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Numbers of late-run sockeye in the Shuswap are expected to be lower than in 2014. (File photo)

Late run sockeye salmon numbers lower than 2014

Counts not complete but run expected at 75 per cent of the 2.1 million in last dominant run year

Numbers of late-run sockeye in the Shuswap are expected to be lower than in 2014. (File photo)
Chélie Elsom stands in front of bags of recyclable plastics in Salmon Arm, plastics that, in B.C., will be remanufactured into new items. Elsom has created a petition she hopes will be presented in the House of Common, asking for a national strategy that will prohibit the use of single-use plastic. (Lachlan Labere/Salmon Arm Observer)

BC resident calls for national plan to tackle plastic

Shuswap petition calls for zero plastic waste in Canada by 2030

Chélie Elsom stands in front of bags of recyclable plastics in Salmon Arm, plastics that, in B.C., will be remanufactured into new items. Elsom has created a petition she hopes will be presented in the House of Common, asking for a national strategy that will prohibit the use of single-use plastic. (Lachlan Labere/Salmon Arm Observer)
Chélie Elsom stands in front of bags of recyclable plastic at Bill’s Bottle Depot in Salmon Arm, plastics that, in B.C., will be remanufactured into new items. Elsom has created a petition she hopes will be presented in the House of Common, asking for a national strategy that will prohibit the use of single-use plastic. (Lachlan Labere/Salmon Arm Observer)

Salmon Arm resident calls for national plan to tackle plastic

Petition needs 500 signatures to be presented in the House of Commons

Chélie Elsom stands in front of bags of recyclable plastic at Bill’s Bottle Depot in Salmon Arm, plastics that, in B.C., will be remanufactured into new items. Elsom has created a petition she hopes will be presented in the House of Common, asking for a national strategy that will prohibit the use of single-use plastic. (Lachlan Labere/Salmon Arm Observer)
Above, Yankee Flats Road residents are concerned repairs to an area at the north end of the road that has a steep drop to the valley below will not be paved or barricaded before winter. To left, a steep slope at the north end of Yankee Flats Road, near the junction with Salmon River Road, has long been a concern to area residents and other road users. (Lynne Fortin photos)

Yankee Flats Road resident concerned repairs won’t be complete before winter

Ministry says road paving will take place Nov. 2 - weather permitting

Above, Yankee Flats Road residents are concerned repairs to an area at the north end of the road that has a steep drop to the valley below will not be paved or barricaded before winter. To left, a steep slope at the north end of Yankee Flats Road, near the junction with Salmon River Road, has long been a concern to area residents and other road users. (Lynne Fortin photos)
Rider Express Transportation in Regina, Sask. will operate a passenger and parcel service between Winnipeg and Vancouver. There will be daily eastbound and westbound stops between the Alberta border and Vancouver but a company rep said scheduling is not yet complete and should be available by Oct. 26. (File photo)

New express bus to stop daily in Salmon Arm

Rider Express to provide bus service between Vancouver and Calgary and stops in between

Rider Express Transportation in Regina, Sask. will operate a passenger and parcel service between Winnipeg and Vancouver. There will be daily eastbound and westbound stops between the Alberta border and Vancouver but a company rep said scheduling is not yet complete and should be available by Oct. 26. (File photo)
Shuswap Orthodontics’ Dr. Brian Broadwell, centre, is surrounded by staff members, from left, Christi Fox, Risa Starling, Melissa Hamaguchi, Mae Dodge and Loretta Prevost, who are ready once again to accept children’s Halloween candy in return for $5 per pound, from Nov. 1 to 8. (Photo contributed)

