News Items tag as: Shuswap news

Dispute over Shuswap's Crazy Creek suspension bridge lands in court
September 11, 2024 - 7:00 AM

With one landowner on one side of the bridge and another landowner on the other side of the bridge, a dispute about who gets to walk over the suspension bridge at a popular Shuswap tourist attraction has ended up in the BC Supreme Court.
New bridge construction in Sicamous not impacted by fatal semi crash
September 04, 2024 - 12:15 PM
iNwheels

The $260-million project to replace the bridge in Sicamous that’s been in the works for years will begin in the next few weeks.
Body of semi driver recovered from channel beneath Sicamous bridge
August 27, 2024 - 11:35 AM
iNwheels

The body of the semi driver, whose rig ended up in the channel between Mara and Shuswap Lakes in Sicamous this past weekend, has been recovered.
Shuswap MLA's family firm sued for alleged refusal to return $90K deposit
July 23, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A BC houseboat company run by the family of BC United Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo is being sued by a former client who alleges the firm refused to pay back a $90,000 deposit.
Shuswap farmstand tour connects consumers to local growers
July 13, 2024 - 7:00 PM
iNwine

Shuswap Tourism has launched a unique culinary experience so locals and visitors alike can discovery local food.
Shuswap man charged with second-degree murder of 66-year-old Sicamous woman
June 26, 2024 - 1:01 PM

A 37-year-old Sicamous man has been charged with second-degree murder following the death of a 66-year-old woman at a Sicamous mobile home park a week ago.
Two dead in semi crash on Trans-Canada in Shuswap
May 28, 2024 - 10:10 AM

Two semi trucks collided on Highway 1 north of Salmon Arm last night and the driver and passenger in one of the trucks were killed.
Shuswap octogenarian charged with fraud: securities commission
May 16, 2024 - 4:30 PM

An 82-year-old man from the Shuswap has been charged with fraud.
Shuswap llama sanctuary getting ready to welcome cats
April 06, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A llama sanctuary in the Shuswap is expanding its operations and will soon be taking in cats.
iN PHOTOS: Enjoy the Shuswap with two houses on waterfront acreage for mere $30M
March 24, 2024 - 12:00 PM
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The most expensive house listed for sale in the Okanagan – and maybe the second highest in all of BC – is the $45.9 million Waterside Farm on Pixton Road in Lake Country.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
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Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

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A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

News Items tag as: Shuswap news

Dispute over Shuswap's Crazy Creek suspension bridge lands in court

New bridge construction in Sicamous not impacted by fatal semi crash

Body of semi driver recovered from channel beneath Sicamous bridge

Shuswap MLA's family firm sued for alleged refusal to return $90K deposit

Shuswap farmstand tour connects consumers to local growers

Shuswap man charged with second-degree murder of 66-year-old Sicamous woman

Two dead in semi crash on Trans-Canada in Shuswap

Shuswap octogenarian charged with fraud: securities commission

Shuswap llama sanctuary getting ready to welcome cats

iN PHOTOS: Enjoy the Shuswap with two houses on waterfront acreage for mere $30M

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