Salmon Arm News
District of Sicamous sues over bridge replacement performance bond
The District of Sicamous is involved in a lawsuit over replacement of the Solsqua-Sicamous bridge. The district filed a lawsuit against Western Surety over a...
Firefighters save stuck calf, to relief of Twin Heart Animal Sanctuary
The Tappen Volunteer Fire Department doesn't just rescue kittens from trees – a team from the department can now add 'ruminant rescue...
Board of education eyes major changes in Shuswap schools
Salmon Arm schools could be due for a major grade shakeup. School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) trustees are considering reducing the number of...
High price tag for new Sicamous Health Centre remains contentious
The proposed Shuswap (Secwépemc) Healing Centre and its $10-million price tag remains a source of controversy in the Shuswap community. The District of...
Salmon Arm Fair announces summer schedule change
The Salmon Arm Fair is 'moo-ving' on up in the calendar The community agricultural fair is foregoing its usual September weekend and instead will...
Transport Canada teams up with CSRD to clear rogue buoys
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District and Transport Canada have been taking action on rogue buoys afloat on Shuswap Lake. Transport Canada’s Navigation...
New details of rescue efforts after cats seen falling from moving trailer
These cats landed on their feet — thanks to the tireless late-night efforts of Shuswap animal rescue volunteers. Chase RCMP responded to multiple calls...
Trans-Canada bridge in Sicamous a national disgrace, and gross negligence, council says
Sicamous council is sounding the alarm over the state of the R.W. Bruhn bridge on the Trans-Canada Highway. The bridge is one of the major entrances to the...
Salmon Arm sports complex roof found to be structurally unsafe when snow accumulates
The City of Salmon Arm has announced it will be closing the SASCU Indoor Memorial Sports Complex as soon as the first snowfall arrives. According to the city,...
North Shuswap residents demand answers for Bush Creek wildfire response
Sparks flew Thursday night at a public meeting on the wildfires that devastated the North Shuswap this past summer. Residents are demanding answers over what...
Armed home invasion turns out to be Halloween hallucination
A woman told police a group of people wielding guns and wearing Halloween costumes was breaking into her home in Anglemont – but Chase RCMP found no crime...
Travel trailer goes up in flames outside Chase
A wood stove chimney was found to be the cause of a travel trailer inferno outside Chase. Chase RCMP on patrol spotted a large fire in the woods off the...
Man held in walk-in cooler in alleged kidnapping and assault in Shuswap
A Celista man claims he was kidnapped, assaulted and held in a walk-in cooler for hours. Chase RCMP say they received a delayed report of an assault that...
Driver hospitalized after two-vehicle collision in Lee Creek
One person was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash last week in Lee Creek. In a news release, Chase RCMP said officers and paramedics...
Police recover trailer full of felines after cats seen falling from moving vehicle
It was a near cat-astrophe in the Shuswap when concerned motorists called police over multiple felines falling from a moving trailer. Chase RCMP responded to...
Many back home, but dozens of Skwlax band members still displaced following devastating fire
A small assortment of mugs, teacups, and figurines, some of them chipped, charred or warped, are carefully arranged on a blue tarp in front of a pile of burned...
Conservation officer says bear's defence mode kicked in when startled by Salmon Arm jogger
Conservation officers consider Tuesday’s encounter between a bear and a Salmon Arm jogger a case of "being in the wrong place at the wrong...
Police called to three-vehicle collision outside Salmon Arm
Emergency crews responded to the scene of a three car collision on Highway 97B on Tuesday afternoon. Salmon Arm RCMP report it was determined three vehicles...
2 school buses collide on Trans-Canada Highway in Salmon Arm
Two school buses collided in Salmon Arm on Monday. Police and emergency services were called to the scene on the Trans Canada Highway near Pierre's Point...
Mother of slain Ashley Simpson hopes to return for killer's sentencing
The mother of murder victim Ashley Simpson says the court needs to hear how her family was shattered by her death. In an update on a GoFundMe campaign launched...