Salmon Arm News
SASCU gives $75,000 boost to youth endowment fund
Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union kicked off 2023 with a $75,000 boost to the SASCU Youth Endowment, bringing the fund’s balance to $100,000. The SASCU...
Dreamcatchers Conference set to inspire, connect youth with First Nations traditions
Inspiring First Nations youth is the goal of the Secwepemc Dreamcatchers Conference. The conference takes place March 17-19 at the Adams Lake Band gym, in...
Judge dismisses collection company's application for default on 45% loan
A judge slammed a debt collection company and dismissed its application for a default order on a payday loan that charged almost 45% interest. In a B.C....
BCGEU reaches tentative deal at Salmon Arm's Lakeside Manor following mediation
A tentative contract agreement has been reached with seniors home workers at Lakeside Manor in Salmon Arm. The BC General Employees' Union says it has...
Parent raises concern over homeless shelter in same building as Salmon Arm daycare
A Salmon Arm father says he was shocked to learn a homeless shelter would be opening up in the same building as his three-year-old son's daycare. Seamus...
DriveBC says Highway 1 near Tappen reopened after Tuesday evening crash
UPDATE: 10:00 p.m. DriveBC says Highway 1 near Tappen has been reopened after a crash earlier Tuesday evening closed the highway in both directions. ORIGINAL:...
69-year-old woman falls through the ice at Swansea Point
After falling through the ice near Swansea point on Mara Lake Monday night, a 69-year-old woman was able to call 911 while clinging to the ice. “The woman...
Co-workers try to offset family's costs as child undergoes chemo
It’s going to be at least six months of intensive chemotherapy for young Gage. Chad Inglis is trying to help out friends whose son was recently diagnosed...
Salmon Arm liquor store sees 'overwhelming support' after roadwork blues
After announcing it would close due to being cut off by a major Salmon Arm road project, the Downtown Liquor Store says it has received an outpouring of support...
Shuswap MLA blasts NDP community benefits agreements as discriminatory
Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo is blasting the governing NDP's community benefits agreements as discriminatory and favouring the party's union friends. Kyllo,...
Mosquito control returns to Scotch Creek after one-year hiatus
Mosquito control will return to the Scotch Creek area of the Shuswap this year. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District, BC Parks and Little Shuswap Lake Band...
New winter shelter opening in downtown Salmon Arm
A new emergency winter shelter is opening in Salmon Arm. “We recognize the urgent need to offer safe, indoor housing to those currently sheltering outside...
Mediation averts strike at Salmon Arm seniors home
Job action has been postponed at a Salmon Arm seniors home. BC Government Employees Union workers at Lakeside Manor issued 72-hour strike notice on Friday and...
Trans Canada crash cleared between Sicamous and Revelstoke
UPDATE: 6:20 a.m. A crash scene on the Trans-Canada Highway between Sicamous and Revelstoke was cleared early this morning. DriveBC advises the scene was...
Lighthouse Community Food Forest at the Salmon Arm Salvation Army Food Bank has been recognized nationally
A Salmon Arm food forest has been recognized nationally as healthy urban green space. The Lighthouse Community Food Forest at the Salmon Arm Salvation Army Food...
Strike notice issued at Salmon Arm retirement home
BC Government Employees Union workers at retirement home in Salmon Arm have issued 72-hour strike notice. The union announced Friday its members at Lakeside...
Shuswap residents can now recycle more items
Residents across the Columbia Shuswap Regional District can now recycle more items at local recycling depots or in their home-recycling programs. Effective Jan....
Two conservation officers will be stationed at new office in Salmon Arm
The BC Conservation Officer Service will open a field office in Salmon Arm this year. The office will have two officers and will be within the North Okanagan...
Salmon Arm RCMP seek man wanted on warrants for assault and more
Terell Scurvey is a wanted man. Salmon Arm RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating Scurvey, who has warrants for his arrest. The 24-year-old is...
Judge rules in curious case of the moving creek between Mara neighbours
Did a creek separating two Shuswap properties move over the course of more than century? A BC Supreme Court judge says yes. Neighbouring landowners on either...