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
Kelowna’s North End brewery district is going to the dogs
When Rustic Reel opened last summer in what was fast becoming Kelowna’s craft brewery district,…
The Okanagan welcomes its first Arabic market
Not only did they launch a new business in the middle of a pandemic but…
Okanagan wine makers seeking options as federal taxes suddenly rise
A change in a key federal tax policy could add 50 cents to the price…
Penticton’s Wine Sensory Centre works with a lot more than wine
The recent announcement that UBC Okanagan will move its wine research centre to Kelowna from…
Historic buildings in downtown Kelowna could become massive new wine centre
A wine education and sampling centre with room for 625 people is being proposed for…
B.C. restaurants work to answer Dr. Bonnie Henry’s call to find ways to reopen dining rooms
When provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry talked about finding innovative ways for restaurants to…
Why Okanagan orchardists may have to rely more on local labour this year
The lockdown at Byland Nurseries because of confirmed COVID-19 cases amongst temporary foreign workers is…
Kelowna farmers make core changes to produce Karma Apple Soda
The story of Karma Apple Soda is more than a story about a new product…
Plans afoot to revitalize ‘the only licensed bar on the beach of Okanagan Lake’
Three Alberta and Okanagan based men are taking over the food offerings at the troubled…
Summerhill Winery wants to build a Culinary College for Humanity
The owner of Summerhill Pyramid Winery in Kelowna wants to create a world class Culinary College…
New way of preserving farmland championed in Okanagan, Kamloops
While there are a number of trusts that serve to protect wild land in B.C.,…
A ‘Fresh Start’ for those struggling through life has room to grow beyond its Kelowna roots
Michael Buffett walked away from his dream job running a Banff restaurant to live in…
Another pub proposed for Kelowna’s growing North End brewery district
Now that the Rustic Reel craft brewery is up and running in Kelowna, the owner…
Kitsch Wines looking to relocate and expand in Kelowna
A new 10,200 square foot winery is proposed by Trent and Maria Kitsch near their…
Great brewing minds think alike in Kelowna’s North End brewery district
When Chris Dedinsky and Russ Burmell-Higgs decided to open a craft brewery in the industrial…