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Rob Munro
Rob Munro has a long history in journalism after starting an underground newspaper in Whitehorse called the Yukon Howl in 1980. He spent five years at the 100 Mile Free Press, starting in the darkroom, moving on to sports and news reporting before becoming the advertising manager. He came to Kelowna in 1989 as a reporter for the Kelowna Daily Courier, and spent the 1990s mostly covering city hall. For most of the past 20 years he worked full time for the union representing newspaper workers throughout B.C. He’s returned to his true love of being a reporter with a special focus on civic politics
Early start to wildfire season could make for record-breaking year
With record breaking heat last week came the real start to what may be shaping…
UPDATE: No explosives found in suspicious package left outside Kelowna business
There were not explosives in the suspicious package found outside a Kelowna business this morning.…
iN PHOTOS: Logging ‘magical’ Joe Rich forest may be best chance to protect it
The war in the woods has raged for decades in B.C. but is taking a…
Okanagan jobs at risk as Canadian government returns to China for PPE
It was just over a year ago that Okanagan distilleries – along with their contemporaries…
This Kelowna apartment complex comes with its own school
A proposed 49-unit apartment building in downtown Kelowna comes with a couple of twists that…
More than 30% of new COVID-19 cases in B.C. in Interior Health
With 14 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Interior Health region recorded…
Death toll from B.C. heat wave climbing
There have been 321 more sudden deaths in B.C. in the last five days than…
Getting busted didn’t slow down this accused Kelowna criminal
A 32-year-old Kelowna man was released by RCMP earlier this month after being arrested in…
Heat wave is boosting business at Kamloops and Okanagan hotels
With so many people now working from home they’re discovering it's not really feasible when…
One more day of the heat wave pushes Okanagan and Canadian records even higher
Lytton fell just short of the 50 C mark as it set another Canadian high…
Do-it-yourself fireworks this July 1 could be expensive
Before lighting that illegal fireworks display for Canada Day, just visualize lighting a $1,000 bill…
Be prepared to wait if you have to call 911
With the heat wave hitting the province and B.C.’s restart program moving into high gear,…
Heat-related deaths spike in B.C.: coroners service
The number of deaths reported to the B.C. Coroners Service jumped by 100 in the…
‘Sunshine Tax’ and EI making it tough to find workers in Okanagan
As the Okanagan recovers from the doldrums of the COVID-19 pandemic the long-standing struggle to…
Kelowna winery looking to use gravity to boost quality of wine
An Iranian-themed winery in the McKinley Landing area of Kelowna is seeking permission for an…
All-time heat records shattered again for Kamloops, Okanagan and Canada
All-time high temperature records in B.C. often last decades. But, as expected, the record-breaking temperatures…
New rules cut Kelowna e-scooter program by more than half
Two of the four e-scooter operators operating in Kelowna now say they can abide by…
Campfires banned in B.C. until mid-October
Campfires and other open burning will be banned across the entire province starting at noon…
Campfires banned throughout Central Okanagan as of Wednesday
A high to extreme fire danger rating thanks to the heat wave has resulted in…
Dozens of heat records set in B.C. including hottest day ever in Canada
Lytton is officially the hottest town in Canada. The temperature in that Fraser Canyon town…
Penticton editor’s run for city council already under grievance by union
When Penticton Herald editor James Miller took a leave of absence to run for a…
Kelowna’s e-scooter program could screech to a halt next week
After a tremendous start to a shared e-scooter program that saw more than 20,000 people…
Vans, libraries, and bottled water will help homeless in the Okanagan and Kamloops fight the heat
Agencies throughout the Thompson and Okanagan regions are finding innovative ways to help the homeless…
Pilot projects look to make housing more affordable and healthier for Okanagan seniors
Seniors organizations in Penticton and Kelowna are part of a six-city Seniors Companion Housing pilot…