News Items tag as: Shannon Ainslie

How a Kamloops Blazer netminder made it to the big leagues
April 02, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Former NHL goaltender and Kamloops resident Steve Passmore is charismatic and lights up when he talks about hockey.
iN PHOTOS: Spring flowers in dry grasslands of Kamloops, Okanagan
April 02, 2025 - 4:00 AM

The grasslands in Kamloops and the Okanagan are home to a wide variety animals and insects, and drought-adapted flowers are blooming this time of year.
Want to book an August long weekend BC Parks campsite? The countdown is on
April 01, 2025 - 6:00 AM

The countdown is on for campers waiting to reserve a provincial site for the upcoming August long weekend and the competition to snag a spot is expected to be fierce.
How a Salmon Arm father became the subject of an Amber Alert
March 31, 2025 - 7:00 AM

Salmon Arm father Davis Lim was the subject of an Amber Alert issued by Vancouver police in mid March when he took his two-year-old son from outside a family care centre on East Broadway while under an interim custody order through the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
iN PHOTOS: Birds begin spring courtship rituals in Kamloops, Okanagan
March 31, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Here's a sure sign of spring. Several species of birds are pairing up and can be observed calling for mates and doing fancy rituals in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Kamloops artist sharing 'cultural significant' tales as Vancouver library's Indigenous storyteller
March 30, 2025 - 7:00 AM

An Indigenous storyteller in Kamloops was chosen to be the 2025 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence at Vancouver Public Library where he will bring his highly interactive performances to new audiences for the next three months.
iN VIDEO: Mist rises off Shuswap Lake on a spring morning
March 29, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A landscape photographer has been capturing the beauty of Shuswap Lake on video as it transforms through the days and seasons since she moved with her family to Sicamous from Alberta last summer.
iN PHOTOS: Wild animals feast on snacks, or become one, in Kamloops, Okanagan
March 28, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Wild animals are busy having springtime buffets in Kamloops and the Okanagan, and while some are filling their bellies other less fortunate ones are becoming snacks.
iN VIDEO: Rescued South Okanagan guinea fowl sees his own kind for first time
March 27, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Keremeos resident December Foster cares for a handful of rescued birds on her property including a guinea fowl named Super Dave.
iN PHOTOS: A bit about prickly porcupines in Kamloops, Okanagan
March 26, 2025 - 4:00 AM

It isn’t uncommon to come across a porcupine in the forests, grasslands or rockier slopes in Kamloops and the Okanagan, and the creatures are pretty fascinating.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

News Items tag as: Shannon Ainslie

How a Kamloops Blazer netminder made it to the big leagues

iN PHOTOS: Spring flowers in dry grasslands of Kamloops, Okanagan

Want to book an August long weekend BC Parks campsite? The countdown is on

How a Salmon Arm father became the subject of an Amber Alert

iN PHOTOS: Birds begin spring courtship rituals in Kamloops, Okanagan

Kamloops artist sharing 'cultural significant' tales as Vancouver library's Indigenous storyteller

iN VIDEO: Mist rises off Shuswap Lake on a spring morning

iN PHOTOS: Wild animals feast on snacks, or become one, in Kamloops, Okanagan

iN VIDEO: Rescued South Okanagan guinea fowl sees his own kind for first time

iN PHOTOS: A bit about prickly porcupines in Kamloops, Okanagan

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