Salmon Arm News
Kault Hill fire contained
The Kault Hill wildfire near Salmon Arm is now 100 per cent contained. "The fire is 0.9 hectares in size. There are 11 personnel on site assessing the...
Hwy 1 reopens after fire
UPDATE: 12:05 p.m. Highway 1 west of Salmon Arm has reopened, according to DriveBC. ORIGINAL STORY: 11:10 a.m. A wildfire about 10 km west of Salmon Arm has...
Shuswap cop car rammed
A Salmon Arm police cruiser was rammed early Thursday morning as RCMP officers were investigating suspicious activity. Police say a vigilant resident called...
Remember school zones
Salmon Arm RCMP are urging drivers to use caution when kids go back to school next week and school zone speed limits take effect. “Drivers, please be...
Driver pinned in crash
UPDATED STORY: 8:45 a.m. A semi driver from Mission has been airlifted to hospital after he was involved in a single vehicle crash on Highway 1 near Canoe....
Salmon Arm stop for Scheer
Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will be in Salmon Arm on Wednesday. Scheer, 38, who became leader of the party in May, has been on a cross-country...
Professor walks for student
An Okanagan College professor begins an epic fundraising walk this week for an injured student. Tim Walters, an English professor at the Salmon Arm campus, will...
Airlifted from crash scene
A motorhome collided with a car trapping the driver, just after 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Chase RCMP received a report of a motor vehicle collision at the...
Highway reopens
UPDATE: 8:45 p.m. The highway south of Sicamous has been fully reopened following a closure due to a vehicle crash earlier in the afternoon. The road was...
Police probing shots fired
Salmon Arm RCMP are investigating a report of shots fired at a residential property, early Sunday. Mounties were called to the 1700 block of 11th Avenue SE at...
Only minor at Roots & Blues
The 25th annual Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival took place with only a few minor hiccups, according to the RCMP. “From a policing perspective all the...
Firearms false alarm
A Salmon Arm man was taken into custody Wednesday after reports that he was waving a firearm in a parking lot. However, the man was later released when it was...
Get the blues, and roots
Salmon Arm residents are singing the blues, but that's a good thing. The Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival kicks off its 25th year this week, thanks in...
Trans-Canada reopened
UPDATE: 6:15 a.m. DriveBC reports the Trans-Canada Highway reopened fully to traffic about 3:15 a.m. UPDATE: 8:20 p.m. DriveBC reports the highway has reopened...
Vandalism shocks mayor
Salmon Arm Mayor Nancy Cooper is shocked by the vandalism wrought in the downtown overnight Wednesday. “It's upsetting,” said Cooper. “We...
Vandals go on spree
The RCMP are on the hunt after vandals went on a spree in Salmon Arm's downtown overnight, causing widespread damage. An unknown culprit or culprits tore up...
Stolen car, jewelry dumped
Salmon Arm RCMP are looking for a male suspect in connection with an alleged break and enter to a Tappen residence on Wednesday. Police were called to an...
Teen, adult get in scuffle
A 37-year-old man was arrested in Salmon Arm after getting into a verbal and physical altercation with a teen. RCMP Staff Sgt. Scott West said on Aug. 7 police...
Distraught man collared
B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office is investigating after a man made threats to kill himself with a knife at a carwash in Sicamous on Tuesday. Police...
Boaters love Shuswap Lake
Shuswap Lake has placed among the top five boating destinations in B.C. In honour of Canada's 150th birthday, Boating BC provided a list of 150 boating...