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UPDATE: Body of missing Sicamous snowmobiler recovered from avalanche slide
SICAMOUS – The search for a missing Sicamous man has ended in tragedy. The 34-year-old…
Dates set for public consultation on possible Armstrong, Salmon Arm school closures
NORTH OKANAGAN – Community members can have their say on potential school closures at two…
‘She’s a survivor’: Dog rescued after a month lost in the Shuswap wilderness
SICAMOUS – A Sicamous dog has been reunited with her owners after surviving a month…
Shuswap Trail Alliance receives national media attention in Chile
SHUSWAP – The Shuswap Trail Alliance just went international. Technical trails specialists Veda Roberge and…
Campaign expenses revealed for newly elected North Okanagan-Shuswap MP
VERNON – North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold’s win in the October 2015 election was helped…
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…
As North Okanagan and Salmon Arm school closures loom, board chair says ‘nothing is set in stone’
VERNON – Feedback from the public will weigh heavily on School District 83 trustees over…
Chase crash victim identified
CHASE – The young man who died after his dirt bike collided with a semi…
Shooting victims in Celista were known to each other: RCMP
CELISTA – Police remain tight-lipped on details surrounding last weekend’s shooting in Celista, but have…
Process to close North Okanagan and Shuswap schools officially begins
NORTH OKANAGAN – School closures in the North Okanagan and Salmon Arm could be happening…
Three wounded in Shuswap shooting, two in serious condition
CELISTA – Three men were wounded in a shooting last night in the Celista area.…
Board members to decide next week on fate of North Okanagan-Shuswap schools
NORTH OKANAGAN – Communities are expected to learn the fate of schools in Armstrong, Salmon…
UPDATE: Body found at Salmon Arm high school, foul play ruled out
SALMON ARM – Foul play has been ruled out in the death of a man…
Communities forge ahead on purchase of rail corridor between Armstrong and Sicamous
ENDERBY – Negotiations continue between CP Rail and a coalition of local governments to buy…
High avalanche risk closes Highway 1 today; snowfall warning for Highway 3
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With temperatures set to hit double digits in some parts of the region…
The heartfelt way these Shuswap students are remembering a lost classmate
LIDS FROM LIAM PROJECT HELPING NEWBORNS AND THE NEEDY CELISTA – As they grieve for…
Shuswap snowmobilers call for help after realizing ‘it was time to save themselves’
VERNON – A pair of snowmobilers in their mid-20s were very happy to see search…
Travel advisory for Highway 1
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Warm weather, rain and snow are making for poor driving conditions on some…
First sponsored Syrian refugee arrives in Salmon Arm
SHUSWAP - They’ve got houses, furniture, dentists, backpacks and pretty much everything else a newcomer might need, and now a group of volunteers working to sponsor Syrian refugee families finally has its first arrival. A young man in his 20s arrived in Salmon Arm a couple of days ago, Salmon Arm Refugee Coalition member Brian...
Two North Okanagan-Shuswap school district properties up for sale
VERNON - The North Okanagan-Shuswap School District is putting two of its properties up for sale. The first is the former board office in Salmon Arm, which will be listed for $800,000, and the other is the old South Canoe School, on the market for $500,000. Board of Education chair Bobbi Johnson says Colliers International...
Shuswap firefighters miss Christmas dinner to fight fire
SHUSWAP - While most were sitting down to dinner on Christmas Day, 29 firefighters left their loved ones to battle a devastating house fire in the Shuswap. The call came in just after 6 p.m. Dec. 25, and saw firefighters from four different departments rush to the scene, regional fire chief Kenn Mount says. On...
Did you buy a winning 6/49 ticket in the Shuswap or Surrey?
SHUSWAP - The latest Lotto 6/49 draw is over and while the grand prize wasn't won, a trio of tickets are splitting a $172,000 pot for matching most of the numbers and another won $1 million in the guaranteed prize draw. Someone who bought their ticket in the Shuswap is $86,000 richer while another bought...
North Okanagan-Shuswap MP opens doors to constituency office
VERNON - Constituents will soon be able to visit their member of Parliament in Vernon. North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold’s constituency office opens Thursday, Jan. 14, on 29th Street. It’s the same office former MP Colin Mayes used. "I am very excited to officially open my office in Vernon," Arnold says in a media release....