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.

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Joined: July 07, 2021
Articles: 2413

July 17 2021 02:30 PM

Rescue horses moved to safety from Embleton Wildfire

When the Embleton Mountain Fire broke out across the road from a herd of rescue…

July 16 2021 06:00 PM

BC SPCA in Kamloops trying to reunite owners with pets separated by wildfires

The BC SPCA is trying to find the owners of some stray pets found in…

July 16 2021 06:00 AM

BC Wildlife Park has a hospital full of merlins getting ready for flight

The fifty animals that were taken into the rehab facility at the B.C. Wildfire Park…

July 14 2021 06:00 PM

Dog rescued during Lytton wildfire emergency happy to be home

Jessica Dan and her dog Princess are still recuperating after a long and stressful ordeal.…

July 14 2021 07:30 AM

New drug gives West Kelowna woman with cystic fibrosis a future

A new drug for treating cystic fibrosis was approved for sale in Canada last month…

July 14 2021 06:00 AM

Sun Peaks resident on evacuation alert alarmed at lack of lodging in Kamloops

Residents of Sun Peaks are worried there is no lodging available in Kamloops in the…

July 13 2021 10:49 AM

Kelowna man wins $500K with Lotto Max Extra ticket

Kelowna resident David Dube was shocked after winning $500,000 with a Lotto Max Extra ticket.…

July 13 2021 06:30 AM

Kamloops’s needle buyback program aiming for a second launch

Two Kamloops residents are hoping to resurrect a controversial needle exchange program after it was…

July 11 2021 07:00 AM

Popular Okanagan food truck moves in to Kamloops

The Lobster Pot food truck opened in Kamloops for the first time this week and…

July 09 2021 06:00 PM

Food truck gives back to wildfire evacuees at Kamloopa Arbour

The volunteer team at the Cookshack Cravings food truck spent today cooking and handing out…

July 09 2021 07:00 AM

Citizen committee to take action against criminal activity on Kamloops’s North Shore

Kamloops resident Leah Moss is fed up with the criminal activity and open drug use…

July 09 2021 06:30 AM

Kamloops residents organizing ‘buddy system’ to ensure no one left behind in emergencies

The recent wildfire evacuations in Kamloops's Juniper Ridge neighbourhood has sparked the idea of establishing…

July 09 2021 06:00 AM

Bald eagle rescued from Paul Lake near Kamloops has died

The bald eagle that was rescued from the shores of Paul Lake northeast of Kamloops…