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School District 83 returning to voluntary in-class learning June 1

School District 83 returning to voluntary in-class learning June 1

May 28, 2020 / 6:00 pm

School districts across the province are preparing for voluntary in-class learning next week, with a June 1 part-time return to school in School District 83....

Salmon Arm RCMP will be monitoring school zones on Monday

Salmon Arm RCMP will be monitoring school zones on Monday

May 28, 2020 / 4:03 pm

If you're out and about around local schools on Monday, you might want to keep an eye on your speedometer. The Salmon Arm RCMP will be out monitoring...

MLA's business says come on over as CSRD says stay away

MLA's business says come on over as CSRD says stay away

May 26, 2020 / 4:00 am

While regional politicians were urging outsiders not to travel to the Shuswap over the long weekend, a business in which the local MLA is a shareholder was...

Albertan offers apology in wake of angry letter over 'stay away' message

Albertan offers apology in wake of angry letter over 'stay away' message

Shuswap May 25, 2020 / 4:00 am

An Alberta man who stirred up a hornet's nest of reaction over his comments about the Shuswap's plea for visitors to stay away over the Victoria Day...

Albertan cabin owner says Shuswap plea to stay away an insult

Albertan cabin owner says Shuswap plea to stay away an insult

Shuswap May 23, 2020 / 4:00 am

A Shuswap cabin owner is fuming over the Columbia Shuswap Regional District's public plea for Albertans to stay away. CSRD chair Kevin Flynn asked Albertans...

Boat cruises Shuswap Lake while attached to trailer

Boat cruises Shuswap Lake while attached to trailer

Shuswap Lake May 22, 2020 / 3:07 pm

Warning: The video above includes coarse language A video of a bizarre scene recently on Shuswap Lake has been viewed by millions of people around the world. ...

Orphaned bear named after Snowbird's Capt. Jennifer Casey

Orphaned bear named after Snowbird's Capt. Jennifer Casey

Tappen May 20, 2020 / 4:00 am

The last of a trio of orphaned bear cubs has been rescued and will honour a fallen hero. Affectionately known as the Tappen Triplets, the three cubs were live...

Shuswap city opening several amenities as COVID crisis eases

Shuswap city opening several amenities as COVID crisis eases

May 14, 2020 / 7:00 pm

Salmon Arm is taking steps to open things up. City council approved the reopening of several amenities that had been closed for weeks due to the COVID-19...

Parks & recreation in Shuswap area open, but running with a limit

Parks & recreation in Shuswap area open, but running with a limit

Shuswap May 14, 2020 / 9:31 am

With the May long weekend approaching, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District is making some adjustments to their parks & recreation operations. During the...

Visitors not welcome in Shuswap this long weekend

Visitors not welcome in Shuswap this long weekend

Shuswap area May 13, 2020 / 12:37 pm

Yes it is a beautiful part of the world, but please don't come for a visit. In a normal year, the Shuswap is a hot spot for tourists looking to take a break...

'Swindler and con artist' sentenced for breaching BCSC order

'Swindler and con artist' sentenced for breaching BCSC order

May 11, 2020 / 2:59 pm

A “swindler and con artist” in Salmon Arm has been sentenced to two years of probation and house arrest after being convicted of breaching an order...

RCMP searching for missing 16-year-old Salmon Arm boy

RCMP searching for missing 16-year-old Salmon Arm boy

May 11, 2020 / 9:02 am

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP are searching for a missing 16-year-old boy from Salmon Arm. Dreydon Desjarlais was last seen on May 9 at his home on Salmon...

Salmon Arm Walmart employee tests positive for coronavirus

Salmon Arm Walmart employee tests positive for coronavirus

May 5, 2020 / 1:10 pm

Walmart Canada has confirmed an employee at its Salmon Arm store has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee was diagnosed in late April and was told to stay...

The Fur-Bearers offers $1,000 reward in case of burned bear

The Fur-Bearers offers $1,000 reward in case of burned bear

Tappen May 2, 2020 / 11:45 am

A $1,000 reward is being offered for information in the killing – and then burning – of a black bear in the Shuswap. The Fur-Bearers is offering the...

Emergency Economic Response Plan for the Shuswap

Emergency Economic Response Plan for the Shuswap

May 1, 2020 / 4:00 am

Working together, we will get through this – and that's how the Shuswap region intends to move forward with its COVID-19 Emergency Economic Response...

Bear carcass found in Tappen after being shot, burned

Bear carcass found in Tappen after being shot, burned

Tappen Apr 30, 2020 / 4:00 am

BC Conservation is currently investigating an incident where a bear carcass was found shot and burned in the Skimikin pit in Tappen on April 17. The carcass was...

Salmon Arm makeup company wins global cosmetic award

Salmon Arm makeup company wins global cosmetic award

Apr 29, 2020 / 6:00 pm

A Salmon Arm-based makeup company took home a top prize at the 2020 Clean Beauty Awards. MisMacK Clean Cosmetics won the international award for their ART...

Lottery luck strikes twice for Salmon Arm man

Lottery luck strikes twice for Salmon Arm man

Apr 28, 2020 / 10:56 am

Lotto luck has struck twice for Salmon Arm resident Neil Piper. He matched all four Extra numbers to win $500,000 in the March 24 Lotto Max draw. Piper, who...

CSRD says landfill taking brunt of public frustrations

CSRD says landfill taking brunt of public frustrations

Shuswap Apr 22, 2020 / 12:51 pm

More abuse is being hurled at landfill workers. After reports of abusive language at the Vernon landfill, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District reports similar...

High turbidity prompts boil-water notice in Sorrento

High turbidity prompts boil-water notice in Sorrento

Sorrento Apr 21, 2020 / 12:09 pm

A boil-water notice has been issued for users of the Sorrento water system. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District advises users to boil their water at a rapid...