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.
New café Ambience open in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new locally-owned café just opened up in one of the oldest buildings…
Check out these osprey chicks hatched under live webcam in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Three chicks have hatched in a Kelowna osprey nest. Fortis B.C. says in…
Kelowna SPCA looking for donations to help injured mama cat
KELOWNA – The Kelowna branch of the B.C. SPCA is looking for help to cover…
B.C. farmer sentenced to 2 years in prison for plotting attack
KELOWNA – West Kelowna farmer Brante Farrell was sentenced to two years less a day…
Safety improvements to Highway 97 in Lake Country focus of upcoming workshop
LAKE COUNTRY – The province is looking for your input into a transportation study recently…
Longest drive in the Okanagan? You could win a trip anywhere WestJet flies
KELOWNA – Do you carry the big stick in your foursome? Then this is for…
RVers face a dwindling number of options for dumping waste in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Campers looking to dump their trailers and RVs may have a hard time…
From branch to bottle: Must-see cideries from the Thompson-Okanagan
Are you sick of wine yet? Don't worry, we won't make you admit it. As…
B.C. Wine Cider & Spirits Festival hosts Cirque de la Nuit in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Le Cirque De La Nuit is coming to Kelowna for the first time…
Westbank First Nation’s 29th annual síya? celebration
WESTBANK FIRST NATION – The sncewips Heritage Museum and Westbank First Nation invite the public…
Late season snow expected on Coquihalla and Connector overnight
Those travelling through the high mountain passes in the Southern Interior tonight and tomorrow morning…
Okanagan College alumni wins Vancouver Chocolate Challenge with ‘Beer and Pretzels’
PENTICTON – Okanagan College Pastry Arts alumna Jalayne Jones won first place last month at…
B.C. overdose deaths would be twice as high without harm reduction services
Research by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control suggests that 3,000 possible overdose deaths were…
Dive into summer with these semi-secret Kelowna swim spots
KELOWNA – Summer is a busy time in the Okanagan — Kelowna is known for…
Kelowna hosting town hall discussion on Green New Deal
KELOWNA – The Green New Deal is a concept created in the United States, but…