Klaudia Van Emmerik
Anchor/Producer
Born in Poland, Klaudia Van Emmerik immigrated to Canada with her parents when she was eight years old. She received a major in German and a minor in French from the University of Victoria.
Klaudia attended the British Columbia Institute of Technology, where she received a diploma in broadcast journalism. Her first break came at Victoria’s AM 900 Radio in 1998. Not long after, she made the leap into television, and headed north to work at NTV in Dawson Creek.
From there, it was back to her hometown of Victoria, where she spent three years reporting and anchoring at CHUM Television.
Klaudia then spent a year at CFJC Television in Kamloops, reporting and anchoring the 11 p.m. news. She was thrilled to relocate to Okanagan in 2005 to join the award-winning CHBC Television team.
A huge animal lover, Klaudia is a volunteer at the SPCA, a role that is very important to her.
The British Columbia SPCA honoured her in 2012 for media excellence, and Shaw presented her with a humanitarian award in 2014.
Klaudia is married. She and her husband Matt have a son named Finley, who was born in 2015.
Her hobbies include volunteering, running, hiking, skiing, boating, and spending time with family.
Video Archives
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‘You combine trips, you make every trip count’: Okanagan drivers change habits as gas prices jump above $2 mark
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A Kelowna restaurant adds a robot server to its staff list
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An ambitious plan to get everyone living on the streets of Kelowna housed
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Okanagan employers step forward to hike Ukrainian refugees
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Okanagan business adjust operations and pricing in response to soaring gas prices
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Kelowna woman born and raised in Russia denounces her homeland for the war in Ukraine
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Grieving Kelowna mother calls for more workplace safety after her son lost his life while working at a construction site
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Kelowna’s mayor likes idea of making a stretch of Bernard Avenue pedestrian-only for longer than just July and August
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Witnesses to deadly stabbing in Kelowna Monday night or motorists with dash cam footage are being asked to contact police
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Social agencies pleading for help as more people access services amid soaring inflation
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Evacuation order rescinded for more than 200 homes in flood-ravaged Merritt
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Grieving family of Okanagan man calls for alert system to be implemented for vulnerable people that are missing
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Pet of the Week: April 18, 2022
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Black balloons scattered all over Okanagan to mark sad anniversary in opioid crisis
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New information prompts public warning from RCMP for sex trade workers to avoid a rural property near Salmon Arm
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Kelowna among the stops for high profile cabinet minister promoting the federal budget
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Pilot project helps with affordable housing for seniors
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Ukrainian soldiers thank Kelowna Stands With Ukraine group for support
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Okanagan restaurateurs welcome the lifting of the vaccine passport mandate
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‘Getting used to the war,’ fears grow that support for Ukraine may wane
Author Archives
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Facebook message from Kelowna woman helps two Ukrainian women flee warDespite being here for more than a week, the women are still in shock at the way they have been embraced by the Sentes family.CanadaMay 18
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Price of gas jumps above $2 mark for the first time in the Okanagan'With the price of gas right now, we're seeing quite a few people coming in and expressing interest in e-bikes.'ConsumerMay 17
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‘It’s unbelievable’: Huge mess left behind in backcountry near Big White Ski ResortA small group of volunteers spent Wednesday in the backcountry cleaning up a huge mess left behind by squatters.CanadaMay 11
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Kelowna sets goal to combat homelessness by end of 2025Kelowna has built 318 supportive housing units since 2017, but the city wants to do more — and possibly eradicate homelessness by the end of 2025.CanadaMay 10
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Okanagan businesses adapt to rising fuel pricesA litre of regular gas in Kelowna was sitting at $1.95 at most stations Monday, while in other parts of the province, such as Vancouver, gas was posted at $2.22.CanadaMay 9
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Okanagan businesses step forward to hire Ukrainian refugeesSome local businesses are doing what they can to support Ukrainian refugees seeking safety in Canada, including providing job opportunities.CanadaMay 6
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Russian woman living in Kelowna publicly supports Ukraine despite criticismDespite criticism from friends and family, Zwenimira Moscowskaya won't stop publicly denouncing her homeland of Russia over the war in Ukraine.CanadaApr 29
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Mother of crane collapse victim calls for changes to workplace culture to make safety top priorityAccording to the North Okanagan Labour Council, there were 161 work-related deaths in BC in 2021, including eight in the region. That's 10 more deaths from the year before.CanadaApr 28
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Kelowna mayor would ‘love’ to see Bernard Avenue closed to vehicles potentially year roundKelowna mayor Colin Basran makes no bones about it--saying he would be open to closing a stretch of Bernard Avenue to vehicles permanently all year long.CanadaApr 27
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Soaring inflation prompting more Okanagan residents to ask for helpOkanagan-based organizations that support those in need are reporting a dramatic increase in people needing help.CanadaApr 25
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Barbecue held for Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in KelownaA barbeque was held in downtown Kelowna for Ukrainian refugees to connect with local residents and volunteers.CanadaApr 16
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Plans in place to keep Kelowna General operational in event of strikeInterior Health has sent out hundreds of deployment letters to its non-unionized workers as it prepares for strike action at its hospitals.CanadaApr 16
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Kelowna among a dozen B.C. cities calling for easy access to new federal housing fundA new federal housing fund announced in the budget earlier this month is being welcomed by B.C. municipalities hoping the monies are easily accessible.CanadaApr 16
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Easter meals served up for those experiencing homelessness in KelownaThis is the third year that the Gospel Mission has been unable to open its doors to the public for the occasion due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaApr 16
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Grieving parents, children mark sombre anniversary of B.C.’s opioid crisisOn April 14, 2016, the province declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency.CanadaApr 14
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International Development Minister Sajjan in Kelowna, B.C. to promote federal budgetThe Prime Minister and his cabinet ministers are touring Canadian cities touting the budget and its benefits.CanadaApr 11
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Helping Okanagan seniors find shared accommodations is goal of new pilot program'That leaves me with no money for other things in life. Finding good accommodation in itself is a problem. Finding good affordable accommodation is impossible.'CanadaApr 8
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Ukrainian troops thank Kelowna volunteers for their helpThe volunteers meet weekly to plan rallies and fundraisers, organize shipments to Ukraine and discuss others ways to help.CanadaApr 7
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Okanagan restaurants excited about the lifting of the vaccine passport mandateThe vaccine passport was first announced August 2021 and went into effect the following month in mid-September.HealthApr 6
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Another Okanagan shipment heads to Ukraine as pleas for help continueFifteen large boxes were slated to be shipped on Tuesday, filled with medical supplies and other items.CanadaApr 5
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B.C. man part of United Nations effort to get food supplies to war-weary UkraineThe biggest challenge, Turner says, is access, particularly in the areas hardest-hit by Russian military shelling and missiles.WorldMar 25
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City of Kelowna donating $20K to support Ukraine'Your heart breaks when you see the images of cities flattened, civilians being targeted. It's all awful and so we thought that this was the very least we could do.'CanadaMar 23
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Okanagan reacts to federal confidence deal between Liberals and NDPWith the deal between the two parties in place, one Conservative MP for the Okanagan questioned the NDP's ability to hold the government accountable.PoliticsMar 22
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Kelowna airport expects busy spring break as demand for air travel increasesPassenger volumes that are largely associated with the start of spring break.CanadaMar 18
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Ukrainian mayor scrambles to safety when air-raid sirens go off during interviewThe idea of establishing a sister-city relationship came after Oleksandr Tretyak saw all the support coming from Kelowna, B.C. residents on social media.WorldMar 16