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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
Unique Kelowna housing application could change the way we look at industrial land
KELOWNA – While it has become common practice to combine commercial and residential uses in…
Central Okanagan seeing new wave of young people
KELOWNA – Millennials are finally starting to push the boomers out of the way in…
Kelowna looks at more ways to get money for roads and parks
KELOWNA – Senior government cutbacks and urban sprawl are labelled as two reasons the City…
Vancouver Career College closing its Kelowna campus
KELOWNA – Vancouver Career College is closing its Kelowna campus after 15 years of operation.…
The dry Okanagan hides a rising flood concern
KELOWNA – Despite a lower than average snowpack so far this winter and up to…
UPDATE: West Kelowna car fire deemed suspicious
WEST KELOWNA – Firefighters quickly knocked down a suspicious fire that burned three cars last…
Another low-cost airline coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA – Canada Jetlines has reached an agreement with the City to operate out of…
The ‘joys’ of winter cycling can be hard to find
KELOWNA – There are dozens – maybe even hundreds – of year-round cyclists in a…
Not much UBCO student input at event on city’s Culture Plan
KELOWNA – Only a handful of UBC Okanagan students took the time to tell the…
Latest Kelowna supportive housing project gets rough ride at open house
KELOWNA – Another supportive housing project in Kelowna is meeting with strong neighbourhood opposition. B.C.…
Sterile codling moths may turn into an Okanagan export commodity
KELOWNA – Sterile codling moths are doing such a good job in the Okanagan, they…
Without replacement, Central Okanagan schools long overdue for upgrades, repairs
KELOWNA – Since rebuilding aging Central Okanagan schools is not going to happen any time…
Warming up his truck could have been costly for West Kelowna man
KELOWNA – Leaving an idling truck unattended almost cost a West Kelowna man his vehicle…
OK no longer good enough for Kelowna developments
KELOWNA – Two recent challenges to a builders’ drawings may not yet be a trend,…
Central Okanagan’s largest regional park in line for funding boost
KELOWNA – With support from senior governments, Black Mountain/sntsk‘il’nten Regional Park could get almost $1…