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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
Here are some of the things Kelowna taxpayers will get by paying an extra $7.33 a month
KELOWNA – The average Kelowna homeowner will pay an extra $88 in property taxes next…
There could be a Landmark 7 in Kelowna’s future
KELOWNA – A new 23-storey office tower is planned for the Landmark district in Kelowna,…
UPDATE: Kelowna RCMP officer cleared of wrongdoing after shooting illegal camper
KELOWNA – The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. today ruled that it was reasonable for an…
Kelowna taxpayers could pay 4.4 per cent more in 2019
KELOWNA – City staff are calling for a 2.45 per cent tax increase in 2019,…
Get more bang for your energy-saving buck by renovating rather than building new
KELOWNA – Cities in B.C. should not bow to peer pressure by forcing the new…
Lake Country residents facing 8.7 per cent tax hike
KELOWNA – Councillors in Lake Country will be considering an almost nine per cent tax…
Man arrested after stolen truck crashes and seriously injures another driver in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A man suspected of driving a stolen Ford F150 pickup truck fled the…
Two fishermen busted for catching too many fish on B.C. Interior lake
Fishing with too many lines and too many hooks on each line netted fines of…
Controversial Kelowna short-term rental rules going to public hearing
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council is lining up one fractious public hearing after another for…
Kelowna heritage home will be preserved as a burned out shell
KELOWNA – One of the oldest surviving houses in Kelowna was narrowly saved yesterday when…
Extra tax hike every year won’t be enough to pay for Kelowna roads and parks
KELOWNA – Even if Kelowna hits taxpayers with an annual infrastructure tax, it won’t be…
Top cop says Kelowna is still a safe city
KELOWNA – Kelowna residents don’t need to fear for their safety says RCMP Supt. Brent…
Kelowna looking at ways to cut into $463 million infrastructure shortfall
KELOWNA – Over the next 10 years, the City of Kelowna wants to build more…
Infrastructure tax could be first of many increases to deal with Kelowna’s $477 million deficit
KELOWNA – A proposed 1.95 per cent infrastructure tax in 2019 is just one relatively…
Date set for public hearing on controversial Kelowna housing project
KELOWNA – A special public hearing will be held just for the controversial Agassiz supportive…