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Man caught drunk driving walks home after car impounded, Salmon Arm police say

Man caught drunk driving walks home after car impounded, Salmon Arm police say

Feb 18, 2025 / 1:54 pm

A 26-year-old man ended up walking home after Salmon Arm Mounties caught him driving drunk and impounded his vehicle. At about midnight on Jan. 22, police said,...

T-bone crash on Trans-Canada kills 19-year-old, sends three 18-year-olds to hospital

T-bone crash on Trans-Canada kills 19-year-old, sends three 18-year-olds to hospital

Sicamous Feb 18, 2025 / 10:10 am

Alcohol and speed were both ruled out as factors in a major T-bone collision near Sicamous over the long weekend that killed a Salmon Arm-area 19-year-old and...

Highway 1 East of Sicamous reopens after multi-vehicle crash

Highway 1 East of Sicamous reopens after multi-vehicle crash

Sicamous Feb 16, 2025 / 8:33 am

UPDATE 8:33 a.m. Highway 1 has now fully reopened between Avoca Rd W and Bowolin Rd after a multi-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon. ?CLEAR #BCHwy1 - The...

Sicamous council directs staff to take a more in-depth look into curbside waste collection options

Sicamous council directs staff to take a more in-depth look into curbside waste collection options

Sicamous Feb 15, 2025 / 4:00 am

Council wants district staff to take a more in-depth look at bringing curbside garbage collection to Sicamous. At the Feb. 12 committee of the whole meeting,...

Shuswap Community Response Network hosting Frosty's Free Fun Day in Sorrento

Shuswap Community Response Network hosting Frosty's Free Fun Day in Sorrento

Sorrento Feb 14, 2025 / 7:00 pm

The Shuswap Community Response Network is calling for families to register for a free winter event in Sorrento on Saturday. Families are invited to attend...

Salmon Arm police seeking public's help to locate stolen Ford F-250

Salmon Arm police seeking public's help to locate stolen Ford F-250

Feb 14, 2025 / 1:44 pm

Salmon Arm police are asking the public for help to track down a stolen Ford F-250 pickup truck. In a statement released Friday morning, RCMP said the truck was...

Stolen puppy turned into Salmon Arm pet shop, reunited with owner

Stolen puppy turned into Salmon Arm pet shop, reunited with owner

Feb 14, 2025 / 10:38 am

A 15-week-old puppy has been successfully reunited with her owner after she was stolen along with his truck yesterday morning. David Pytka works for CPKC, and...

Crews work to remove flipped vehicle from ditch on Highway 1 west of Salmon Arm

Crews work to remove flipped vehicle from ditch on Highway 1 west of Salmon Arm

Feb 14, 2025 / 10:17 am

Vehicle recovery work on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Salmon Arm could cause delays for westbound motorists, warns DriveBC. Crews will be working on...

Salmon Arm residents can expect 4.98% tax increase in 2025

Salmon Arm residents can expect 4.98% tax increase in 2025

Feb 14, 2025 / 4:00 am

After two days analyzing and debating the budget, Salmon Arm council settled on a budget that would see a 4.98 per cent tax increase for residents in 2025. At...

Sicamous Fire Rescue puts out list of ice safety tips following tragic death on Shuswap Lake

Sicamous Fire Rescue puts out list of ice safety tips following tragic death on Shuswap Lake

Sicamous Feb 13, 2025 / 11:00 am

Sicamous Fire Rescue has put out a list of winter ice safety tips following the tragic death of an 18-year-old who fell through the ice on Shuswap Lake near...

Sicamous to host the 2025 UCI Pump Track World Championships Canada Qualifier

Sicamous to host the 2025 UCI Pump Track World Championships Canada Qualifier

Sicamous Feb 13, 2025 / 10:16 am

Some of the world’s best pump track cyclists will return to Sicamous again this year, with the community chosen to host the 2025 UCI Pump Track World...

Salmon Arm residents could be looking at 5.56% tax increase in 2025

Salmon Arm residents could be looking at 5.56% tax increase in 2025

Feb 13, 2025 / 4:00 am

Salmon Arm council cut back a proposed 8.14 per cent property tax hike down to 5.56 per cent during the first day of 2025 budget deliberations — an...

Sicamous RCMP issue warning after senior scammed out of thousands of dollars

Sicamous RCMP issue warning after senior scammed out of thousands of dollars

Sicamous Feb 12, 2025 / 7:00 pm

Police are warning residents to use extra caution when dealing with unsolicited phone calls after a senior was scammed out of several thousand dollars. On Feb....

Salmon Arm's 29th annual Heritage Week Celebration kicks off next week

Salmon Arm's 29th annual Heritage Week Celebration kicks off next week

Feb 12, 2025 / 2:00 pm

It's time for Salmon Arm residents and local bakers to get excited about history with the 29th Annual Heritage Week Celebration. The event is hosted by R.J....

City of Salmon Arm announces creation of new tourism marketing organization

City of Salmon Arm announces creation of new tourism marketing organization

Feb 12, 2025 / 12:55 pm

The City of Salmon Arm announced it will be launching a new tourism marketing organization in partnership with the Salmon Arm Economic Development Society. The...

Boosting FireSmart rebates tops list of wildfire mitigation strategies proposed by Chase coordinator

Boosting FireSmart rebates tops list of wildfire mitigation strategies proposed by Chase coordinator

Chase Feb 12, 2025 / 4:00 am

Putting up money to boost rebates supporting FireSmart efforts and developing a wildfire development permit area topped the list of wildfire mitigation...

Salmon Arm council will meet with CSRD representative to discuss significant increases in solid waste management budget

Salmon Arm council will meet with CSRD representative to discuss significant increases in solid waste management budget

Feb 11, 2025 / 7:00 pm

Salmon Arm city council wants to hear from a Columbia Shuswap Regional District representative about the large increases to the solid waste management budget....

CSRD announces no-fees for tandem-axle loads of yard and garden waste at landfills to support FireSmart efforts

CSRD announces no-fees for tandem-axle loads of yard and garden waste at landfills to support FireSmart efforts

Feb 11, 2025 / 1:06 pm

Shuswap landfills will now accept large loads of yard and garden waste free of charge as part of a commitment by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District to...

Body of 18-year-old that fell through ice on Shuswap Lake recovered by police

Body of 18-year-old that fell through ice on Shuswap Lake recovered by police

Feb 11, 2025 / 9:52 am

The body of a teen who fell through the ice Saturday on Shuswap Lake has been located in what Mounties are calling a "heartbreaking tragedy."...

Salmon Arm council asks for more information, puts off decision on frontage upgrades

Salmon Arm council asks for more information, puts off decision on frontage upgrades

Feb 11, 2025 / 4:00 am

Salmon Arm city council were unable to come to a decision about whether or not city projects should trigger frontage upgrades. At the Feb. 10 Salmon Arm city...

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