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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.
‘Passion for peppers:’ Business is hot for South Okanagan couple
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“The medium of spicy food to engage with the public is hysterical. Humour exists between someone’s perceived heat tolerance and the reality of it.”
iN PHOTOS: Five nocturnal noisemakers in Okanagan, Kamloops
These insects play a summertime symphony in the evening.
BC senior fears for future of her mentally ill adult son when she dies
“Every parent I’ve talked to in this situation loves their mentally ill children and we all share the same fears."
Kamloops woman goes from burned out mom to business owner
“Things are very noisy in the world and you can get to this point you’re literally dragging yourself out of bed and wondering how you’re going to do it again."
‘Not about sex’: Why a Penticton naturist bares it all
"It’s the only body we’ve got so why not love and respect it in the environment it was designed for?"
iN PHOTOS: Stunning European-inspired garden blooms at Kelowna B&B
"I didn't want to make something ordinary, I wanted to it to be the best."
iN PHOTOS: A peek into magical landscapes in Kamloops, Okanagan
The best photos demonstrate the photographer’s own connection to nature.
Giant Wells Gray cave remains unexplored seven years after discovery
The cave and the Ovis Creek drainage area surrounding it was closed to the public by BC Parks soon after its discovery in 2018.
iN VIDEO: Grizzly bears are closer than you think in the Okanagan
“A lot of people in Kelowna would be surprised to know grizzly bears all around us now."
iN PHOTOS: Wonky garden vegetables in Kamloops, Okanagan Part Two
You never know what you'll pull up in the garden.
iN VIDEO: Praying mantis bobs and sways in South Okanagan
Osoyoos resident Kathryn Ilse captured close-up footage of a praying mantis perched on the side…
Kamloops man resolved to improve water safety on the rivers without the city’s help
“Some of these victims are not local and don’t have family members here to make a noise and keep the focus on this.”
A Kamloops woman’s nightmarish search for a diagnosis for a crippling condition
"The medical system is broken.”
Teen entrepreneur makes rings out of antlers in Lake Country
“Antler is a very odd material to work with, it’s not like wood or steel, it behaves in different ways."
iN PHOTOS: Soggy summer days bring rainbows to Kamloops, Okanagan
On several days this summer a double rainbow has appeared, which occurs when sunlight reflects off each droplet twice.