Shannon Ainslie

“It’s about making a custom piece that a person can enjoy, taking that tree and turning it into something beautiful."

"When you think of Salmon Arm and you think of a salmon and an arm."

“The experience cheered me up a little bit, it’s just not something you ever see."

"This breeding pair are at the far end of the lake and they’ve been coming back for the last twenty years."

“I’ve fallen in love with the Okanagan and I’m here to stay. Where ever I go, food and wine is at the heart of the people.”

"I love watching them dance and run across the water, and they way they care for their mate by bringing them fish."

This collection of photos includes a scruffy bear, dancing crane and nosy marmot.

“It’s just something different. I want to create something pretty where people can put their phones away."

Also called, Goblins, hoodoos are made of sandstone that is eroded by weather over thousands of years.

“Working in the optical industry I received so many calls from people themselves or their loved ones in care having trouble getting into a clinic, it’s something I saw all the time and wanted to meet that need."

"If the story we tell is that we love our city and all the great opportunity here, people will hear and want to come here.”

“They are an amazing snake and definitely very relaxed in contrast to other snakes I’ve encountered."

“The mama goose was in the nest initially and then the father flew up from the river to be with her and fight, they were pretty wound up."

“I stuck my head inside of this rotting stump and it looked like an undersea world or something."

"For years we didn’t know there is this inland rainforest here, we drove by it all the time. We’re excited to create not just a stop but a destination.”

“There’s nothing better than taking a Sunday drive and stopping at local farm stands.”

“We’re just a proud Indigenous owned and operated café, built on our Indigenous values right from roasting our beans to the atmosphere created with intention, connection and sharing stories, it all goes together."

The babies can be seen keeping close to their moms and suckling milk, creating adorable moments.

"It's an ongoing problem for the gardening community here, you learn to live with it the best you can."

It can be fun finding a rare or bizarre looking insect and try to identify it.

The six-hectare public garden has colourful blooms and stunning views.

"“We had decades to plan for the boomers."

One of the most common owls in North America, great horned owls are known by their long, ear-like tufts and big yellow eyes.

The squirrel in Lynx's video appears to have leucism.