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Series of Shuswap crashes

Series of Shuswap crashes

Chase Aug 15, 2016 / 1:41 pm

Emergency crews in Chase have been kept busy over the past few days following a series of accidents, the most serious of which involved a lone motorcyclist. On...

Fleeing driver eludes cops

Fleeing driver eludes cops

Chase Aug 15, 2016 / 12:09 pm

While the majority of drivers have been behaving themselves in the Chase region this summer, there has been a notable exception. Between July 22 and Aug. 15,...

Shots fired near Chase

Shots fired near Chase

Adams Lake Aug 15, 2016 / 11:49 am

Chase RCMP were called to a report of semi-automatic rifle fire early Sunday morning. On August 14 at 4 a.m., police responded to a call from Adams Lake...

Get set for Roots & Blues

Get set for Roots & Blues

Aug 13, 2016 / 3:37 pm

Sales have been brisk for Salmon Arm's annual Roots & Blues festival which takes place Aug. 19-21. “Ticket sales have been fantastic. The best...

Shuswap fire probe

Shuswap fire probe

Aug 12, 2016 / 1:29 pm

UPDATE: 1:20 p.m. An investigation is underway into the cause of a residential structure fire in the 4800 block of Sunnybrae Canoe Point Road, near Herald...

100 complaints for cops

100 complaints for cops

Aug 2, 2016 / 1:39 pm

Police in Salmon Arm were rushed off their feet over the August long weekend. "The Salmon Arm RCMP was busy this past weekend in responding to over 100...

Revving up for car show

Revving up for car show

Jul 28, 2016 / 10:43 am

Wanted: hot rods, rat rods, customs and more. Salmon Arm GM is putting on a family fun day and custom car show Sunday, Aug. 21 and is looking for more cars....

Attempt murder prelim set

Attempt murder prelim set

Jul 20, 2016 / 10:22 am

A man charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting on the outskirts of Enderby last October returns to court in September for a preliminary...

Shuswap intersection safer

Shuswap intersection safer

Jul 19, 2016 / 2:32 pm

Construction is complete on a project that will improve safety at the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Road. The project,...

Local company gets job

Local company gets job

Jul 12, 2016 / 4:17 pm

A contract has been awarded to Okanagan Aggregates Ltd. for a resurfacing project near Shuswap Lake Provincial Park. “A local Okanagan company will...

Fighting, but not talking

Fighting, but not talking

Jul 11, 2016 / 3:57 pm

Members of the public stepped in and stopped a brawl in downtown Salmon Arm over the weekend. Staff Sgt. Scott West said on July 8 at around noon, there was an...

Lucky to have minor injuries

Lucky to have minor injuries

Jul 11, 2016 / 12:14 pm

A head-on crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Salmon Arm could have been a lot worse. Shortly after 4 p.m. on July 8, police and ambulance crews responded to...

Fishing for thieves

Fishing for thieves

Blind Bay Jul 11, 2016 / 11:42 am

Someone made off with a lot of fishing gear over the weekend in the Shuswap region. Staff Sgt. Scott West said during the day on July 7, an unknown culprit or...

A father's love

A father's love

Blind Bay Jul 6, 2016 / 3:51 pm

Each grain of sand is testimony of a father's love. Sand sculptor Mark Dansereau used to build sandcastles like many fathers do: on a beach with his child...

No new Shuswap campus

No new Shuswap campus

Okanagan College Jul 6, 2016 / 2:55 pm

Plans for a new Okanagan College campus in Salmon Arm have been scuttled. According to Okanagan College, the enrolment numbers were not enough to justify the...

Thanks and goodbye

Thanks and goodbye

Jul 6, 2016 / 11:20 am

Nine former trustees with the North Okanagan Shuswap School District, who were fired by the education minister last month, have been thanked for their service....

Shuswap trail mix

Shuswap trail mix

Jul 5, 2016 / 10:23 am

Two Shuswap groups have banded together to mix art and nature. The results can be found in art galleries, cafes and trails in the region. "This could...

Board of one holds meeting

Board of one holds meeting

Salmon Arm Jul 5, 2016 / 5:00 am

The North Okanagan Shuswap School District's board of one holds his first regular board meeting Tuesday afternoon at the district office in Salmon Arm....

Busy, but under control

Busy, but under control

Salmon Arm Jul 4, 2016 / 3:28 pm

RCMP in Salmon Arm were kept busy over the long weekend, but there were no major incidents to report. “Our officers were busy on the highways and rural...

A Narrow assessment

A Narrow assessment

Sicamous Jul 4, 2016 / 10:10 am

As part of the public safety funding announced in February, the province is committing $33,000 toward an assessment of the flood risk around Mara Lake shores....