Salmon Arm News
Shuswap firefighters rescue and reunite pets after owners forced to flee
Amid the stories of returning evacuees in the Shuswap as the threat of the still-burning Bush Creek East wildfire diminishes, volunteers are helping to reunite...
Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival working on refunds in wake of cancellation
Roots & Blues says the refunds are coming. It's been almost a month since the Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival was forced to cancel after its first...
Large plume rises from within fire perimeter at Bush Creek blaze
UPDATE: 2:09 p.m. The BC Wildfire Service says skimmer aircraft are supporting ground crews as fire activity has flared up northeast of Chase at the Bush Creek...
BC Hydro says power restored to 99.5 per cent of customers impacted by Bush Creek wildfire
UPDATE: 3:55 p.m. BC Hydro says power has been restored to 99.5 per cent of customers impacted by the Bush Creek East wildfire, as crews restrung the last span...
Smoke can be expected until the snow flies at Bush Creek East wildfire
Smoke can be expected until the snow flies at the Bush Creek East wildfire. "Although we are entering the fall season, nearby communities can still expect...
Voir dire begins in Shuswap murder of Ashley Simpson
A voir dire, or evidence hearing, into the second-degree murder charges against a Shuswap man began this week. Derek Lee Matthew Favell is charged in the death...
Smoke from within fire perimeter not a concern at Bush Creek East wildfire
UPDATE: 2:55 p.m. BC Wildfire Service advises communities near the Bush Creek East Wildfire they can expect to see smoke within the fire perimeter over the...
Premier optimistic Shuswap recovery won't be plagued by delays like those seen in Lytton
The rebuild in the North Shuswap won’t be plagued by delays like those seen in Lytton, according to B.C.’s premier, because the devastation did not...
Salmon Arm bike thief found with meth, cocaine, heroin, pot
A man arrested for possession of a stolen bike was found with methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and cannabis. Salmon Arm RCMP located a suspected...
Bush Creek wildfire seeing tree candling and more winds, BCWS says
Increased wind has caused more fire activity on the Bush Creek East wildfire, but the BC Wildfire Service says work is continuing as usual. The over...
BCWS says skimmers sent to Bush Creek wildfire as crews expect uptick in fire activity
UPDATE: 4:37 p.m. The BC Wildfire Service says a skimmer group is working to support ground crews fighting the Bush Creek East wildfire where it burns southwest...
Drying conditions to produce more smoke, flame from Bush Creek wildfire: BCWS
UPDATE: 11:10 a.m. Warm and dry conditions into the weekend are expected to increase fire activity on the Bush Creek East fire burning in the Shuswap area, but...
Alcohol eyed as possible factor in fiery crash that closed Highway 1, police say
UPDATE: 5:11 p.m. Police in Salmon Arm are investigating a crash and fire that closed the Trans-Canada Highway for a period of hours on Thursday morning....
BC Hydro says 95% have power restored as 400+ poles replaced in Bush Creek fire area
More than 400 power poles damaged by the Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap have been replaced by BC Hydro. The utility is also reporting 95 per cent of...
2 arrested, 1 under guard in hospital after flight from police in Kelowna, spike belt in Salmon Arm
Two suspects were arrested Wednesday in Salmon Arm after fleeing from police in Kelowna. About 9:15 a.m., Kelowna RCMP attempted to stop a Ford F-350 pickup...
Anglemont given all-clear as warm, dry conditions could see small increase in Bush Creek fire behaviour
Anglemont residents have been given the all-clear with the lifting of the evacuation alert in the area. The Columba Shuswap Regional District through and...
North Shuswap residents return home, get first look at 'heartbreaking' damage
Clear, sunny skies welcomed North Shuswap evacuees back to the area Wednesday as the first wave of residents returned to their properties weeks after a raging...
TNRD lifts more evacuation orders, begins cleanup
UPDATE: 6:35 p.m. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is lifting more evacuation orders in the Bush Creek East wildfire zone. Effective 7 p.m. Wednesday, 75...
Scotch Creek Fire Chief says dangers remain in fire-ravaged areas
Extreme dangers remain in fire areas as Shuswap residents begin to see the damage for the first time with their own eyes. "Stay out of burned structures...
New count pegs estimated number of buildings destroyed by Shuswap blaze at 270
UPDATE: 4:08 p.m. The number of structures believed to have been destroyed by the Bush Creek East wildfire has risen to 270. Columbia Shuswap Regional District...