Even when she’s in bed, about to drift off to sleep, Mandy Walker’s mind is in the water. She hears the shrill cry of a whistle as the race begins. She feels her muscles burning as her body — half ...

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 ...