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Gary Barnes

Gary Barnes

I recently joined Kelowna Capital News and WestK News as a multimedia journalist in January 2022. With almost 30 years of experience in news reporting and radio broadcasting, I've had the opportunity to work in newsrooms in Castlegar, Vernon, Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Vancouver, and Merritt. I returned to the Okanagan in 2018 and have been loving every minute of it. Additionally, I spent eight years as the assistant manager for Canadian Forces Radio Europe based in the Netherlands and Germany. During that time, I created and managed an internet radio station for several First Nations in the Nicola Valley, which was an incredibly rewarding experience.

Phone
778-738-0603
Email
gary.barnes@kelownacapnews.com

Recent Work by Gary

Okanagan officials fear cuts in battle to keep B.C. invasive mussel-free

Okanagan officials fear cuts in battle to keep B.C. invasive mussel-free

Group looking for federal pledge to continue paying for inspection programs
Okanagan resort destroyed in wildfire, fined for environmental infractions

Okanagan resort destroyed in wildfire, fined for environmental infractions

Five administrative penalties were levelled against 1782 Holdings Ltd which owns the resort
Kelowna’s Sikh community accuses Interior Health of discrimination

Kelowna’s Sikh community accuses Interior Health of discrimination

The president of Gurdwara Guru Amardas Darbar Sikh Society has written to Premier David Eby
B.C. councillor calls feedback to his controversial column ‘hateful’

B.C. councillor calls feedback to his controversial column ‘hateful’

‘Accused me of being racist’: Kelowna’s Ron Cannan publicly addresses response to New Year’s piece
Kelowna home hit by semi owned by company involved in Delta overpass crash

Kelowna home hit by semi owned by company involved in Delta overpass crash

On April 11, 2023, a truck plowed into a home at Cameron Ave. and Gordon Dr.
B.C. Women’s Hospital betting favourite for first baby of 2024

B.C. Women’s Hospital betting favourite for first baby of 2024

PlayNow.com is offering bets on which B.C. hospital will welcome the first baby of the New Year
‘How cool is that?’: B.C. man remembers 1st snowboard to ever carve Big White

‘How cool is that?’: B.C. man remembers 1st snowboard to ever carve Big White

Carving and crashing on Big White in 1980
B.C. residents with early-stage type 1 diabetes needed for drug study

B.C. residents with early-stage type 1 diabetes needed for drug study

Clinical trials in Vancouver seeking 17 patients for ongoing clinical trials
Secular group petitions B.C. municipalities to stop prayer at meetings

Secular group petitions B.C. municipalities to stop prayer at meetings

‘We’re asking for specific commitments that these communities will end the unconstitutional practice’
Almost 1 in 5 B.C. seniors at risk of homelessness: Report

Almost 1 in 5 B.C. seniors at risk of homelessness: Report

The report comes from the United Way BC
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