By Adrian Nieoczym adrian@nieoview.com All of a sudden, in the middle of a Sunday afternoon, a wall of mud comes sliding down a hill picking up rocks… Read more “The Oliver mudslide”
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Tragedy in Peachland: teen girl accused of killing another teen girl
By Adrian Nieoczym adrian@nieoview.com This was my first crack at covering breaking news for the Globe. It is a heart breaking tragedy. One 16-year-old girl is dead… Read more “Tragedy in Peachland: teen girl accused of killing another teen girl”
Cottagers versus farmers
By Adrian Nieoczym adrian@nieoview.com Water, water, water. It’s going to be the new oil in the not too distant future, a precious commodity we can’t live without… Read more “Cottagers versus farmers”
Helicopter to drop pesticide on Kelowna
By Adrian Nieoczym adrian@nieoview.com “Trust us,” officials say. “These pesticides are safe, just don’t go outside while we’re spraying.” It kind of makes you swallow hard, doesn’t… Read more “Helicopter to drop pesticide on Kelowna”
RV parks provide farming income
By Adrian Nieoczym adrian@nieoview.com The editors put a great headline over this story: Farmers RV parks sowing concern in Kelowna. This was probably my most satisfying story… Read more “RV parks provide farming income”
Peachland gives back its stimulus money
By Adrian Nieoczym adrian@nieoview.com Peachlanders have a reputation for their resistance to government interference. That was clearly on display this past month when they decided to send… Read more “Peachland gives back its stimulus money”
Vernon pool owners flex a little political muscle
By Adrian Nieoczym adrian@nieoview.com All signs are pointing to a drought up and down the Okanagan Valley this summer. In Vernon, things are so bad that in… Read more “Vernon pool owners flex a little political muscle”
Making the news more interactive
In the aftermath of Kelowna.com’s failure as a local news website, some thoughts on how to change the production and distribution of news to fit with the interactivity of the web.
Lessons from a .com, geo domain, hyperlocal meltdown
After 10 months, millions of dollars in losses and a bundle of crushed dreams later, an audacious experiment in online journalism is coming to a close. A look at why Kelowna.com failed by someone who was on the inside.
Kelowna council takes its first bite into the CD-21 zone
I’m a bit of a geek so I went to this morning’s city council meeting to find out what’s going on with the CD-21 zone. It turned… Read more “Kelowna council takes its first bite into the CD-21 zone”
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