Shuswap trick-or-treaters get cash for their stash

Shuswap Orthodontics hosts the annual treat trade for area children

Shuswap Orthodontics’ Dr. Brian Broadwell, centre, is surrounded by staff members, from left, Christi Fox, Risa Starling, Melissa Hamaguchi, Mae Dodge and Loretta Prevost, who are ready once again to accept children’s Halloween candy in return for $5 per pound, from Nov. 1 to 8. (Photo contributed)
Brian Ayotte, Lorna Thomas, Phil Wright, Isabel Reinertson, Lloyd Charlie, Delores Purdaby, Dale Johnson and Mohammed Zakreet give enthusiastic support for the new Seniors Health and Wellness Centre at Marine Plaza. (Photo contributed)

Shuswap offers one-stop wellness for seniors

Salmon Arm centre for seniors with chronic conditions offers collaborate approach to health

Brian Ayotte, Lorna Thomas, Phil Wright, Isabel Reinertson, Lloyd Charlie, Delores Purdaby, Dale Johnson and Mohammed Zakreet give enthusiastic support for the new Seniors Health and Wellness Centre at Marine Plaza. (Photo contributed)
The Shuswap Barbershop Project presents their first full evening of vocal harmony at The Nexus at First on Saturday, Oct. 27. (Amber Elizabeth photography)

Shuswap Barbershop Project hosts evening of music

Salmon Arm group welcomes performers from the region for Oct. 27 concert

The Shuswap Barbershop Project presents their first full evening of vocal harmony at The Nexus at First on Saturday, Oct. 27. (Amber Elizabeth photography)
Rider Express Transportation in Regina, Sask. has announced it will operate a passenger and parcel service between Winnipeg and Vancouver. There will be stops between the Alberta border and Vancouver but a company rep said scheduling is not yet complete and should be available by Oct. 26. (File photo)

New bus service hopes to announce scheduled stops by Oct. 26

Shuswap is expected to be included in Rider Express Transportation's plans

Rider Express Transportation in Regina, Sask. has announced it will operate a passenger and parcel service between Winnipeg and Vancouver. There will be stops between the Alberta border and Vancouver but a company rep said scheduling is not yet complete and should be available by Oct. 26. (File photo)
Ryan Nitchie, CSRD’s team leader of community services, says the final design is being completed and will be going to tender for the construction and delivery of a pedestian bridge going over Salmon River. As well, he expects to go to tender on the parallel trail this fall for spring construction. (CSRD Photo)

Salmon River and Deep Creek roads in ministry’s 2019 paving plan

Columbia Shuswap Regional District director bemoans lack of money for rural roads

Ryan Nitchie, CSRD’s team leader of community services, says the final design is being completed and will be going to tender for the construction and delivery of a pedestian bridge going over Salmon River. As well, he expects to go to tender on the parallel trail this fall for spring construction. (CSRD Photo)
The Seed to Soul cannabis retail store on Hudson Avenue has posted a sign indicating the store will be closed until further notice. (Jodi Brak/Salmon Arm Observer)

Salmon Arm pot shops close as cannabis becomes legal in Canada

Three of four local marijuana dispensaries have already applied for licences

The Seed to Soul cannabis retail store on Hudson Avenue has posted a sign indicating the store will be closed until further notice. (Jodi Brak/Salmon Arm Observer)
The Seed to Soul cannabis retail store on Hudson Avenue in Salmon Arm has posted a sign indicating the store will be closed until further notice. (Jodi Brak/Salmon Arm Observer)

Shuswap pot shops close as cannabis becomes legal

One marijuana dispensary won't require city approvals as on First Nations land

The Seed to Soul cannabis retail store on Hudson Avenue in Salmon Arm has posted a sign indicating the store will be closed until further notice. (Jodi Brak/Salmon Arm Observer)
A fire in a home in the 600 block of Bolton Road in Tappen was destroyed in an early morning fire on Monday, Oct. 15. (CSRD photo)

Early morning fire destroys Shuswap home

Owners of Tappen house away as structure undergoing renovations

A fire in a home in the 600 block of Bolton Road in Tappen was destroyed in an early morning fire on Monday, Oct. 15. (CSRD photo)
A fire in a home in the 600 block of Bolton Road was destroyed in an early morning fire on Monday, Oct. 15. (CSRD photo)

