Salmon Arm News
CSRD says landfill taking brunt of public frustrations
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
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...
Covid-19 crisis cancels popular Salmon Arm music festival
The COVID-19 crisis has claimed another popular event. The Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival announced on its Facebook page the annual event will not be...
IIO investigating after officer & suspect hospitalized during arrest
B.C.’s police watchdog has been called to Sicamous after an incident on a forest service road ended in injuries to one man and one RCMP officer. The...
A few tips on how to tackle invasive plants while at home
If you're looking for a hobby to fill the time spent at home, gardening and botany might be right for you. The Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society is...
Interior Health warning people of bloom on Shuswap Lake
As if a global pandemic wasn't enough, Shuswap residents are now being warned about an algae bloom. Interior Health has issued notice of a suspected...
Okanagan College student to launch interactive COVID-19 map
An Okanagan GIS mapping student is making the global coronavirus pandemic the focus of his studies. Sean Heddle of Oyama first launched a global map of...
Secwepemc Nation declare state of emergency over COVID-19
The Secwepemc Nation has declared an official state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure was taken to "address to all government,...
Wrecked pontoon boat on Shuswap Lake will stay for time being
A wrecked pontoon boat that has been floating on Shuswap Lake since January will be sticking around for the foreseeable future. A property owner in the Eagle...
Shopping for allergies particularly hard as hoarding clears shelves
Food hoarding that has bared grocery store shelves is leaving vulnerable citizens at risk. Shayla Coates of Chase has a 21-month-old daughter with a severe corn...
Salmon Arm hotel guest isolates as bus tours continue
A Salmon Arm hotel guest awaiting test results for COVID-19 is concerned that tour buses continue to roll through the community, dropping off tourists coming...
Wood cutout shows bigfoot with face mask, TP and Corona beer
As the COVID-19 pandemic sends the world into a tizzy, some are still holding on to their sense of humour. A nearly three-metre tall wooden cutout of a...
Trans-Canada reopens near Chase after overnight incident
UPDATE 10:40 a.m. DriveBC reports the Trans-Canada Highway is now clear west of Chase. UPDATE 7:21 a.m. Highway 1 six kilometres west of Chase is now open to...
Sicamous school latest to cancel trip because of COVID-19
The coronavirus crisis has claimed another school trip. Officials with North Okanagan-Shuswap District 83 say a spring break trip by Eagle River Secondary...
Yesterday's snow leads to number of crashes in North Okanagan
Due to yesterday's snow, there were a number of collisions in the North Okanagan in the past 24 hours. A pickup truck in Tappen lost control on the snowy...
Hometown Hockey made a stop in Salmon Arm this weekend
Rogers Hometown Hockey brings the love of the game to communities across the country, and this weekend's stop was in Salmon Arm. There was live music, food...
Salmon Arm gearing up for Hometown Hockey this weekend
The North Okanagan is once again a stop on the Hometown Hockey circuit. Salmon Arm will be playing host to Ron MacLean and Tara Slone this weekend, and...
Salmon Arm RCMP investigating death at makeshift structure
Officials are investigating after a man died in a fire in Salmon Arm Thursday. RCMP and the BC Coroners Service is investigating the sudden death of a man...
Salmon Arm RCMP bust three wanted perps in downtown patrol
If you live in Salmon Arm and noticed extra police presence in the downtown area on Tuesday, here's the reason why. On March 3, RCMP were on patrol in...
Salmon Arm RCMP see a spike in calls in January & February
In the first two months of 2020, Salmon Arm RCMP have received over 1,100 calls for service – which is around a 10 per cent increase compared to last...