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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
Two Central Okanagan schools hit by COVID-19
Two more schools in the Central Okanagan have reported exposures among their 'schools communities'. Quigley…
UPDATE: Okanagan’s two real estate associations are merging
The two real estate boards serving the Okanagan and beyond are merging as of Jan.…
How Kamloops and Okanagan cities actually made money through COVID-19
At the height of the COVID-19 lockdown last spring, Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart spoke publicly…
Kelowna remains in on public art, just not with a welcome sign
Kelowna’s public art program is alive and well even though one major piece welcoming people…
New record of COVID-19 cases in B.C., Interior
Another 887 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in B.C. today, Nov. 26, with 65…
Kelowna’s outdoor skating rink opening delayed because of health restrictions
Because of new COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings, the City of Kelowna is holding off…
162 people died of illicit drug overdoses in B.C. in October
Deaths from drug overdoses continue to take a huge toll in B.C. as 162 deaths…
Refusing to wear a mask in B.C. now carries $230 fine
New rules enacted today, Nov. 25, make it mandatory to wear masks in many public…
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna man located
UPDATE: 1:42 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 RCMP say a missing 31-year-old Kelowna man has…
All of B.C. will get an alert tomorrow
An alert will hit cell phones, radio and TV stations throughout B.C. at 1:55 p.m.…
Food banks in Kamloops, Okanagan bursting with food heading into Christmas
Fraser Campbell did what anyone involved with food banks would love to do when faced…
Why B.C. won’t be rapid testing for COVID-19 in long term care homes
Testing long term care workers for COVID-19 every day when they go to work is…
Almost 2,000 new COVID cases in B.C. over past 3 days
Over the past three days there have been 1,933 people who have tested positive for…
Yukon car thief busted in Vernon
A 33-year-old Whitehorse man was arrested early Saturday morning within minutes of stealing a vehicle.…
Spike belt near Salmon Arm deflates Calgary truck thieves
Two Calgary-area suspects were arrested near Salmon Arm yesterday after speeding over a spike belt…
COVID-19 case reported at Kelowna high school
A member of the Okanagan Mission Secondary School community has tested positive for COVID-19. At…
Even the idea of B.C. mobility tax gets push back in the Central Okanagan
As the world slowly turns away from gas guzzling cars and embraces electric replacements, cities…
Interior COVID-19 numbers tell the story of why restrictions spread provincewide
New restrictions and health orders brought upon the entire province yesterday wasn’t much of a…
COVID isn’t ravaging the spirits of new entrepreneurs in the Southern Interior
Neither COVID, stock shortages nor winter weather were enough to stop Brian and Lauren McClelland…
B.C.’s COVID-19 cases drop again to 516; 10 deaths
It’s too soon to say that B.C.’s COVID-19 curve is bending again but, for the…
New COVID-19 rules mean changes, cancellations at Kelowna facilities
An upcoming series of performances at Kelowna Community Theatre will be online only. Spin and…
Kamloops poker host hammered with $3,000 in COVID-19 fines
An unruly Kamloops gambler was hit with more that $3,000 in fines after violating COVID-19…
Is it worth an extra $100,000 to get a bigger welcome to Kelowna sign?
The design of a new sign marking Kelowna’s northern entrance on Highway 97 has already…
Rapid testing in long term care homes is essential for reducing the spread of COVID-19, new reports say
Two reports are now out on conditions in B.C. long term care homes due to…