Could ships bypass B.C?
Inmate charged with murder
'People's tribunal' launched
Hudson's Bay to liquidate
Carney kills carbon tax
Germany voices support
Democratic Party fractures
South African envoy booted
VOA dumps wire services
TikTok deal on the way?
Stock markets rally
Sale of 2 plants approved
Blazers playoff hopes alive
Accolades for local player
Silverbacks playoff bound
Hackman's dog starved
Diddy pleads not guilty
Estate seeks to block release
He has almost 40 years experience in journalism around the Okanagan in a variety of roles.
He's worked as a reporter, photographer, editor and manager in all three of the Okanagan's major markets, honing his craft in newspapers before joining Castanet.
Jon is a father of two, step-dad to one, and is married to his wife, Jacqueline.
He is a regional editor for Castanet and North Okanagan news director.
Vernon woman hospitalized in battle with septic shock
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Vernon choir to perform Canadian songwriters' classics
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Canadian women's U-18 hockey championship coming to Vernon in April
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Thompson-Okanagan communities to share in $51 million to speed up housing construction
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Frigid weather emphasizes need for North Okanagan Rent Bank
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New short-term rental rules could hit Predator Ridge hard, says Vernon chamber
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Driver dead in Vancouver parkade crash at UBC: police
The driver of a car that plunged through a concrete wall at a University of British Columbia parkade in Vancouver on Wednesday has died. University RCMP say the...
More snow, freezing rain for Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island
Snowfall warnings may have ended in the Interior, but travel to the coast may still be treacherous today as a freezing rain warning has been issued for the...
Stand Up Vernon starts anti-SOGI letter-writing campaign aimed at School District 22
A letter-writing campaign has begun by opponents of sexual orientation and gender identity education policies at Vernon's School District 22. A group...
Multiple accidents reported across North Okanagan as snow blankets area highways
UPDATE: 4:50 p.m. BC Emergency Health Services reports one person was taken to hospital by ambulance in today's crash on Highway 97 near Falkland. UPDATE:...
