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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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Federal agents use tear gas on Portland protesters
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Teen rescued from cliff above Kelowna golf course
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B.C.’s top doctor looking at special COVID-19 restrictions for Okanagan
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Nearly 1,000 British Columbians self isolating due to Kelowna COVID-19 exposure
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Kelowna fentanyl and carfentanil trafficker gets 11 years in prison; first sentence of its kind in Canada
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