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Shannon Ainslie
Shannon Ainslie brings a background of writing and blogging to the team. She is interested in covering human interest stories and engaging with her community of Kamloops.
‘Transfer of pain’: No answers for Merritt family after missing loved one’s remains found
“It’s about keeping him in the spotlight not as a missing and murdered man, but as a beautiful soul that touched many lives, and we’ll keep honouring him."
iN VIDEO: Robin babies squabble, bath in Kamloops garden
Kamloops gardener Sherry Bennett designed her yard to support and nurture bugs and wildlife, and…
Salmon Arm mom shares story of son struggling with mental illness, addiction
“There's comfort in knowing the person across the table is in a similar situation and they get it."
iN VIDEO: Lightning storm electrifies sky over Kamloops
“The storm was intense."
‘I was shocked’: Kamloops woman bitten by rattlesnake in backyard
“I felt tinging in my mouth, tongue and throat. I puffed up all the way to the armpit.”
iN PHOTOS: Six fascinating spiders to spot in Kamloops, Okanagan
There are hundreds of species in BC and each one has unique features and behaviour.
BC wildfire documentary premiering in Kelowna, Vernon
“We need to increase the pace and scale of forest management in the province."
iN VIDEO: Kelowna gardener gets close up look at a snakefly
Snakeflies have been around and unchanged for more than 50 million years.
iN PHOTOS: The seven snakes of the Thompson-Okanagan
Several species of snakes are slithering around Kamloops and the Okanagan during the warmer months,…
iN VIDEO: Disgruntled heron squawks at kayaker in South Okanagan
A blue heron at Yellow Lake near Penticton appeared to be frustrated with a local…
iN VIDEO: Western painted turtle lays eggs into sandy nest in Vernon
“I've never seen that in my life, it brought me to tears."
iN PHOTOS: Cats go camping in Kamloops, Okanagan
“You have to supervise them, it’s like camping with toddlers, you watch them at all times.”
iN VIDEO: South Okanagan camper has close encounter with flying squirrel family
Oliver resident Donna-Lee Arnold was camping at nearby Sawmill Lake earlier this month when she…
iN PHOTOS: Prickly pear cactus has brief, colourful bloom in Kamloops, Okanagan
The cactus blooms in early June in yellow, orange and pink.
14-year-old love letter in a bottle found at Kamloops Lake
“I felt I was thrown into the middle of a romance novel. I’m obsessed with romance novels, what are the chances?’”