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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
There’s a Kamloops and Summerland connection to the ‘Cremation of Sam McGee’
“The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, “But the queerest they ever did see “Was…
Single-family house prices in Kamloops, Okanagan up again
While real estate prices are down from their peaks in 2022, consumers paid more for…
Wildfire smoke heading deeper into the Okanagan
A Special Air Quality Statement has been expanded through to the South and Central Okanagan.…
Kelowna man ordered to demolish derelict house faces similar charges at second home
Janusz Grelecki has a long history of accumulating massive amounts of what many people consider…
Lake Country’s notorious Airport Inn to be replaced by hundreds of rental apartments
It’s been four years since the Airport Inn Lakeside, overlooking Highway 97 in Lake Country,…
Wildfire smoke moving into the Okanagan
Special Air Quality Statements that have been issued for Kamloops over the past few days…
Paddleboarders on Okanagan Lake could get fined for not having a life jacket
Kelowna RCMP are warning that paddleboarders are subject to fines of $287.50 if they don’t…
Fundraising campaign launched after child dies in Okanagan park
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for the family of a three-year-old child who died…
iN PHOTOS: Burnt wood, rusting steel create unique fire-resistant home in South Okanagan
It has been 20 years since wildfire tore through Okanagan Mountain Park, leaving a bare,…
Drought deepens in Kamloops and the Okanagan
The Thompson-Okanagan continues to fall far below normal levels of precipitation in 2023. Since November,…
Penticton has a plan to fix dramatic decline in housing starts
Since 2017, Penticton has averaged more than 500 housing starts every year but that has…
Firefighters to ignite the forest west of Osoyoos
Firefighters in the U.S. and Canada are working together to light fires on the western…
Cost of saving Kelowna tree from FortisBC chainsaws: $42,000
Brad Rix had a simple and cost-effective deal with FortisBC five years ago to save…
Penticton mayor looking to dent city’s crime within a year
By two key measures, Penticton is the crime capital of the Thompson-Okanagan region and ranks…
Gas prices jump in Kamloops, Okanagan; Kelowna spikes 17 cents per litre
After steadily dropping by 17 cents per litre since mid-June, Kelowna gas prices had a…