Barb Brouwer

Leading the charge: Roots and Blues administrator Cindy Diotte

North a blues builder

Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival artistic director Peter North has received yet another accolade.

Leading the charge: Roots and Blues administrator Cindy Diotte
Replanted by mid-morning

Vandals hit Salmon Arm Secondary School

Police report that both the Sullivan and Jackson campuses were vandalized in the early morning hours of June 6.

Replanted by mid-morning

Federal funds critical to TCH upgrade

Salmon Arm: Council hears timeline for upgrading work depends on cost-sharing.

New build: R.J. Haney VIllage manager Susan Mackie is dwarfed by the new Montebello Place.

Montebello Block Takes Shape

The downtown core of Salmon Arm is rising at R.J. Haney Heritage Village.

New build: R.J. Haney VIllage manager Susan Mackie is dwarfed by the new Montebello Place.
Tip-top company: Jason Penner and Josh Bickle of Integrity Roofing

Getting a lift from a new lid

Shannon Thernes shed a lot of tears on Monday – tears of joy.

Tip-top company: Jason Penner and Josh Bickle of Integrity Roofing
Temperatures are expected to break records this weekend

Salmon Arm to sizzle this weekend

Environment Canada forecasts record-breaking temperatures as a large ridge of high pressure builds over the Shuswap.

Temperatures are expected to break records this weekend
Pioneer couple: Art Ritchie

Putting service before self

Meet Art Ritchie, Salmon Arm pioneer, orchardist, forestry worker and much more.

Pioneer couple: Art Ritchie
Brad Shirley

Approaches differ on reducing city’s fire risk

City of Salmon Arm council members were more appreciative of a wildfire risk management presentation at the May 24 meeting

Brad Shirley
Bad Blood: Jesse Mast’s latest single reached 27 on the Billboard charts. The young talent will perform at Shuswap Theatre on Saturday

Homeboy in hometown concert

Loving life on the cross-country tour with Gordon Bamford and Joe Nichols, Jesse Mast is excited to be performing for a hometown crowd

Bad Blood: Jesse Mast’s latest single reached 27 on the Billboard charts. The young talent will perform at Shuswap Theatre on Saturday
Effective May 27

Interior Health rescinds water advisory on Shuswap Lake

The Health authority is satisfied levels of contaminants from a March 14 spill at Canoe Forest Products do not pose a threat to water users.

Effective May 27
Coun. Kevin Flynn

Policing costs on the rise

City council's hands tied over projected budget increases.

Coun. Kevin Flynn
Connor Jones and Dylan Nielsen camp out to raise funds and awareness for homeless youth.

Homeless for one long night

Seven Grade 9-10 students and three adults spent the night at Marine Peace Park, raising about $1,850 for homeless youth.

Connor Jones and Dylan Nielsen camp out to raise funds and awareness for homeless youth.

Refugee coalition starts letter campaign

volunteers, who have worked hard to make sure they have suitable accommodations, furnishings, clothing and more, have been sitting in limbo.

Deo Lutheran pastor Erik Bjorgan is thrilled at the way the refugee initiative has brought people in the community together.

Welcoming more refugees

Salmon Arm efforts to give Syrian refugees a new home is knitting the community together in unexpected ways.

Deo Lutheran pastor Erik Bjorgan is thrilled at the way the refugee initiative has brought people in the community together.
A mother bear in a green space off Okanagan Ave. near 23rd Street. SE. Her three cubs were hiding in the rushes waiting for her.

Problem bear, three cubs euthanized in Salmon Arm

BC Conservation Service says Salmon Arm residents are doing a terrible job of bear prevention.

A mother bear in a green space off Okanagan Ave. near 23rd Street. SE. Her three cubs were hiding in the rushes waiting for her.
The winners of the KidsWrite contest had their own awards ceremony as part of the Word on the Lake Writers' Festival

Word on the Lake is in the books

Writers' festival honours local and national talent

The winners of the KidsWrite contest had their own awards ceremony as part of the Word on the Lake Writers' Festival
Aidan White and Kris Bourdon present their idea to add a high school student to city council.

Voicing student concerns

Civics students pitch environmental, anti-homelessness and political-engagement issues to council

Aidan White and Kris Bourdon present their idea to add a high school student to city council.
Festival favourites

Roots and Blues announces final artist list

Along with a stellar list of new additions, four of this year’s artists won awards at the recent Western Canadian Music Awards

Festival favourites
Bleachers and a cement pad are situated two feet off the sidelines

Bleachers a barrier to play

Newly installed concrete pads and bleachers make 12-man minor football unsafe

Bleachers and a cement pad are situated two feet off the sidelines
A mother bear in a green space off Okanagan Ave. near 23rd Street. SE. Her three cubs were hiding in the rushes waiting for her.

Salmon Arm residents asked to be bear aware as sightings increase

The BC Conservation Service is aware of the presence of bears in the Upper Okanagan area and is asking the public to leave them alone.

A mother bear in a green space off Okanagan Ave. near 23rd Street. SE. Her three cubs were hiding in the rushes waiting for her.