Armstrong News

North Okanagan heavy metal festival back on this summer
Put on hiatus because of the pandemic, the weekend-long Armstrong heavy metal festival will be…

High number of students with mask ‘exemptions’ force North Okanagan school closure
Armstrong Elementary School will be closed for two days due to staff shortages after a…

Thousands of dollars lost to scammers pretending to be North Okanagan RCMP officers
Scammers who posed as police officers seemed like they were phoning from RCMP detachments in…

North Okanagan cashier wins $99K in sexual harassment case
A North Okanagan woman has been awarded almost $100,000 in damages after her former employer…

Shuswap residents raise $120K and lawyer-up in rail trail dock dispute
A group of Shuswap residents has raised $120,000 and hired an international law firm following…

Injured owl rescued by crew at Tolko mill in Armstrong
During a work shift at the Tolko Industries mill in Armstrong, a night crew pulled…

‘Walk of Terror’ is back at Armstrong’s Caravan Farm Theatre
A walk of terror may be the perfect spooky season activity if you are looking…

Armstrong’s Caravan Farm Theatre looking for kids to scare ‘living daylights’ out of adults
A popular walk of walk of terror event held by the Caravan Farm Theatre in…

$500K of funding in place to open first half of Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail
A $500,000 grant means that enough work can now be done on an almost 20…

COVID-19 exposure at North Okanagan grad party
Interior Health has issued an advisory warning those who went to a high school grad…

Armstrong rescinds evacuation alert
The evacuation alert covering the City of Armstrong has been lifted. The evacuation alert, issued…

iN VIDEO: Tourists urged to avoid travel to North Okanagan due to White Rock Lake wildfire: minister
The Minister of Public Safety is urging tourists to avoid parts of the North Okanagan…

Mounties looking for Armstrong fire starter
Two deliberately set grass fires in Armstrong have ignited the interest of North Okanagan RCMP.…

Right place, right time: Workers on way home put out North Okanagan grassfire
Two employees with a restoration company were on their way home from a job in…

Submissions open for Armstrong theatre’s first Indigenous short film showcase
The Caravan Farm Theatre is welcoming submissions for their first Indigenous Short Film Showcase. Five…