Shannon Ainslie

There's a difference between high-flying pigeons and the sport of pigeon racing.

"Maybe we can’t get dad’s island back for him but he’ll always win because the island is public land and everyone can enjoy it, just like he wanted in the first place."

“They're all quite playful and the youngsters roll around and do flips."

Plenty of cats are already riding aboard kayaks, canoes and sailboats, but it takes a bit of work to get them ready for water adventures.

“I thought there has to be a better way than what we are doing, heavily medicating people and letting them wander hallways aimlessly, there is no quality of life there."

The biennial fundraiser is "all in support of one simple mission: putting a smile on the face of a child who needs it most."

The smoke is forecast to stick around for the next couple of days.

Blink and you'll miss this little provincial park. Most folks don't know it's there or how to get there.

Dragonflies can see almost 360 degrees around them.

"We'll look at the amount of geese and goose droppings during August, which is the worst month for this issue in our area."

"There are always fascinating things to discover out in nature. This one was pretty creepy."

“Even people on the boats around us were saying they hadn’t seen anything like that either.”

“It’s hilarious the debates people are having in the Juniper page. There was a big argument last week with this lady claiming Tony was a girl and needed his name changed to Toni.”

Hint: It has something to do with compost and bears.

“That’s pretty far out in their range, not impossible, but that’s way at the edge of their habitat."

“We are tracking diseases like avian flu and salmonellosis, so we like the public to help by reporting if they find something."

“There are a lot of people who are tasting mead for the first time and it’s fun watching their reactions."

Several outdoor lovers captured the beauty of the alpine this month.

The lobster travels more than 5,000 kilometres across the country.

Environment Canada is forecasting smoke in the Kamloops area for the next couple of days.

“It isn’t even about aggressive dogs, it’s about dogs that don’t understand boundaries at all.”

Fish are at the top of the menu for these skilled hunters, divers and fishers.

Eddie Haymour built a Middle Eastern themed park on an island in Okanagan Lake near Peachland

Some of the items stand out as a little more peculiar than others.