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Rezoning for commercial/residential building proceeding to Salmon Arm council
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (465+ words) Published 12: 45 pm Monday, June 15, 2026 A conceptual drawing of a six-storey building is included in a rezoning application for properties at 1091, 1131 and 1171 10th Street SW on the agenda for the development and planning services committee on June 15, 2026. (City of Salmon Arm) A…...
Fed Ex van crash on Highway 97 A near Sicamous causes major delays
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (103+ words) Published 1: 15 pm Monday, June 15, 2026 Fed Ex van crashes into ditch hitting rock wall on Highway 97 A, Monday. (Skilled Truckers Canada) Highway 97 A is now open in both directions after a vehicle incident near Mervyn Road, South of Sicamous. According to…...
Experiences of climate distaster survivors shared in play coming to Salmon Arm stage
12+ hour, 59+ min ago (475+ words) Published 5: 00 am Monday, June 15, 2026 By Barb Brouwer Contributor As spring turns to summer in a changing climate, many Shuswap residents express their hopes for cooler, rainy weather over long stretches of sunshine and heat. The increasing threat of devastating wildfires…...
Head-on crash on Highway 1 near Salmon Arm sends 4 to hospital in "critical condition
2+ day, 28+ min ago (307+ words) Published 5: 30 pm Saturday, June 13, 2026 The Salmon Arm RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1 that sent four people to the hospital in critical condition. The call came in at 7: 08 a. m. on Saturday, June 13, reporting a head-on crash between a semi…...
Blasting finishes early for Trans-Canada Highway 4-laning near Revelstoke
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (573+ words) Published 4: 53 pm Friday, June 12, 2026 Ongoing construction work to improve safety for drivers along the Trans-Canada Highway has reached a key milestone between Revelstoke and Rogers Pass, weeks earlier than planned. A provincial project to widen 2. 6 kilometres of Highway 1 between Jumping…...
Rezoning sought for mixed-use, 100-unit apartment building by Salmon Arm mall
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (268+ words) Published 9: 00 am Friday, June 12, 2026 A conceptual drawing of a six-storey building is included in a rezoning application for properties at 1091, 1131 and 1171 10th Street SW on the agenda for the development and planning services committee on June 15, 2026. (City of Salmon Arm) A…...
Heli-ski lodge proposal draws heavy flak from Revelstoke community
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1081+ words) Published 1: 30 pm Friday, June 12, 2026 Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing general manager Dave Pehowich speaks to concerned residents at a public hearing for the Mars Creek all-season lodge proposal, hosted by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District at the Revelstoke Community and Aquatic…...
Swimming advisory lifted for two Shuswap beaches
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (102+ words) Published 10: 30 am Friday, June 12, 2026 Swimmers can safely go back into the water at two Blind Bay beaches now that E. coli bacteria counts have dropped to a safe level. On June 4, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) issued a swimming advisory…...
Shuswap history in pictures: Cadet inspection
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (207+ words) From the Feb. 13, 1985 Observer: "Royal Canadian Legion Liaison officer Bob Johnson inspects members of the Rocky Mountain Ranger Cadet Corps during an awards ceremony Thursday evening at the high school. Cadets received leader awards, silver stars, red stars and cadet…...
EDITORIAL: Alberta separatism a loud minority voice
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (336+ words) Published 5: 20 am Friday, June 12, 2026 The concept of Alberta separatism has been gaining some support in the Wild Rose Province, but the movement at present represents a minority, not a majority. A recent Angus Reid Institute poll, conducted in late May,…...