Salmon Arm News
Missing Salmon Arm senior found deceased
SALMON ARM - The search for a missing senior ended tragically yesterday after the Salmon Arm woman was found deceased. Mildred Ekren, 76, was last seen near her home by Fifth Street and 10th Avenue in Salmon Arm before she went missing around around noon yesterday, Dec. 7. There was an increased concern for her...
Driver leads RCMP on chase from Banff to Shuswap
SALMON ARM – It started with a man fleeing a traffic stop in Banff and ended on a logging road in the Shuswap yesterday. RCMP gave chase when a driver took off after getting pulled over in Banff on Nov. 25, according to a media release. Police from several jurisdictions including Revelstoke, Sicamous and Salmon...
Dirt biker near Salmon Arm hit trying to cross highway
TAPPEN - A dirt biker is in hospital with severe injuries after he was hit by oncoming traffic while trying to cross the Trans-Canada Highway Nov. 21, police say. Staff Sgt. Scott West of Salmon Arm RCMP says in a media release investigators believe the man riding the bike didn't stop before crossing near Bolton...
Semi versus camper on Trans-Canada near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - No one was seriously hurt when a semi sideswiped a pickup pulling a camper on the Trans-Canada Highway near Salmon Arm Sunday night. Police say the tractor trailer was eastbound on Highway 1 just east of Salmon Arm around 6 p.m., Oct. 25, when it crossed the centre line and sideswiped the...
Salmon Arm RCMP bust pair of excessive speeders
SALMON ARM - Two drivers learned the hard way RCMP in B.C. can take away your ride for going way too fast. Officers pulled over two vehicles in separate incidents Sunday night, Oct. 25, for excessive speed, Salmon Arm RCMP say in a release. One driver was from out of town and the other was...
Pedestrian suffers minor injuries after struck by vehicle in school zone
SALMON ARM - RCMP are praising witnesses for helping them understand how a vehicle in a school zone struck a pedestrian causing "minor injuries." According to a release today, Sgt. Scott West says the collision happened at or near a crosswalk at roughly 2:30 p.m. on 30 Street Southeast. He doesn't say how old the...
Salmon Arm mom pulls son from school after learning he was placed in locked room
SALMON ARM - A Salmon Arm mother is still in shock after finding out her seven-year-old son was being locked in a room at school as part of a behaviour management plan she knew nothing about. Jackie Graham found out about the practice when the principal of South Broadview Elementary School in Salmon Arm called...
This Salmon Arm artist’s project took her to the Jim Henson studios
SALMON ARM - For her family, it’s getting used to seeing pieces of fluff all over the house, but for Melissa Nasby, being a fibre artist is about seeing what adventure is down the road. In the last six years, Nasby has been working with felt as her medium to create a host of different...
Lake Country man found unconscious following Shuswap crash
SALMON ARM - A single vehicle collision in the Shuswap Saturday evening sent a Lake Country man to hospital with head and internal injuries. The vehicle struck a power pole in the 4700-block of Eagle Bay Road around 6:45 p.m., Sept. 26, causing the airbags to deploy and major damage to the vehicle. First responders...
Meet Dennis, the Roots and Blues Festival’s most mischievous volunteer
SALMON ARM - As you step through the gates of the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival, volunteer Dennis Roberts will be the guy telling you there’s gum stuck to your pants, or that you fit the description of a police suspect, just for the heck of it. And while his motive is mischievous, the...
Police asking for tips to find Salmon Arm bank robber
SALMON ARM - RCMP are on the lookout for a suspect after a bank robbery in Salmon Arm last week. Last Monday, July 27, a person wearing a black balaclava, a long-sleeved black shirt and dark jeans entered a downtown bank around 4:15 p.m., allegedly with a sawed off shotgun. The suspect demanded cash and...
Impaired driving investigation turns up drug haul in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - They stopped him for impaired driving, but came away with so much more. Around 2 a.m. July 14, Salmon Arm RCMP got a tip about an impaired driver on the Trans-Canada Highway, but when they stopped the vehicle and began their investigation they found 1.5 kgs of cocaine in the vehicle, according...
Coroner names young man killed in ATV rollover near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - The name of a young man killed last week in an all-terrain vehicle crash has been released. The B.C. Coroners Service says Brandon James Radnai, 22, was killed July 8 when the ATV he was driving rolled over. A family member was with him when the accident happened. Radnai sustained critical injuries...
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...
UPDATE: Missing Shuswap woman located
UPDATE: 9:30 A.M., JULY 7, 2015 RCMP say Kerry Kellogg has been found safe and sound. 6:04 P.M., JULY 2, 2015 SALMON ARM - Police are hoping you know where they can find a woman missing from the Shuswap area. Kerry Kellogg, 57, was reported missing June 30 by her care-aid worker after she was...