Skip to content
  1. Home
  2. Community

Salmon Arm’s Vail Village a winter wonderland in miniature

A fundraiser for the SPCA, display open to public until Dec. 23
Jim Elliot
Jim Elliot
19834920_web1_copy_20191215-SAA-Vail-Village-JE-019
Hailey Payne and Audrey Harper inspect some of the fine details of the Vail Village miniature display on Sunday, Dec. 15. The display, currently set up in a storefront on Alexander Street serves as a fundraiser for the SPCA with admission by donation. (Jim Elliot/Salmon Arm Observer)

Hundreds of intricate miniature buildings and figures make up Vail Village, a world in miniature, pulled straight from the pages of a winter storybook full of twinkling lights and snow-filled streets.

Read More: Scopes on crossbows, wireless trail cameras out in proposed changes to B.C. hunting regs

Read More: VIDEO: Salmon Arm fathers hit the ice for daughters’ figure skating showcase

Vail Village can be visited in downtown Salmon Arm at 351 Alexander St. The display, which includes numerous lit and animated buildings and other features, is a fundraiser for the SPCA. Admission is by donation.

The village is open to the public from 3 to 7 p.m. daily until Dec. 23.

Read More: Salmon Arm family cooking up Christmas community dinner

Read More: VIDEO: ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ cast hits the blue carpet at world premiere


jim.elliot@saobserver.net
Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

19834920_web1_20191215-SAA-Vail-Village-JE-003
Vail Village is a sprawling miniature exhibit in a storefront on Salmon Arm’s Alexander Street which serves as a fundraiser for the SPCA with admission by donation. (Jim Elliot/Salmon Arm Observer)
Jim Elliot

About the Author: Jim Elliot

I’m a B.C. transplant here in Whitehorse at The News telling stories about the Yukon's people, environment, and culture.
Read more