Salmon Arm News
Elephant statue stolen from Salmon Arm has been located
The mystery of the pilfered pachyderm has been solved. Police say a grey elephant statue went missing June 6 from a residence in downtown Salmon Arm. But, on...
Columbia Shuswap offers workshops on how to identify & consume weeds
The Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society (CSISS) is hosting online training sessions for those who are interested in identifying and managing invasive...
Evacuation, alerts issued in Shuswap over landslide danger
Landslide risk has prompted the evacuation of five properties in the Shuswap. Seven other properties in the Gateway Lakeview Resort neighbourhood in Lee Creek...
Stolen tent trailer comes unhitched near Salmon Arm
Salmon Arm RCMP are on the lookout for a black pickup that lost a stolen tent trailer it was towing. Staff Sgt. Scott West says police received a complaint on...
CSRD rejects Walmart plan for transfer yard on ALR land
Walmart's proposal to use farmland for a trailer storage and transfer yard along the Trans-Canada Highway did not pass muster with Columbia Shuswap Regional...
Salmon Arm youths get 4x4 stuck, police come to the rescue
Police came to the rescue of some stranded youths Saturday night, south of Salmon Arm. Two teens and a young adult became stuck several kilometres up Shaw Road...
Two separate car crashes in Salmon Arm go off-road
Two separate crashes in Salmon Arm on Friday caused vehicles to go off-road – one into a grassy area and another into a fence. The first happened just...
DriveBC is reporting single-lane traffic south of Sicamous
UPDATE 8:10 p.m. Highway 97A has fully reopened after a logging truck lost its load just south of Sicamous Thursday morning. While the highway was reopened to...
Multiple dead dogs found in McGillivray pit near Chase
A number of dead dogs were found in the McGillivray gravel pit near Chase this week. The dogs were discovered on Monday by Ryan Fenton, who shared his shocking...
Salmon Arm senior gets her diploma at 68 years of age
Most people retire when they turn 65 – but not Lorna Thomas. The Shuswap senior went back to school to fulfil her life-long goal of graduating from high...
Missing Salmon Arm woman found safe
UPDATE JUNE 16, 4:45 p.m. RCMP say 29-year-old Allison Ann Askoty has been located safe and sound. Askoty was reported missing Monday afternoon. ORIGINAL JUNE...
Driver gets lucky in Salmon Arm rollover crash
A young driver suffered only minor injuries in a rollover crash Thursday in Salmon Arm. RCMP were called to the single-vehicle crash on the 2400 block of Auto...
Dashcam footage captures pickup overtake near oncoming traffic
A driver's close call with an oncoming truck on the highway to Chase from outside of Blind Bay has been captured on dash cam footage. Resident Chantelle...
Big rig driver hit a rock face near Sorrento
The driver of a big rig fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a rock face Wednesday morning in the Shuswap area. Chase RCMP said the unidentified driver was...
Sorrento-Blind Bay incorporation study paused by pandemic
Incorporation of the Sorrento-Blind Bay area is on hold. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District has hit pause on an incorporation study, pending changes in the...
Salmon Arm RCMP seek to return stolen property to owners
The Salmon Arm RCMP are doing some spring cleaning. The detachment is aiming to return a number of stolen items back to their owners. In late 2019 they seized: ...
Shuswap playgrounds are now open to the public
All playground equipment at Columbia Shuswap Regional District parks will be open for public use starting on Monday. Physical distancing measures are still in...
Rollover crash involving semi on Highway 1 near Salmon Arm Saturday
A rollover crash involving a semi truck had traffic backed up on Highway 1 near Salmon Arm. The crash occurred at about 6 a.m. Saturday morning when the semi...
Hundreds turn out for Salmon Arm rally in support of BLM
People turned out en masse for the Black Lives Matter rally in Salmon Arm Saturday. Reports said several hundred people attended the rally that was held in...
CSRD closes several parks on Shuswap and Mara lakes
It was nice while it lasted, but the Columbia Shuswap Regional District has closed several parks again. The CSRD closed several parks earlier this year due to...