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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
Gloomy week of weather ahead for Kamloops and the Okanagan
Don’t expect to see much sun this week in Kamloops and the Okanagan. There is…
With the death of Journey Home it’s unclear how Kelowna will tackle homelessness in the future
Kelowna's Journey Home initiative was created in 2018 with the goal of transforming Kelowna to…
Laser attacks on aircraft over Kelowna airport disturbing trend
A laser pointed at a Pacific Coastal Airlines plane flying into Kelowna International Airport on…
Kelowna residents can expect to live two years longer than those in Kamloops
There are huge differences in how long a person can be expected to live within…
West Kelowna homeowners face 11.4% tax hike
Budget documents going to West Kelowna city council next week project a property tax increase…
Time’s up for unsafe Kelowna house, City prepares for demolition
It will be almost three years until an order by Kelowna city council to demolish…
Snow expected in Kamloops and the Okanagan this weekend
There may be a little bit of sunshine this week in Kamloops and the Okanagan…
Real estate market hammered in Kamloops, Okanagan as prices fall below $1M
For most of the last two years the benchmark sale price for single-family homes in…
West Kelowna wants to continue building despite legacy cost overruns
West Kelowna has a sad history of cost escalations when it comes to big building…
All drought records for Kelowna, Kamloops set to be broken this year
As of the end of November, this has been the driest year on record in…
Thompson-Okanagan councils need to sharpen pencils on ‘unjustified’ tax hikes: CTF
Preliminary budget numbers for many Thompson-Okanagan towns and cities are showing huge tax increases while…
Freezing rain, winter storm warnings for BC Interior mountain passes
A freezing rain warning was issued early this morning for the Okanagan Connecter and a…
Atmospheric river triggers rain and snow warnings for travelers
Light snow late this morning, Dec. 4, is forecast to turn to rain tonight and…
$31M from feds will do little to deal with Kelowna’s housing affordability crisis
As the first BC city to get money out of the federal Housing Accelerator Fund,…
Today’s snow is no guarantee it will be a white Christmas in Kamloops, Okanagan
We got varying amounts of snow in Thompson-Okanagan today, Dec. 1 but that doesn’t mean…