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Nicholas Johansen
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250-860-5050 ext: 101

Nich Johansen is a graduate of Langara College's journalism program.

A native of Maple Ridge, he spent four years in Kelowna at UBC Okanagan, graduating with an Environmental Science degree. He fell in love with the Okanagan during this time, and is excited he has found his way back.

When he isn't chasing stories or writing you can find him on a beach, a skateboard or a pair of skis, depending on the weather.

Sentencing delays drag on

Photo: Facebook Leslie McCulloch and Rebekka Rae White were charged after a March 2016 drug bust in West Kelowna. Almost a year and a half after a West Kelowna man pleaded guilty to possession and production of a fentanyl analogue,

Measles exposure at YVR

Photo: CTV Travellers through Vancouver International Airport in late July and early August may have been exposed to measles. An “infectious individual” travelled through the airport twice in recent weeks according to the

Stabbing at orchard

Photo: Google Street View An altercation between two seasonal workers living in shared accommodation on an orchard in Kelowna's Ellison area led to a stabbing Monday night. Police were called to an orchard on the 4300 block of Old

Testing drugs downtown

Photo: Nicholas Johansen The Living Positive Resource Centre on Kelowna's Lawrence Avenue. For those looking to see if their illicit drugs contain any deadly surprises, music festivals are no longer the only place where

Break-in caught on video

A new father feels a little uneasy after his car was broken into outside his Kelowna home earlier this week. Brandon Stearns recently installed a surveillance camera outside his home on Capistrano Peaks Crescent in Kelowna's Quail

More evac orders issued

Photo: Contributed Evacuation order issued for Tatelkuz Lake area Update: 8:55 p.m. The Cariboo Regional District has also issued an evacuation order for 62 properties in the Tatelkuz Lake area.  This order replaces and expands upon

Fatal road rage shooting

Photo: CTV A man was shot dead in a road rage incident in Vancouver early Friday. A man was shot and killed after a road rage incident turned deadly early Friday morning. Just after 1:30 a.m., police received reports of a man shot near

Fire burns near fest, again

Photo: BC Wildfire Service A fire is burning 10 kilometres east of the Shambhala Music Festival. For the second year in a row, a growing wildfire is burning near the Shambhala Music Festival. On Thursday, the BC Wildfire Service upgraded

New drug testing at festival

Photo: Facebook/ANKORS ANKORS drug testing setup at a previous Shambhala. Thousands of people across the province and beyond are making their way to the small community of Salmo this week, for the 21st Shambhala Music Festival. And for the

Cyclist dies in hospital

Madison Erhardt A man who collided with a pickup while cycling on Richter Street Tuesday has died. Just before 1 p.m., the 58-year-old cyclist collided with a Ford F-350 near the intersection of Richter Street and Martin Avenue. The

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