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.
Kelowna elects new school trustee
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UPDATE: House fire in Peachland now mapped at .9 hectares, being held
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UBC faculty of medicine apologizes for harms to Indigenous Peoples
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia's faculty of medicine formally apologized Friday for its…
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B.C. teacher caught in Creep Catcher’s sting banned from teaching
A Surrey area teacher who was caught in a Creep Catchers sting four years ago…
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No matter where you are in the next few days, you will need to find…
Interior Health has nearly half of all new COVID cases in B.C. today
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Toronto rapper charged with first degree murder may have been in Kelowna
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B.C. Mounties go out of their way to show they give a hoot
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