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Colin Dacre

Colin Dacre


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Colin Dacre is a BCIT graduate who previously worked in radio in Prince George before joining Castanet News in Penticton in 2016.

He is now based in Kelowna, where he is Castanet's content director and is responsible for news across the entire platform.

On the weekend you can find Colin on the golf course or the ski slopes.
Latest Articles from Colin Dacre
Growing number of Central Okanagan daycare seats not enough to ease years-long waitlists

Growing number of Central Okanagan daycare seats not enough to ease years-long waitlists

Apr 5, 2025 / 4:00 am

The number of childcare spaces in the Central Okanagan have been growing steadily in recent years, but multi-year waitlists for families still remain. Dozens of...

Check before you leave: construction temporarily reduces parking at YLW

Check before you leave: construction temporarily reduces parking at YLW

Apr 4, 2025 / 4:46 pm

Construction at Kelowna’s airport is putting a temporary squeeze on parking. While the expansion of the airport terminal continues and crews prepare to...

Glenmore Road to close in Lake Country for construction

Glenmore Road to close in Lake Country for construction

Apr 3, 2025 / 2:55 pm

The north end of Glenmore Road will be closed for construction overnight and for a full weekend next week. The District of Lake Country is installing a new...

UBC Okanagan students host panel on the the future of Canadian conservatism

UBC Okanagan students host panel on the the future of Canadian conservatism

Apr 1, 2025 / 2:20 pm

An event focused on the ideology, not party politics, of conservatism is bringing some of the movement’s leading voices to Kelowna. The event April 4...

Kelowna quilting group reaching out to displaced residents

Kelowna quilting group reaching out to displaced residents

Apr 1, 2025 / 12:27 pm

A local quilting group is coming together to create quilts for the residents of Hadgraft-Wilson Place, a year after the building was forced to evacuate. The...

Washout of Bear Lake Main FSR getting larger

Washout of Bear Lake Main FSR getting larger

Mar 31, 2025 / 1:23 pm

A washout of the Bear Lake Main Forest Service Road outside of Traders Cove is continuing to grow in size as rain falls. A photo sent to Castanet late Monday...

Craft Culture markets return in April to Kelowna, Penticton

Craft Culture markets return in April to Kelowna, Penticton

Mar 31, 2025 / 12:53 pm

Spring is here and Craft Culture markets are returning to Kelowna and Penticton in April. The 11th annual Kelowna Spring Market takes place April 5 - 6 at the...

Water notices lifted in Glenrosa after water main repaired

Water notices lifted in Glenrosa after water main repaired

Mar 27, 2025 / 6:11 pm

The City of West Kelowna has lifted its precautionary water notices in Glenrosa. A water quality advisory for the whole neighbourhood and boil water notice for...

McBarge capsizes in the Fraser River

McBarge capsizes in the Fraser River

Mar 26, 2025 / 5:35 pm

The famous McBarge has capsized in the Fraser River. CTV News reports the vessel, which served as a floating McDonald’s restaurant during Expo 86, is now...

Three heli-skiers killed in avalanche near Kaslo, B.C.

Three heli-skiers killed in avalanche near Kaslo, B.C.

Mar 25, 2025 / 2:07 pm

UPDATE 2:05 p.m. The three men who died in an avalanche Monday in the mountains east of Kootenay Lake were skiing with Stellar Heli-Skiing. In a brief...

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