Salmon Arm News
Debris on road closes Highway 97A south of Sicamous
DriveBC reports debris on the road has closed Highway 97A between Sicamous and Mara. The incident was reported overnight, just after midnight. The highway was...
Car flipped on its back after crash in Salmon Arm
Emergency crews are on the scene of what appears to be a three-vehicle crash at Okanagan Avenue and 30th Street in Salmon Arm. All three vehicles have suffered...
Province, Salmon Arm partner on proposed long-term shelter
The City of Salmon Arm is partnering with the province to build a new long-term shelter. BC Housing, and the city are working on plans to build the modular...
Chase Secondary wins MusiCounts funding to bolster band programs
The Shuswap's Chase Secondary School is among 73 schools across Canada sharing in $825,000, thanks to MusiCounts Canada. The money will purchase instruments...
Salmon Arm RCMP recover shed full of stolen equipment
RCMP in Salmon Arm have recovered a shed full of suspected stolen property. On Sunday, officers attended a home on 11th Ave NE after a family member called...
Driver accused of running down man in Shuswap road-rage altercation
A Shuswap-area man is standing trial this week accused of using his car to intentionally run down another driver during a road-rage altercation near Chase....
Baby in the classroom a valuable learning tool for Shuswap kids
Baby Margo helped educate students at North Canoe Elementary this past school year. School District 83 says mom and baby visited 'her' class as part of...
Junior Rapattackers show students the ropes of firefighting program
Salmon Arm Secondary students were shown the ropes of forest firefighting by two grads. Leah Nash and Maggie Beckner demonstrated their summer jobs as rapattack...
BC Wildfire Service responds to flare up at old burn site near Salmon Arm
BC Wildfire Crews are returning to the site of a wildfire near Salmon Arm after a flare up. Fire Information Officer Taylor Colman said five firefighters are...
Salmon Arm RCMP investigating burnout done on rainbow crosswalk
Salmon Arm RCMP are investigating the defacing of a downtown rainbow crosswalk. A motorist did a burnout on the brightly coloured Hudson Avenue crosswalk meant...
Too dangerous for fireworks, say CSRD fire chiefs
Fireworks permits will not be issued given the extreme fire risk and provincial fire ban, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District says. That includes no...
Doctors, IH sued over alleged misdiagnosis following Salmon Arm-area dog bite
A Salmon Arm-area woman is suing three doctors and Interior Health, alleging the misdiagnosis of a wound on her hand following a dog bite in 2021 led to...
Shuswap man burned over 40% of his body, shares story for Hometown Heroes
Scott McBride was working under his truck when it caught fire. The Sorrento resident suffered third-degree burns to more than 40 per cent of his body in the...
Sunken wreck of 100-year-old boat removed from Shuswap Lake
Shuswap Lake just got a little bit safer. The Mandalay B, a 100-year-old wooden vessel that sank off Lee Creek at the west end of the lake last year, has been...
$50,000 motorhome stolen off Salmon Arm dealership lot
An RV worth more than $50,000 was stolen right off the lot of a Salmon Arm dealership. Justin Braby, a sales manager at Braby Motors, says culprits managed to...
Shuswap shooting victim had gang ties, say police
Gunshot wounds, vehicle fires, and cars with bullet holes. That’s what Salmon Arm RCMP are asking for help with on from the public. Salmon Arm RCMP were...
Minivan and dump truck collide in rural Ranchero
Salmon Arm RCMP say the driver of a minivan was lucky to escape with only minor injuries after a collision with a dump truck on Highway 97B. The driver was...
Shuswap Lake not expected to flood, peak anticipated next week
Shuswap Lake levels are not expected to cause widespread flooding. "While the Shuswap remains on flood-watch status for potential minor flooding issues due...
Shuswap man arrested on the couch twice in a month
An unwelcome guest is facing charges after a pair of incidents in the Shuswap. Police say they were called at 12:12 a.m on May 8 for a report of a...
CSRD residents to vote in referendum on Shuswap Watershed Council funding
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District is recommending a referendum on continuation of a parcel tax to fund the Shuswap Watershed Council on a permanent basis....