Early morning fire destroys Tappen home

Firefighters from Tappen-Sunnybrae and Shuswap fire departments respond

A fire in a home in the 600 block of Bolton Road was destroyed in an early morning fire on Monday, Oct. 15. (CSRD photo)
Hundreds lined the shores of Adams River on Saturday Oct. 13 (Carmen Weld/Black Press Media)

Sockeye run in Shuswap expected to be close to 2014 numbers

Salute to the Sockeye on Adams River continues until Sunday, Oct. 21 at 4 p.m.

Hundreds lined the shores of Adams River on Saturday Oct. 13 (Carmen Weld/Black Press Media)
Okanagan College political scientist Linda Elmose will lead a free information session and discussion to sift through the options at the Salmon Arm campus from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15 at the Salmon Arm campus. (Photo contributed)

Shuswap session to sift through electoral reform options

Okanagan College hosts information and discussion session at Salmon Arm campus

Okanagan College political scientist Linda Elmose will lead a free information session and discussion to sift through the options at the Salmon Arm campus from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15 at the Salmon Arm campus. (Photo contributed)
This graphic outlines the zones North Okanagan-Shuswap School district #83 trustees will represent. This year the board has been reduced from nine trustees to five, following the interim management of Official Trustee Mike McKay. (Image contributed)

Meet School District #83 trustee candidates at Friday forum in Salmon Arm

Retired Teachers' Association invites all North Okanagan-Shuswap candidates

This graphic outlines the zones North Okanagan-Shuswap School district #83 trustees will represent. This year the board has been reduced from nine trustees to five, following the interim management of Official Trustee Mike McKay. (Image contributed)
Salmon Arm’s Cindy Derkaz has been acclaimed as the Liberal candidate for the 2019 federal election and says she and her team are energized and ready to fight for the right to represent area residents. (Photo submitted)

Derkaz acclaimed Liberal candidate in North Okanagan-Shuswap riding

Salmon Arm candidate and team ready to go for 2019 federal elelection

Salmon Arm’s Cindy Derkaz has been acclaimed as the Liberal candidate for the 2019 federal election and says she and her team are energized and ready to fight for the right to represent area residents. (Photo submitted)
This special bus will shuttle visitors to the Salute to the Sockeye Festival on the Adams River, leaving the Salmon Arm Recreation Centre at 9 a.m. Oct. 6, 7 and 8, with several stops along the way. The bus will depart Tsútswecw Provincial Park for the return trip at 2 p.m. (Photo contributed)

Many admirers make their way to Shuswap’s Salute to the Sockeye

Close to a million late-run sockeye expected to return to Adams River in nature's amazing spectacle

This special bus will shuttle visitors to the Salute to the Sockeye Festival on the Adams River, leaving the Salmon Arm Recreation Centre at 9 a.m. Oct. 6, 7 and 8, with several stops along the way. The bus will depart Tsútswecw Provincial Park for the return trip at 2 p.m. (Photo contributed)
The acoustic station at Mission records salmon as they make their way up the Fraser River to their spawning grounds. Anywhere from one to 1.6 million fish are holding in the Strait of Georgia, similar to a salmon run pattern that shifted in the mid-1990s, when fish began entering the river in early rather than mid-September. (Cory Lagasse, Pacific Salmon Commission)

Many visitors make their way to Shuswap’s Salute to the Sockeye

Close to a million late-run sockeye expected to return to Adams River in nature's amazing spectacle

The acoustic station at Mission records salmon as they make their way up the Fraser River to their spawning grounds. Anywhere from one to 1.6 million fish are holding in the Strait of Georgia, similar to a salmon run pattern that shifted in the mid-1990s, when fish began entering the river in early rather than mid-September. (Cory Lagasse, Pacific Salmon Commission)