializing the victims of…
Kamloops, Okanagan residents are starting to curtail home projects as prices rise
Whether it’s building a new deck, a modest expansion or an entire house, consumers are…