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Floating concert at Shuswap Narrows nixed by COVID restrictions

Floating concert at Shuswap Narrows nixed by COVID restrictions

Sicamous Sep 3, 2020 / 1:20 pm

A floating concert at the Sicamous Narrows has been cancelled. "With great disappointment, we have been forced to cancel Shake the Lake 2020," Reds...

New bridge part of Salmon Arm Trans-Canada Highway four-laning project

New bridge part of Salmon Arm Trans-Canada Highway four-laning project

Aug 31, 2020 / 12:52 pm

An almost $30-million contract has been awarded for the next phase of a major four-laning project on the Trans-Canada Highway through Salmon Arm. Work will...

Overnight crash closed the Trans-Canada Highway in Shuswap, near Tappen

Overnight crash closed the Trans-Canada Highway in Shuswap, near Tappen

Shuswap Aug 31, 2020 / 6:22 am

The Trans-Canada Highway reopened just before 4 a.m. following a crash overnight. DriveBC reports the vehicle incident closed Highway 1 in both directions...

Pharmacist fined $25K for buying medication stolen from hospital

Pharmacist fined $25K for buying medication stolen from hospital

Aug 29, 2020 / 4:00 am

A Salmon Arm pharmacist has been banned from the profession for a year and fined $25,000 for purchasing pharmacy supplies and medication stolen from the Shuswap...

Shuswap Theatre takes show on the road, in parking lots and alleyways

Shuswap Theatre takes show on the road, in parking lots and alleyways

Aug 25, 2020 / 7:00 pm

A theatre company in Salmon Arm has found a way to entertain their fans, without using their stage. They'll be holding two nights of Walk-About Theatre. On...

Man charged with impaired driving breaks leg on Highway 1

Man charged with impaired driving breaks leg on Highway 1

Aug 25, 2020 / 6:04 pm

A man driving on the Trans-Canada Highway in the early hours of Thursday morning has been charged with impaired driving after he crashed his vehicle. At about...

All fires in the Columbia-Shuswap region are being maintained

All fires in the Columbia-Shuswap region are being maintained

Columbia-Shuswap Aug 23, 2020 / 10:58 am

There are currently six fires burning in the Columbia-Shuswap region, and all are either being held or under control. The 36 hectare fire on Barriere Pass...

Official Community Plan takes step forward for rural Sicamous and Malakwa

Official Community Plan takes step forward for rural Sicamous and Malakwa

Shuswap Aug 22, 2020 / 12:00 pm

An Official Community Plan is moving ahead for rural Shuswap communities near Sicamous and Malakwa. The process for adopting an OCP for Electoral Area E of the...

Drivers told to watch for wildlife on Hwy 1 west of Revelstoke

Drivers told to watch for wildlife on Hwy 1 west of Revelstoke

Revelstoke Aug 22, 2020 / 9:54 am

A wildlife advisory has been issued by DriveBC west of Revelstoke on Highway 1. Drivers are reminded to proceed with caution between Bowolin Road and Highway 23...

Footage released of two Revelstoke cyclists who got impatient at a railway crossing

Footage released of two Revelstoke cyclists who got impatient at a railway crossing

Revelstoke Aug 21, 2020 / 4:00 am

People crossing train tracks are being reminded to make good choices after a recent incident in Revelstoke. Two cyclists were caught on camera climbing...

Lightning storm starts new fires in BC Interior overnight

Lightning storm starts new fires in BC Interior overnight

BC Interior Aug 18, 2020 / 11:15 am

A lightning storm rolled through British Columbia's Interior Monday night, sparking new fires across the region. Tuesday morning, the BC Wildfire Service...

Suspects sought after man stabbed in Blind Bay

Suspects sought after man stabbed in Blind Bay

Blind Bay Aug 17, 2020 / 3:00 pm

After finding a man bleeding from apparent stab wounds, the Salmon Arm RCMP are seeking up to three suspects. Mounties and emergency medical crews responded to...

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Shuswap, North Thompson and neighbouring regions

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Shuswap, North Thompson and neighbouring regions

Aug 17, 2020 / 9:57 am

To go along with the heat warning that's been in effect for much of the southern part of the Interior, parts of central and southern B.C. now also have a...

Spectacular vehicle fire near Salmon Arm caught on video

Spectacular vehicle fire near Salmon Arm caught on video

Aug 12, 2020 / 1:50 pm

A spectacular fire was captured on video yesterday after a Jeep went up in flames outside of Salmon Arm. The video, shared by MrHazardous on YouTube, starts off...

Trail signs will create awareness for traditional territory

Trail signs will create awareness for traditional territory

Aug 12, 2020 / 4:00 am

Shuswap first nations culture will be highlighted thanks to a government grant. The Shuswap Trail Alliance and the Secwépemc Landmarks Project, with...

Algae bloom grows to fill most of Salmon Arm of Shuswap Lake

Algae bloom grows to fill most of Salmon Arm of Shuswap Lake

Shuswap Lake Aug 11, 2020 / 1:56 pm

Authorities are monitoring an algae bloom that has filled most of the Salmon Arm of Shuswap Lake. Interior Health is working with the Ministry of the...

Residents rally around berated Shuswap restaurant owner

Residents rally around berated Shuswap restaurant owner

Blind Bay Aug 10, 2020 / 1:05 pm

Residents and fellow restaurant owners are speaking out in protest after video surfaced of a Shuswap customer yelling profanities at the owners of a Chinese...

Shocking video shows man screaming at restaurant employees

Shocking video shows man screaming at restaurant employees

Aug 8, 2020 / 9:39 am

A shocking video taken at the Chinese Garden Restaurant in Blind Bay on Friday shows a man screaming at restaurant employees because of how long he had to wait...

Survivor tells story of escaping houseboat blaze on Mara Lake

Survivor tells story of escaping houseboat blaze on Mara Lake

Mara Lake Aug 7, 2020 / 7:18 am

A survivor of a houseboat fire on Mara Lake says his family got off the boat with only seconds to spare. Jon Wit was one of 21 people onboard when the boat went...

Busy long weekend for Salmon Arm RCMP

Busy long weekend for Salmon Arm RCMP

Aug 5, 2020 / 1:09 pm

It was a busy long weekend for Salmon Arm RCMP. Police in the Shuswap city responded to 123 complaints including a number of minor assaults and disturbances, 16...