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The CSRD board agreed to raise wages for incoming electoral area directors by more than 20 per cent following upcoming elections, despite some concerns raised by those who were upset by the size of the increase. At the Aug. 20 Columbia Shuswap Regional District board of directors meeting, Jeremy ...
A 49-year-old man is facing multiple charges after allegedly being caught on video surveillance smashing the doors or windows of four Salmon Arm businesses in an attempt to break-in. Salmon Arm RCMP said on Aug. 19 at about 6 a.m., a pedestrian reported a smashed front door on a business on Lakes...
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District says low water levels in Shuswap Lake have forced the closure of two area boat launches. In a social media post Thursday morning, the CSRD said the Bristow Boat Launch in Celista and Harbour Boat Launch in Blind Bay are closed for the season. "Due t...
Police say a suspect is in custody after a man was seen leaving a "path of carnage" on a property damage spree, including damage to 18 vehicles and several local businesses. Salmon Arm RCMP said on Aug, 13 just before 10 p.m., officers received multiple reports of a man smashing window...
A Shuswap mom is hoping to make her musical dreams come true as she prepares for an upcoming audition to be on American Idol. Bella Williams says after deciding to submit an application for American Idol "kind of on a whim," she's got the news she will get an online audition with one ...
The provincial government has announced a new temporary protection order for the Salmon River watershed as continued low streamflows threaten the Chinook salmon population. In a statement Wednesday afternoon, the Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship said the order, which cuts off cert...
Students from Salmon Arm's sister city of Inashiki, Japan, are visiting the Shuswap as the cities undertake an exchange for the first time since 2020. In a social media post, the City of Salmon Arm said eight students from Inashiki will spend the week in Salmon Arm with host families to experien...
Borrowing for the construction of two fire halls in the North Shuswap is set to go ahead after recent alternative approval processes. In a statement on its website, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District revealed the results of two recent AAPs. An AAP is one of two ways a local government can ...
Mounties say a man on a boat-looting spree ended up falling in the drink after being caught by a Sicamous resident while allegedly attempting to steal things from a vessel on Mara Lake. Police said at about 6 a.m. on Aug. 15, a man called Sicamous RCMP to report an attempted theft from two boats ...
North Shuswap taxpayers could get a $2.16 million break on a larger loan needed to pay for the construction of the new Anglemont Fire Hall if the Columbia Shuswap Regional District is successful in a grant application. On the agenda for Thursday's CSRD board of directors meeting is a report from ...
An elderly Sicamous man fell victim to a gift card scam costing him thousands of dollars after he received a phone call from a fraudster who claimed to work for Apple. Police said on Aug. 14, a Sicamous resident told Mounties he had been phoned by someone who told him they represented Apple, clai...
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District is asking residents to weigh in on pedestrian and cyclist safety concerns around Swansea Point and along Cambie-Solsqua Road. In a newsletter, the Shuswap Trail Alliance said it has been asked by the CSRD to gather public feedback on safety concerns for peop...
