KAMLOOPS — When Amanda Eccleston saw her first full-size mermaid tail two years ago she thought ‘I could make that myself.’ And she did. Now, Eccleston runs a mermaid tail business in ...

She has employees that have stayed with her for decades in Amber Burchard and Kathy White. Hare has also worked with Abby Anderson for five years. Hare says she has not missed a Mermaid Festival in 30 ...