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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.
UPDATE: Fire near Okanagan Falls now mapped at 500 hectares
The Thomas Creek wildfire near Okanagan Falls has grown to 500 hectares and evacuation orders…
Quarantine exemptions lure visitors to Canada in advance of busy travel weekend
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B.C. urged to help rebuild Lytton to prevent great destruction from future fires
The wildfire-ravaged village of Lytton, B.C., could be rebuilt to set a new North American…
Embleton Mountain fire grows to 250 hectares
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Transport minister orders CN, CP to take new wildfire prevention measures
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UPDATE: Fire fight near Vernon hampered by boaters ‘interfering with firefighting aircraft’
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Woman taken into custody after heated incident at Kamloops motel
Mounties deployed gas to remove a woman from a Kamloops motel after a potentially violent…
Remains of second Canadian pulled from collapsed Miami condo building: Global Affairs
Global Affairs Canada says the remains of a second Canadian have been pulled from the…
Harper urges global powers not to negotiate with incoming Iranian regime
Governments around the world should shun Iran's incoming president based on his long-standing record of…
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CALGARY – A bird's-eye view of a popular live music venue on its first night…
Sparks Lake fire now mapped at 40,267 hectares
The Sparks Lake fire is now mapped at 40,267 hectares or 402.67 square kilometres. In…
Gay, bi, trans, two-spirit, queer men, and gender diverse sexual health in focus
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Smoke to drift into North Okanagan, Shuswap
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B.C. resident who owned home in Lytton says wildfire has left the place ‘flat’
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Fire behind West Kelowna church considered suspicious
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Family recently transplanted to Okanagan gets helping hand
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Okanagan in ‘hazard’ fire conditions and rain is needed, says BC Wildfire
A hotter and drier start to summer has put fire season way ahead of schedule,…
Foul play suspected in disappearance of Vernon man
Vernon Mounties suspect foul play is behind the disappearance of a local man and they…
59 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; 17 in Interior Health
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3 attacked by coyote in Vancouver’s Stanley Park
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UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning ends in Shuswap
Get out your umbrellas, or better yet, just stay indoors for a while if you…
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Kamloops, Shuswap
More extreme weather is expected in the Southern Interior today. Environment Canada has issued a…
2 wildfires near Lake Country holding steady but still out of control
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