Salmon Arm

The yellow portion of this map is the Okanagan Shuswap Natural Resource District (NRD), the green are parks and protected areas, and the tiny purple areas are where audit activities were undertaken. They can be seen southwest of Salmon Arm near Highway 97B, southeast of Sicamous near the northwest tip of Mabel Lake, and at the northeast end of Shuswap Lake. (Forest Practices Board map)

Forestry operations near Salmon Arm, Sicamous and Enderby earn passing grade

B.C.’s Forest Practices Board does audit of Yucwmenlúcwu (Caretakers of the Land) forest licence

 

Owners of a 10-hectare parcel at 5491 10th Ave. NE, just east of Highway 1 near Canoe, would like the Agricultural Land Commission’s permission for non-farm use in the Agricultural Land Reserve, in order to demolish the original farm house and construct another building to house a pet crematorium. (City of Salmon Arm image)

Veterinarians propose building pet crematorium in Salmon Arm, offering urns

Local artisans would be sought who could create urns, jewelry or keepsakes for saving ashes

 

Ruby Marcelino displays some of the products available for travelling parents to rent through her BabyQuip representative business in Salmon Arm. (Rebecca Willson/ Salmon Arm Observer)

Salmon Arm mom starts business to help fellow travellers in need of baby gear

Ruby Marcelino delivers and shops for equipment to make vacations easier

 

Autumn Saville stands with her teammates as they hold the U15 female hockey league championship banner won on March 12, 2023. Autumn’s teammates brought it to her at Shuswap Lake General Hospital when she was recovering from a burst appendix which prevented her from playing. (Photo contributed)

U15 girls hockey team in Salmon Arm takes support for teammate to next level

‘Winning the playoffs was just the icing on the cake’ says mom

Autumn Saville stands with her teammates as they hold the U15 female hockey league championship banner won on March 12, 2023. Autumn’s teammates brought it to her at Shuswap Lake General Hospital when she was recovering from a burst appendix which prevented her from playing. (Photo contributed)
Rob or Red, the man who died following an incident on March 6 in Salmon Arm. (Photo contributed)

Man struck by a vehicle during altercation in Salmon Arm succumbs to injuries

RCMP say incident which concluded near Starbucks is still under investigation

Rob or Red, the man who died following an incident on March 6 in Salmon Arm. (Photo contributed)
In 2020 and 2021, Laurent Roy and Ian Petterson entered consent agreements with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia, for allegations around misappropriated medications. Petterson was fined $35,000 and Roy $25,000, and both were suspended as registered pharmacists for one year. (File photo)

Shuswap men connected to alleged drug sales scheme charged with fraud, theft over $5,000

Pair were named in 2020 civil claim filed by Interior Health

In 2020 and 2021, Laurent Roy and Ian Petterson entered consent agreements with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia, for allegations around misappropriated medications. Petterson was fined $35,000 and Roy $25,000, and both were suspended as registered pharmacists for one year. (File photo)
Staff at the Shuswap Children’s Association, 240 Shuswap St. NE in Salmon Arm, work to support families and the developmental needs of children in the Shuswap as prices rise. (Martha Wickett/Salmon Arm Observer)

‘Everyone’s affected’: Rising prices add to stress for Shuswap families

Non-profit Shuswap Children’s Association welcomes donations which help reduce costs of programs

Staff at the Shuswap Children’s Association, 240 Shuswap St. NE in Salmon Arm, work to support families and the developmental needs of children in the Shuswap as prices rise. (Martha Wickett/Salmon Arm Observer)
Salmon Arm Minor Hockey’s U13 girls team holds the league playoff banner on March 12 after defeating Penticton in the final. The banner will be displayed in Salmon Arm’s Shaw Centre. (Photo contributed)

Two Salmon Arm female hockey teams bring home league banners on weekend

Number of girls playing hockey in Shuswap powers upwards

Salmon Arm Minor Hockey’s U13 girls team holds the league playoff banner on March 12 after defeating Penticton in the final. The banner will be displayed in Salmon Arm’s Shaw Centre. (Photo contributed)
Winners of the A Event, the Hogline Honeys from Revelstoke – Skipped by Kody Moncrief, Third Brady Blake, Second Tim Work, Lead Chad Gillespie. (Contributed by Revelstoke Curling Club)

69th Revelstoke Bonspiel draws curlers from across the province

The event took place at the Revelstoke Curling Club from Mar. 3 to 5

Winners of the A Event, the Hogline Honeys from Revelstoke – Skipped by Kody Moncrief, Third Brady Blake, Second Tim Work, Lead Chad Gillespie. (Contributed by Revelstoke Curling Club)
Saxophonist Campbell Ryga and trombonist Bob Rogers will be joined by Salmon Arm’s Jordan Dick (guitar), Jake McIntyre-Paul (bass) and Brian Pratt-Johnson (drums) when they perform as Interior Connections in a concert presented by the Salmon Arm Jazz Club at the Nexus at First on March 23, 2023. (Photo contributed)

