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Salmon Arm News

Salmon Arm hit by outages

Salmon Arm hit by outages

Oct 17, 2017 / 1:09 pm

A wind storm has knocked out power to thousands of homes in the Shuswap, including in Salmon Arm and surrounding communities. BC Hydro reports that more than...

Hwy 1 open after crash

Hwy 1 open after crash

Sorrento Oct 14, 2017 / 6:34 am

UPDATE: 6:30 a.m. DriveBC reports the highway reopened about 12:15 a.m. ORIGINAL: 9:15 p.m. Highway 1 traffic is backed up in both directions west of Sorrento,...

Drunk teen safe and sound

Drunk teen safe and sound

Oct 6, 2017 / 10:20 am

An intoxicated teen was found safe and sound after running off into the night wearing only shorts and a hat. Salmon Arm Staff Sgt. Scott West said on Oct. 6 at...

Semi truck ends up in ditch

Semi truck ends up in ditch

Sorrento Oct 6, 2017 / 9:05 am

A semi-truck driver and the co-driver each suffered minor injuries from an early-morning crash near Salmon Arm on Wednesday. Salmon Arm RCMP responded to the...

Strategy talks with SD 83

Strategy talks with SD 83

Oct 5, 2017 / 7:00 pm

After all the controversy last year, the North Okanagan Shuswap school district is making sure everyone is informed about its plans. A series of strategy...

Hard landing at airport

Hard landing at airport

Salmon Arm Sep 29, 2017 / 3:17 pm

A pilot and his passenger walked away from what is being described as a hard landing at the Shuswap Regional Airport in Salmon Arm airport Friday. Keith Watson,...

Get outside, get learning

Get outside, get learning

Sep 27, 2017 / 1:27 pm

Some students may be heading outdoors to get an education. The possibility of an outdoor school is being explored by North Okanagan-Shuswap School District No....

Clean bill of health

Clean bill of health

School District 83 Sep 27, 2017 / 11:36 am

School District 83's finances have been given a clean bill of health from auditor, KPMG. "It went very smoothly and we are issuing a clean...

Almost 3 years for shooting

Almost 3 years for shooting

Sep 26, 2017 / 4:11 pm

A North Okanagan man has been sentenced to 34 months and 14 days in prison for shooting another man near Enderby two years ago. The victim was sent to hospital...

Phone leads to bigger bust

Phone leads to bigger bust

Salmon Arm Sep 26, 2017 / 3:40 pm

Talking on the phone while driving is never a good idea, doing it when there is marijuana and a .22 calibre rifle in the vehicle is even worse. Salmon Arm Staff...

Eyes on the salmon

Eyes on the salmon

Shuswap Sep 25, 2017 / 3:11 pm

Salmon spawning in the Adams River should begin in earnest around Oct. 2nd and carry on until Thanksgiving. “It's not a dominant year for sockeye but...

Where is Nikki?

Where is Nikki?

Malakwa Sep 21, 2017 / 7:45 pm

Family of a missing Malakwa woman have issued another appeal for information on her whereabouts. Nicole Bell, 31, was last seen in Sicamous on Sept. 2....

Hwy. 1 down to single lane

Hwy. 1 down to single lane

Chase Sep 15, 2017 / 3:14 pm

Highway 1 has been temporarily reduced to single-lane alternating traffic three kilometres west of Chase. The lane closure is necessary to allow crews to remove...

The fight of her young life

The fight of her young life

Sep 14, 2017 / 11:58 am

It was news no parent wants to hear: your child has cancer. But that is the devastating news a Salmon Arm family is dealing with. At just 18 months old, tiny...

More students in classrooms

More students in classrooms

North Okanagan-Shuswap Sep 13, 2017 / 12:12 pm

More students than expected will be attending school in the North Okanagan-Shuswap school district. There are 83 more students than forecast registered for the...

Rapattackers busy with fires

Rapattackers busy with fires

Sep 13, 2017 / 5:00 am

A challenging wildfire season has meant the Salmon Arm-based rapattack team has been busier than ever. The 40-member team has been sent to both general and...

Sicamous woman missing

Sicamous woman missing

Sicamous Sep 12, 2017 / 9:34 am

A woman who was last seen in Sicamous on Sept. 2nd is now being sought by the RCMP. Police are requesting the public's assistance in locating Nicole Bell,...

Return of the salmon

Return of the salmon

Adams River Sep 11, 2017 / 9:41 am

A Shuswap environmental group is urging local governments and people to proclaim October as 'Month of the Returning Salmon'. “We believe that this...

Maco gets the bad guys

Maco gets the bad guys

Sep 8, 2017 / 2:00 pm

Maco the police dog ended his career on a high note, helping Salmon Arm RCMP nab four bad guys. Staff Sgt. Scott West said on Sept. 6 shortly before 2 a.m.,...

Tiny home pipeline protest

Tiny home pipeline protest

Chase Sep 7, 2017 / 8:07 pm

First Nations protesters started building tiny homes Thursday, directly in the path of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, an idea drawn from an influential...

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