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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
Okanagan leading the way with e-scooter use in B.C.
As B.C. heads into its third and final year of a pilot project allowing e-scooters…
Kelowna wants to create more affordable housing but will wait for more studies
After almost two hours of discussion about the dire need for affordable housing in Kelowna,…
No second bridge over Okanagan Lake in Kelowna for at least 20 years: MOT
A new Central Okanagan transportation plan, almost a decade in the making, rules out the…
Kelowna transit activist says petition just the beginning in drive for change
A petition calling on B.C. Transit to turn over the running of the Central Okanagan…
Victoria’s free bicycle valet service could be model for Kelowna
Kelowna, like many other North American cities, has ramped up efforts in recent years to…
Okanagan society working to keep people out of shelters one landlord at a time
Helping people avoid homelessness in the Central and North Okanagan is a prime focus of…
Massive amounts of soil dumping will continue in rural Central Okanagan — for now
Residents of the rural Ellison area near Kelowna’s airport are raising a stink about hundreds…
This Vernon-built electric car can take you shopping or for a round of golf
Electric golf carts have been zipping around golf courses and resorts for decades. Vernon-based SC…
Completion of final section Okanagan Rail Trail hinges on federal gov’t approval
Mac Logan likens the final stages of completing the Okanagan Rail Trail to an NFL…
Okanagan Lake at its lowest level in more than a decade
Given that there’s a lot of snow in the Okanagan right now, Okanagan Lake has…
Ongoing harassment at Kelowna school board triggers cutback in public comments
Central Okanagan residents will no longer be able to speak to their school trustees on…
How North Korea contributed to delays in West Kelowna’s $75 million water treatment plant
The $75 million Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant in West Kelowna is now more than…
$46 million for this Kelowna industrial site – but it comes with a weird catch
Industrial land in Kelowna is in short supply, so there should be quite a bit…
Sunday may mark the last time we spring ahead to daylight saving time
After years of complaints about the twice yearly change from standard time to daylight saving…
Some housing prices still going up in the Okanagan
February saw a 50% increase in housing sales in Kamloops, the Okanagan and beyond. And,…