Kathy Michaels
Kathy Michaels has been an Okanagan-based journalist for more than a decade, working for community papers along the valley and beyond.
She’s won provincial and national awards in business, news and feature writing and says that her love for telling a good story rivals only her fondness for turning a good phrase.
If you have a story that deserves to be told in a thoughtful and compassionate manner, don’t hesitate to reach out.
To reach Kathy call 250-718-0428 or email kmichaels@infonews.ca.
Illegal cannabis grow op in Shuswap raided by RCMP
Mounties found cannabis plants, suspected cocaine, magic mushrooms, cash and a loaded handgun after executing a Cannabis Act search warrant near Salmon Arm late last week. In a press release, Salmon Arm RCMP said they executed a search warrant at…
Hemp having a moment as farmers try to grow niche crop into $1-billion industry
CALGARY – Not that long ago, Rod Lanier could count on an annual spring visit from the police. The southern Alberta farmer has been growing hemp for 12 years, and in the early days, the distinctive odour that wafts from…
Health Canada pulls pre-rolled joints contaminated with yeast, mould and bacteria
Health Canada has issued a recall that could harsh some Canadians' cannabis buzz. The agency is pulling three batches of pre-rolled joints that may be contaminated with yeast, mould and bacteria. The recall applies to two types of Atlas Growers…
Farm-gate cannabis sales allow customers to buy pot straight from the farm
TORONTO – When customers roll up to Thrive Cannabis' 184-acre farm in Simcoe. Ont, they'll find three shipping containers fashioned into a pot shop and a colourful crew making history. That crew is led by Thrive's vice president of business…
Kelowna based cannabis company enters U.S. market
The Valens Company Inc., a manufacturer of cannabis products based in Kelowna, announced today it entered the US Market with an agreement to acquire CBD company, Green Roads. The acquisition, the company said in a statement, strengthens its capabilities to…
Kelowna gets research and development facility dedicated to advancing cannabis cultivation
Kelowna is now home to North America’s first research and development facility dedicated to advancing cannabis cultivation techniques and systems. The Flowr Corporation and Hawthorne Canada Limited announced the R&D centre’s opening on Flowr’s cultivation campus in Kelowna today, Jan.…
RCMP make significant illicit cannabis haul following raid of licensed Langley grow op
A massive amount of cannabis, packaged and still in plant form, was seized by RCMP this week, following a Dec. 2 execution of search warrants on a rural property in Langley that had already gained the attention of the police,…
Backyard cannabis gardener in Peachland surprised to find police at her front door
Viola Gabanowicz has lived a quiet life in Peachland for 20 years. So one day earlier this month when she heard a knock at her door she didn't think much of it. "I made my husband go get it," she…
West Kelowna cannabis shop fought the law and the law won
KELOWNA – Cannabis legalization was just around the corner in 2017, but jumping the gun and flouting the pre-existing bylaws didn’t put a West Kelowna dispensary in a better position once it became official. In a decision reached last week,…