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iN VIDEO: Watch a canoe take flight on gust of wind in Kamloops
If you’ve ever wanted to see a flying canoe, now's your chance. A canoe was…
Weekend events highlight the outdoors in and around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – With the nice weather coming to Kamloops this weekend, there are a few…
Indigenous youth prepare for multi-day journey the length of Okanagan Lake
VERNON – Indigenous youth will lead a five-day canoe journey across traditional Syilx territory and…
Weekend events range from Elvis tributes to a volunteer search
KAMLOOPS – While none of these events are very similar, they all have one thing…
Gallons, not ‘thousands of litres’, escaped into Shuswap Lake from plywood plant: Operations manager
SHUSWAP – The operations manager of a plywood plant where a spill of glue and…
Company disputes government estimate of size of possible fuel spill in Shuswap Lake
SHUSWAP – Exactly how much contaminated water — if any — seeped into Shuswap Lake…
Possible spill in Shuswap Lake traced back to plywood plant glue room
VERNON – A plywood plant in Canoe has confirmed it was the source of a…
Contaminated water believed spilled into Shuswap Lake prompts advisory
VERNON – Precautions are being taken after thousands of litres of water polluted with glue…
Unusual fish found near shores of Shuswap Lake startles residents, government officials
CANOE – Fisheries staff had quite the scare last month when a strange fish showed…
Crash that closed highway near Salmon Arm sent one to hospital
SALMON ARM – One person is in hospital after a two-vehicle crash closed the Trans…
Principal praised for going above and beyond during police incident in rural Shuswap community
CANOE – Principal Shawn Weeks says he was just doing his job, but members of…
Police block off Shuswap neighbourhood to protect public safety
SALMON ARM – Police took precautions to preserve public and police safety during an incident…
Independent investigators hear from witnesses of officer involved shooting near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - Multiple witnesses have come forward to help the province’s police watchdog after a call for witnesses to an officer involved shooting near Salmon Arm. The Independent Investigations Office is looking into a July 3 incident, which began with an armed robbery. The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle which was found...
Police watchdog looking for witnesses to Shuswap shooting
SALMON ARM - B.C.’s police watchdog is asking for anyone who witnessed a shooting involving an officer in the Salmon Arm area to come forward. The Independent Investigations Office is looking into a July 3 incident that left an individual, and an officer, injured. The extent of their injuries has not been disclosed. All that...
Dip your paddle in the water this weekend at Steamfest Regatta
PENTICTON - Experience a bit of Penticton history at the Steamfest Regatta this weekend on Okanagan Lake. The Regatta races were held on Okanagan Lake a hundred years ago, and the tradition stays alive today with the community-building event. The Penticton Museum has worked to restore four war canoes it received in 2010, and hopes...