Brie Welton
Brie is a recent graduate from UBC Okanagan where she studied English and French while managing the campus newspaper. After working as an intern reporter for the summer of 2019 in her home-town of Kelowna, she rejoined the InfoNews team in March 2020 and moved to Kamloops.
Her interests range from food features and artist profiles to politics, crime and minority issues. She has a passion for story-telling and aspires to one day become a full-time court reporter.
Bring your dog next time you visit this Kamloops restaurant’s patio
It's hard to leave your dog at home but the good news is, next time…
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Murdered Clearwater man remembered as loving father always willing to lend a hand
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Why the Okanagan Lake bridge has to float
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Check out these 10 burger joints Kamloops locals love
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A guide to the underwater relics in Okanagan Lake
– This story was originally published July 22, 2019. KELOWNA – Those who aren't experienced…
Kamloops grasslands home to mysterious salt water ponds unique to B.C.’s southern interior
– This story was originally published June 27, 2020. While the Lac du Bois grasslands…
iN VIDEO: Police looking for woman who spat at Penticton liquor store worker when asked to wear mask
Police are looking for a Penticton woman after she allegedly spat on a liquor store…
Win the Okanagan Spirits lottery and take your whisky home
Calling all whiskey connoisseurs, appreciators, fanatics and afficionados: The most exclusive whisky in the Okanagan valley…
Why Okanagan Spirits went to great lengths to create new colour-changing gin
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Kamloops’s first craft distillery so close you can taste it
Locals excited about the opening of Kamloops' first craft distillery don't have much longer to…
iNwine: Saddle up. It’s time to embark on an Okanagan Rail Trail brewery tour
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iNwine: Kelowna Brewing Company opens its doors, only a 10 minute walk from UBCO
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iN WINE: 4 new breweries tapping into Kelowna’s craft beer scene
KELOWNA – Once there was only Tree Brewing: Now there are more craft breweries than…
Kelowna’s new brewery Rustic Reel is open and reeling in customers
KELOWNA – Rustic Reel Brewing Co. is the most recent brewery to open its doors…