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Utility work in Salmon Arm will require temporary closure of 30th Street starting Monday

Utility work in Salmon Arm will require temporary closure of 30th Street starting Monday

Mar 28, 2024 / 12:19 pm

The City of Salmon Arm said 30th Street will be closed for more than a week starting Monday, allowing crews to complete utility work. The street will be blocked...

District of Sicamous releases statement following claims council members were threatened over rail trail decision

District of Sicamous releases statement following claims council members were threatened over rail trail decision

Sicamous Mar 28, 2024 / 4:00 am

Sicamous Mayor Colleen Anderson read aloud a press release during a Wednesday meeting, expressing concern for members of council and the community who have been...

RCMP spot man attempting to hide in a vehicle, discover he has active warrants in two BC municipalities

RCMP spot man attempting to hide in a vehicle, discover he has active warrants in two BC municipalities

Mar 27, 2024 / 12:18 pm

Mounties spotted a man attempting to hide in his vehicle and soon discovered he is wanted on warrants in several locations. Const. Andrew Hodges of the Salmon...

Salmon Arm council votes to apply for $150K grant to augment 2024 climate action plan

Salmon Arm council votes to apply for $150K grant to augment 2024 climate action plan

Mar 27, 2024 / 4:00 am

The City of Salmon Arm is applying for a $150,000 grant to help cover the costs of a 2024 climate action plan. Council approved a motion to apply for the grant,...

CSRD FireSmart program will continue for another two years due to $1.1 million grant

CSRD FireSmart program will continue for another two years due to $1.1 million grant

Mar 26, 2024 / 7:00 pm

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s FireSmart program has received a $1.1 million grant that will help keep the program running for two more years....

Salmon Arm Mounties take drunk driver off road after boozy lunch

Salmon Arm Mounties take drunk driver off road after boozy lunch

Mar 26, 2024 / 11:13 am

A drunk driver pulled over by Salmon Arm Mounties claimed he hadn't had anything to drink since lunchtime. Const. Andrew Hodges of the Salmon Arm RCMP said...

Salmon Arm council opts to stop funding Shuswap Watershed Council, says provincial support is necessary

Salmon Arm council opts to stop funding Shuswap Watershed Council, says provincial support is necessary

Mar 26, 2024 / 4:00 am

Salmon Arm council voted to stop funding the Shuswap Watershed Council in hopes the decision will send a message to the B.C. government that protecting local...

Thief hits Salmon Arm liquor store twice in one day

Thief hits Salmon Arm liquor store twice in one day

Mar 25, 2024 / 7:00 pm

A Salmon Arm liquor store was hit with two thefts in one day, but police say they have identified the perpetrator thanks to video surveillance. Const. Andrew...

BC Wildfire Service plans to burn 250 debris piles in the Anglemont area as part of wildfire risk reduction project

BC Wildfire Service plans to burn 250 debris piles in the Anglemont area as part of wildfire risk reduction project

Anglemont Mar 25, 2024 / 2:42 pm

The BC Wildfire Service, Okanagan Shuswap Resource District and Anglemont Fire Department will be burning about 250 piles of wood debris in the Anglemont area...

Salmon Arm police warn residents of new text message scam alleging speed camera infractions

Salmon Arm police warn residents of new text message scam alleging speed camera infractions

Mar 25, 2024 / 12:54 pm

Mounties are warning Salmon Arm residents about a new scam involving text messages which claim the recipient has received a speed camera infraction, demanding...

Two men got into a fight in the Centenoka Park Mall bathroom, Mounties say

Two men got into a fight in the Centenoka Park Mall bathroom, Mounties say

Mar 25, 2024 / 10:45 am

Mounties say a 44-year-old man and a 25-year-old man exchanged blows in the bathroom of Salmon Arm's Centenoka Park Mall earlier this month. Const. Andrew...

The Point at Adams Lake Resort has announced a permanent closure following a devastating fire in February

The Point at Adams Lake Resort has announced a permanent closure following a devastating fire in February

Chase Mar 24, 2024 / 4:00 am

The owner of the Point on Adams Lake Resort has announced the permanent closure of the resort following a devastating fire in February. Richard (Rick)...

AIM Roads announces plans for bridge maintenance on Highway 1 near Chase starting Tuesday

AIM Roads announces plans for bridge maintenance on Highway 1 near Chase starting Tuesday

Chase Mar 23, 2024 / 10:00 am

Expect delays on Highway 1 near Chase on Tuesday with bridge maintenance planned to begin at 8 a.m. AIM Roads announced in a Facebook post that crews will be...

CSRD board votes against 'monster subdivision' proposed for Tappen

CSRD board votes against 'monster subdivision' proposed for Tappen

Mar 23, 2024 / 4:00 am

Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors have voted against an 86-lot subdivision proposed for Tappen. At the March 21 CSRD board of directors meeting, a...

Trans-Canada Highway in Salmon Arm clear after crews finish vehicle recovery work

Trans-Canada Highway in Salmon Arm clear after crews finish vehicle recovery work

Mar 22, 2024 / 6:12 pm

DriveBC is reporting that Highway 1 through Salmon Arm is now clear after crews spent the day conducting recovery work on Friday. Vehicle recovery efforts...

CSRD directors ask Interior Health for better collaboration on algae blooms, hazardous spills

CSRD directors ask Interior Health for better collaboration on algae blooms, hazardous spills

Mar 22, 2024 / 4:05 pm

Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors have asked Interior Health and the provincial ministry of environment for improved collaboration when responding to...

Vehicle recovery planned Friday along Trans-Canada Highway in Salmon Arm

Vehicle recovery planned Friday along Trans-Canada Highway in Salmon Arm

Mar 21, 2024 / 5:03 pm

Vehicle recovery efforts are expected to cause minor delays on Highway 1 in Salmon Arm Friday morning. A report from DriveBC said vehicle recovery work will...

Stolen bird returned safely to Salmon Arm pet store, promptly purchased by relieved customer

Stolen bird returned safely to Salmon Arm pet store, promptly purchased by relieved customer

Mar 21, 2024 / 2:49 pm

UPDATE: 2:49 p.m. A parrot stolen on Tuesday morning has been returned to a Salmon Arm pet store, and was promptly purchased by a relieved customer. Jenny...

Proposal for fast food restaurant, gas bar in Sicamous heading to committee of the whole

Proposal for fast food restaurant, gas bar in Sicamous heading to committee of the whole

Sicamous Mar 21, 2024 / 4:00 am

A development including a triple fast food restaurant with a drive thru, gas bar and electric vehicle chargers has been proposed for a controversial site on...

Shuswap Community Foundation giving away more than $120K as part of 2024 grant program

Shuswap Community Foundation giving away more than $120K as part of 2024 grant program

Mar 20, 2024 / 7:00 pm

Shuswap Community Foundation is set to give away more than $120,000 as part of its 2024 grant program. In a press release, Shuswap Community Foundation said it...