Salmon Arm News
Collision near Sicamous slowed traffic for hours, now clear
UPDATE 3:39 p.m A collision on Highway 1 near Sicamous has now been cleared and traffic in the area has returned to normal. ORIGINAL 11:42 a.m. An accident is...
CSRD approved plan for four-hectare marijuana grow op
A legal grow op has been approved for the Shuswap. While the area is no stranger to growing pot, this time it is above board with Columbia Shuswap Regional...
Silver Creek outdoor ice surface will be delayed, cost more
It's going to cost more to get a planned outdoor ice rink operating thanks to an act of vandalism. Vandals damaged land preparations for an outdoor ice rink...
Tappen-based reality TV show to return for second season
The Rasta Blasta is back. Standing at more than six-feet tall with long blond dreadlocks, Mike Hall stands out in a crowd, much like the vehicles he restores on...
The alleged Salmon Arm church killer is facing a new arson charge
UPDATE: 11:05 a.m. A separate arson charge has been laid against the man accused of shooting up a Salmon Arm church last spring. After he allegedly entered...
Sicamous RCMP said box can be returned no questions asked
Thieves took more than a few household items from a storage locker in Sicamous. Sicamous RCMP is asking those responsible for the theft of a distinctive wooden...
RCMP identify 2 deceased found in Anglemont home
The B.C. Coroners Service has positively identified the two people who were found dead in their Shuswap home last week. The two deceased are a 62-year-old man...
Deaths in Shuswap home suspicious, say RCMP
UPDATE: noon RCMP continue to secure the scene in the Shuswap after two bodies were discovered in an Anglemont home. Chase RCMP were notified of the discovery...
Couple charged over numerous stolen items and a car
Salmon Arm RCMP have recovered a lot of stolen items and charged two people with theft. On Nov. 3, police located a Audi Q7 which was stolen from Richmond on or...
Indian band refuses to allow mosquito treatments
Campers heading to parts of the Shuswap next year might want to bring some extra bug spray. The Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band has refused to let the CSRD...
38-year-old Kelowna man died in hospital after being tasered
An investigation has been launched after a Kelowna man died following an alleged altercation with police. The Independent Investigations Office of BC has been...
A dead moose calf was found harvested near Salmon Arm
A moose calf was found skinned, with a syringe stabbed in its eye on China Valley Road in Salmon Arm last week. It appears to have been harvested and dumped on...
Man allegedly resisted arrest in Sicamous, taser was used
An investigation has been launched after a man had to be taken to hospital after being arrested. The incident being looked into by the Independent...
Board elections for School District No. 83
The North Okanagan-Shuswap School District will elect a new board of education this week. School District No. 83 will elect the following positions on Tuesday: ...
Woman charged by Chase RCMP after video disputes 911 claims
Charges have been filed against a Shuswap woman after a video did not match her claims of being assaulted. Crown counsel has approved charges of assault,...
Driver injured in accident near Chase
A crappy accident injured a man in the Shuswap earlier this month. Chase RCMP said on Oct. 10, police were called to a single-vehicle rollover accident on...
Suspects used stolen truck in bid to steal machine full of money
A stolen truck was used to try and steal an ATM machine in the Shuswap. Salmon Arm RCMP Staff Sgt. Scott West said on Oct. 23 between 4-4:30 a.m., police...
Dodge Ram stolen from Vernon was found in Chase
A man has been arrested in Chase after police were called about a suspicious vehicle. On Oct. 22, at 12:40 p.m., Chase RCMP were called to a suspicious vehicle...
Adams River sockeye salmon run lacking fish this year
Officials with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans predicted a smaller sockeye salmon return this year and it looks like they were correct. Anyone who has...
Larch Hills Nordic Society hopes to install lighting should it win
Salmon Arm has made it into the top four of the Kraft Heinz Project Play contest. The winning community will receive $250,000 to be used to improve recreational...