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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
Housing prices stronger in Okanagan, Kamloops than rest of B.C.
While housing prices fell 11.5% across B.C. in December versus a year earlier, the picture…
Winter blues in Kamloops or the Okanagan? You’re not alone
Long, dark nights. Scarce sunshine. Christmas bills rolling in. Failed New Year’s resolutions. These are…
Hospitals in Interior Health region well over capacity
Following the Christmas holiday season, occupancy at hospitals in the Interior Health region have been…
$11.5 million for Lake Country shopping mall
The Lakewood Mall Shopping centre in Lake Country is for sale. “A shopping centre of…
iN TRAFFIC: Driving conditions improving on Thompson-Okanagan highways
With slightly warmer weather and less snow, the highways leading into Kamloops and the Okanagan…
Fight over golf course returning to Kelowna city council
The battle over the fate of the Kelowna Springs Golf Course will return to Kelowna…
Small group of multiple homeowners control 29% of Kamloops, Kelowna markets
More than 80% of homeowners in Kamloops and the Okanagan own only one home. But,…
Spiritualists, Japanese warlords and mispronounced words: Where the Okunaakan got its names
When Europeans explored, then settled, much of North America they ignored the names given to…
Kelowna ranks as 5th on U-Haul’s annual Canadian Growth Index
While the number of do-it-yourself movers to and from Kelowna fell by 11% in 2022,…
Crime Stoppers nears $100M mark in recovered property in Central Okanagan
Crime Stoppers has been operating in the Central Okanagan for 36 years. Over that time…
Snow bikers spend night in the cold after Kelowna rescue workers had to hunt for them
It took 12 hours to rescue three snow bikers in the Greystokes area east of…
iN TRAFFIC: Roads are slippery today throughout the Thompson-Okanagan
DriveBC cautions drivers on most mountain passes to watch for slippery sections with snow starting…
Ctrl Salt Delete? Kelowna’s snow plow naming contest has stiff competition
In a couple of weeks, voting will start on the best name for the City…
Growth costing some Okanagan communities millions more for policing
Last year the town of Oliver boosted taxes by 9% to help pay almost $1…
What’s keeping big, new industrial players from choosing Kamloops and Kelowna
Industrial is quickly being eaten up in the Lower Mainland, but interior cities like Kamloops…