Interior Connections to connect with Salmon Arm audience through music

Shuswap musicians to lend a hand in upcoming Salmon Arm Jazz Club presentation

  • Mar 14, 2023
Saxophonist Campbell Ryga and trombonist Bob Rogers will be joined by Salmon Arm’s Jordan Dick (guitar), Jake McIntyre-Paul (bass) and Brian Pratt-Johnson (drums) when they perform as Interior Connections in a concert presented by the Salmon Arm Jazz Club at the Nexus at First on March 23, 2023. (Photo contributed)
Prior to March 15, the City of Salmon Arm will be moving the remaining tenters on 3rd Street SW to city-owned property at 350 Narcisse St. in Salmon Arm. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)

Salmon Arm to move remaining tenters to city-owned property near park

City decides in in-camera meeting to move tenters to Narcisse Street

Prior to March 15, the City of Salmon Arm will be moving the remaining tenters on 3rd Street SW to city-owned property at 350 Narcisse St. in Salmon Arm. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass on Highway 1 is expecting another 2-4 centimetres of snow on Tuesday, March 14. (DriveBC)

UPDATE: Snowfall warning rescinded for Highway 1

The stretch of highway affected was from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass

Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass on Highway 1 is expecting another 2-4 centimetres of snow on Tuesday, March 14. (DriveBC)
Salmon Arm resident Murray Wallace recently won $675,000 with a BC Lottery Corporation Set for Life ticket. (BCLC photo)

Salmon Arm prankster has tough time convincing spouse of lottery win

‘She thought it was another one of my pranks and even hung the phone up on me twice’

Salmon Arm resident Murray Wallace recently won $675,000 with a BC Lottery Corporation Set for Life ticket. (BCLC photo)
Erin Jackson, the City of Salmon Arm’s first female chief administrative officer, speaks at an event hosted by the SAFE Society on March 8 at the Anvil Coffee Collective about her path to her current job. (Martha Wickett-Salmon Arm Observer)

City of Salmon Arm’s CAO speaks on International Women’s Day of her path to top job

SAFE Society celebrates women with 2023 theme of ‘Embracing equity’

Erin Jackson, the City of Salmon Arm’s first female chief administrative officer, speaks at an event hosted by the SAFE Society on March 8 at the Anvil Coffee Collective about her path to her current job. (Martha Wickett-Salmon Arm Observer)
MisMacK Clean Cosmetics, founded by Missy MacKintosh, and Trilogy Solutions are nominated for B.C. Small Business Awards. (Black Press file photo)

Two Salmon Arm small businesses up for B.C. awards

MisMacK Clean Cosmetics and Trilogy Solutions nominated for $10,000 prize

MisMacK Clean Cosmetics, founded by Missy MacKintosh, and Trilogy Solutions are nominated for B.C. Small Business Awards. (Black Press file photo)
Jayda Koppel was expecting to develop a black eye, in addition to having a concussion and other injuries sustained after she and a friend were allegedly assaulted by an unknown driver in Silver Creek on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Jayda Koppel photo)

‘She was a beast’: B.C. women recovering after alleged assault by unknown driver

Both young victims sustained concussions, other injuries in altercation in Silver Creek

Jayda Koppel was expecting to develop a black eye, in addition to having a concussion and other injuries sustained after she and a friend were allegedly assaulted by an unknown driver in Silver Creek on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Jayda Koppel photo)
Jayda Koppel was expecting to develop a black eye, in addition to having a concussion and other injuries sustained after she and a friend were allegedly assaulted by an unknown driver in Silver Creek on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Jayda Koppel photo)

UPDATE: Salmon Arm RCMP investigating assault connected to driving incident

Police said victims were transported to hospital, later released

Jayda Koppel was expecting to develop a black eye, in addition to having a concussion and other injuries sustained after she and a friend were allegedly assaulted by an unknown driver in Silver Creek on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Jayda Koppel photo)
Tammy Young beams with excitement when she returns from her first call with the Salmon Arm Fire Department. (Photo contributed)

‘I fell in love with it’: Salmon Arm woman always wanted to be a firefighter

Fire department celebrates its female firefighters on International Women’s Day

Tammy Young beams with excitement when she returns from her first call with the Salmon Arm Fire Department. (Photo contributed)
Hillcrest students and staff teach Sloan’s Chris Murphy the moves they used in the school’s CBC Music Class Challenge video entry that featured the Sloan song The Rest of My Life. (Photo contributed)

Sloan singer strikes a chord with Salmon Arm elementary school students

Band’s Chris Murphy spends afternoon at Hillcrest Elementary

Hillcrest students and staff teach Sloan’s Chris Murphy the moves they used in the school’s CBC Music Class Challenge video entry that featured the Sloan song The Rest of My Life. (Photo contributed)
Several police vehicles and ambulances were converged on the roadway next to the Starbucks drive-thru in Salmon Arm about 4:45 p.m. on Monday, March 6 where a vehicle had crashed into a concrete post. The yellow post can be seen embedded in the hood of the vehicle. (Martha Wickett-Salmon Arm Observer)

Police say crash near Salmon Arm Starbucks drive-thru result of money dispute

Witness said woman came running to Starbucks, bleeding, asking people to call 911

Several police vehicles and ambulances were converged on the roadway next to the Starbucks drive-thru in Salmon Arm about 4:45 p.m. on Monday, March 6 where a vehicle had crashed into a concrete post. The yellow post can be seen embedded in the hood of the vehicle. (Martha Wickett-Salmon Arm Observer)
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