North Okanagan

30 foot flames destroy building

  Photo: Contributed - Angelo Comazzetto. View of fire from across the lake Coldstream and Lavington fire crews battled flames as high as 30 feet Sunday morning. Smoke from a the burning boat house, that had been converted to a shed, was...

Weather bomb hits Win'd'field

  'Wind' field storm Photo: Contributed - Nadine Enright Trees crash down on neighbour's shed Photo: Contributed - Nadie Enright Tree smashes through shed Photo: Contributed - Nadine...

Collision kills one in Salmon Arm

One man is dead following a single vehicle accident in Salmon Arm. Police responded to a complaint of a loud bang around 7 p.m. on March 6, near the 700 block of Foothills road. When they arrived they found a vehicle had gone off the road and struck a tree. RCMP say it was severely damaged...

Flood Watch

​ Spring is on the way, the snow is starting to melt and rain is in the forecast. In the North Okanagan the  residents are even preparing for the chance of a flood.    The City of Vernon is reminding residents that they are responsible for all measures...

Gunning for trouble

RCMP in the North Okanagan have three people in custody after seizing a loaded .45 caliber handgun and a stolen vehicle in Salmon Arm Friday. Police say the chain of events started when they received a tip that a 28-year-old man had pointed a handgun at someone known to him. The man...

Here we 'grow' again

A lengthy police investigation has culminated in a large marijuana seizure in the North Okanagan. ​Rural RCMP in the North Okanagan raided a home on Violet Road in Enderby Tuesday morning. ​They seized more than 2,300 marijuana plants in various stages of...

$300K worth of stolen goods recovered

It wasn't your average car jacking. Salmon Arm RCMP have arrested two people and recovered around $300,000 worth of stolen property thanks to a tip called in Friday February 24. It began when someone told police about a Kenworth Tractor and low bed trailer that was parked in the...

Repeat offender arrested again

A man Salmon Arm RCMP describe as a prolific offender proved he fits the profile after being arrested again February 21. The Salmon Arm General Investigation Section says he'll be charged with Possession for the Purpose of trafficking in both Heroin and Methamphetamine after being...

Two homes destroyed in N. Okanagan

Photo: Contributed - BX Fire Department The century old home's interior was completely gutted. A North Okanagan family had just minutes to escape with their lives when their home burst into flames early Thursday morning. At 5:40 a.m.,...

Lumby and Cherryville RCMP files

Lumby RCMP dealt with their first impaired driving incident of the year on February 3 when a pickup truck driver attempted to pass the vehicle in front of him in a dangerous manner. The driver, a 48-year-old Lumby resident,  struck the vehicle while passing on Mable Lake Road, and...

Update: Lumby fire not suspicious

Lumby laundromat up in flames Photo: Contributed - Wanda McGregor Kain Photo: Contributed - Wanda McGregor Kain 1 2   Update: According to the RCMP, the fire that destroyed a laundromat on Vernon Street is not...

Students help restore Chase museum

Smoke-damaged documents and flame-licked photographs could soon rise from the ashes of a fire ravaged museum in the Shuswap-area village of Chase, B.C. Fifteen Simon Fraser University archaeology students will travel to the community, 57 kilometres east of Kamloops, Feb. 17-19, to examine...

Van burns up on Hwy 97

Photo: Contributed - Janice Soranno A van travelling on Hwy 97 near Armstrong burst into flames Saturday afternoon. A van went up in flames Saturday afternoon on Highway 97A, just out side of Armstrong. Emergency crews responded to the call at 4:37...

Old biddy busted with crack

Police in Salmon Arm arrested a woman trafficking cocaine in the parking lot of her apartment complex, near 4 Street SE, on Monday. According to Sgt. Kevin Keane police then searched the 63-year-old Salmon Arm resident's home and found a substantial amount of crack cocaine, weighing...

Entertainment to beat the winter blues

Files by Kerry Barnhardt Flummox the February funk and March malaise with some Shuswap entertainment! SALMON ARM KATE MORGAN and JAMES STRUTHERS dynamic pop/rock duo Feb 18th   Java Jive Neighborhood Bistro. LEADING LADIES  An hilarious modern farce for all...

Salmon Arm grow-op out of business

The Salmon Arm RCMP drug section shut down two marijuana grow-ops on Wednesday. On February 8, they executed a search warrant at a residence on Vella Road. Once there, they discovered a pair of separate operations in two buildings on the property. Over 400 marijuana plants were found and...

Highway upgrades for N. Okanagan

Two major highways in the North Okanagan can look forward to some major improvements in the next few months. Photo: Contributed - airephoto MLA Eric Foster (L), Coldstream Councillor Richard Enns and Minister of Transportation Blair Lekstrom helped to announce the $14M...

Speeding proves costly

It could turn out to be a very costly speeding ticket for a motorist in Salmon Arm. Around 3:00 a.m., Tuesday February 7, RCMP pulled over a driver who was speeding on Highway 1 just outside Salmon Arm. Police subsequently searched the vehicle and found over $66,000 in cash inside a bag....

Dealer pinched in Salmon Arm

Police in Salmon Arm have a known drug dealer in custody. RCMP arrested the unidentified male Friday in a parking lot in the city's downtown core. The suspect was found to be in possession of a large amount of cocaine, heroin and Canadian currency. The drugs had a street value of...

Water on, water off, what's next?

Concerned Anglemont Estates property owners attended a meeting Feb. 7 at the North Shuswap Community Hall to get to the bottom of their deep water issues.  Anglemont Estates, located 25 kilometres east of Scotch Creek, is a subdivision with a failing water systems that hasn't been...