Salmon Arm News
Salmon Arm hit by outages
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
First Nations protesters started building tiny homes Thursday, directly in the path of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, an idea drawn from an influential...