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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.
Hospitality training in the Thompson Okanagan to bolster tourism sector
Up to 40 eligible British Columbians will be able to tap into an online training…
52 new supportive housing units announced for Westbank First Nation land
The province announced today, Sept. 12, 52 new supportive housing units are in the works…
Better weather aids battle against deadly Western wildfires
SALEM, Ore. – Diminishing winds and rising humidity helped firefighters battling deadly blazes in Oregon…
Smoke from U.S. ‘climate fires’ to create unhealthy breathing conditions in Kamloops, the Okanagan this weekend
Smoke from what have been called “climate fires” in the northwestern United States is seeping…
One entangled humpback whale off B.C. coast free of fishing gear
VANCOUVER – One of the three humpback whales entangled in fishing gear off the coast…
Burnaby teacher chooses portrait drawing over lesson plans and gets licence suspension
A Burnaby teacher on call who was more inclined to draw portraits of his students…
West Kelowna teacher permanently loses licence for sexual exploitation
A B.C. teacher who pleaded guilty to charges of sexual exploitation will never be able…
Schools in B.C. set to re-open despite rising COVID-19 caseload
Schools will open as scheduled, despite B.C.’s COVID-19 caseload growing enough for the province’s top…
Nightclubs and banquet halls ordered closed as B.C. health officials report 429 new COVID-19 cases
In response to B.C.'s rising COVID-19 caseload, the province's top doctor cracked down on public…
COVID-19 vaccine latest flashpoint in White House campaign
WASHINGTON – The prospect of a vaccine to shield Americans from coronavirus infection emerged Monday…
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Black woman to lead police force reeling from Breonna Taylor
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UPDATE: Westridge Road fire, near Kekuli Bay area, mapped at 35 hectares
The BC Wildfire Service said the Westridge Road fire, which is around 9.5 kilometres south…
California fire sparked by device to reveal baby’s gender
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Tam urges caution as daily cases of COVID-19 rise 25 per cent in last week
OTTAWA – Canada's chief public health doctor says a slow but steady increase in the…
Bold hopes for virus antibody tests still unfulfilled
WASHINGTON – At the height of the coronavirus lockdown, President Donald Trump and his top…
‘Suspicious’ Holiday Park fire destroys building, no injuries
An early morning fire at the Holiday Park RV and Condo Resort has left a…
India now 2nd behind US in virus cases amid economic pain
NEW DELHI – India's increasing coronavirus caseload made the Asian giant the world's second-worst-hit country…
Virus still throwing theme park attendance for a loop
TOLEDO, Ohio – Theme park operators who spent months installing hand sanitizing stations, figuring out…
More than 200 airlifted to safety from California wildfire
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