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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.
How to improve primary care services: Salmon Arm man takes part in provincial study
A Salmon Arm man spent just over a year working on a research project doing…
Shuswap wildfire activist holding forum about Bush Creek East blaze
Shuswap activist Jim Cooperman will be speaking at Thompson Rivers University this week and the…
‘Enough is enough’: Kamloops senior to lead rallies demanding federal pension reform
Many seniors are living below the poverty line in BC and a Kamloops woman wants…
KNITTED KNOCKERS: Shuswap breast cancer survivor pays it forward
A woman in Chase has been knitting for almost a decade to support breast cancer…
iN PHOTOS: Kamloops photographer brings colour to dreary winter days
A landscape photographer in Kamloops is doing something different with his camera these days. Lorie…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops horror film festival features all Canadian content
Horror-themed Darkfest is bringing an all-Canadian film lineup to Kamloops. It features four films on…
Peachland man battling to stay in tiny home facing court, hefty fines
Peachland man Ryan King has 60 days to remove his dwelling from his property or…
City approves much needed rental units on Kamloops’ North Shore
A residential and commercial development project on Kamloops' North Shore will be going forward after…
Kamloops city council back pedals on TRU overpass study demand
The location of a multi-million dollar overpass has been a topic of debate between the…
iN PHOTOS: A Kelowna love story, images of a changing city
Kelowna resident Neil Thacker takes early morning walks through local parks and late-night strolls along…
iN PHOTOS: Snow Moon captured through cloud cover over Kamloops, Okanagan
Photographers in the Kamloops and Okanagan area were able to capture photos of February's full…
New multi-use path for Kamloops waterfront park in the works
Kamloops residents might have noticed a line of flagged wooden stakes going through one of…
Disheartened: Downtown Kamloops business owners on crime, social disorder
It isn’t a secret that small businesses in Kamloops are struggling to cope with ongoing…
Community members gather in Kamloops to talk crime and social disorder
More than 100 members of the Kamloops community gathered at a church this past weekend…
iN PHOTOS: Feathered families splish, splash in Kamloops, Okanagan
Several photographers in the Kamloops and Okanagan area shared photographs of different species of waterfowl…
Former TNRD director fighting for endangered steelhead trout recovery near Merritt
Steven Rice is trying to rebuild a once vibrant Steelhead trout fishery on the Nicola…
Warm winter wakes bears from hibernation early in Kamloops, Okanagan
Low snowpack and warm winter temperatures mean there are more bears wandering around looking for…
iN PHOTOS: Hawks soar, hunt and feast in Kamloops, Okanagan
Photographers in Kamloops and the Okanagan snapped some impressive photos of hawks flying, posing and…
DITCH DUMPING: Okanagan, Kamloops residents shocked by amount of garbage on roadsides
Disheartening, ignorant and sad are words two residents use to describe the amount of household…
New transit fare system goes live in Kamloops; Okanagan not far behind
Transit riders in Kamloops can now use BC Transit’s Umo electronic fare system, and the…
Sicamous council stops progress on Shuswap portion of rail trail
A zoning bylaw amendment required to allow work to begin on the Sicamous portion of…
Provincial park devasted by Shuswap wildfire partly reopens to public
A popular provincial park near the town of Scotch Creek in the Shuswap is slowly…
Get ready for the Snow Moon in Kamloops, Okanagan this week
The moon is waxing in skies over Kamloops and the Okanagan and will be a…
‘Irresponsible breeder’: Charges being considered after abused dogs rescued in Clearwater
Thirty-one dogs were removed from a property in Clearwater by the BC SPCA after the…