Jim Elliot

Shea Weber poses for a photo with a fan at the 2016 Canada Day celebrations in Sicamous. (File photo)

B.C.-born Shea Weber to captain Montreal Canadiens

Sicamous native will wear the ‘C’ for the 2018/19 campaign

Shea Weber poses for a photo with a fan at the 2016 Canada Day celebrations in Sicamous. (File photo)
Barb Hetherington and Buddy Boyd at the Cedars RV Resort in Malakwa. (Photo contributed)

B.C. couple plans sustainable, zero-waste life in the Shuswap

Plan includes building a tiny house before the snow flies

Barb Hetherington and Buddy Boyd at the Cedars RV Resort in Malakwa. (Photo contributed)
B.C. fishermen get up close and personal with eagle

B.C. fishermen get up close and personal with eagle

The immature bald eagle shared the boat with two men for about 10 minutes

B.C. fishermen get up close and personal with eagle
Video: B.C. sockeye salmon run creates a beautiful spectacle

Video: B.C. sockeye salmon run creates a beautiful spectacle

The early run of sockeye salmon is creating a beautiful spectacle as they travel up Yard Creek east of Sicamous.

Video: B.C. sockeye salmon run creates a beautiful spectacle
Two homes were severely damaged by a landslide which roared through the 4000 block of Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Road on April 7, 2017. The subsequent evacuation order is now lifted. (File photo)

16 months later, B.C. mudslide evacuees allowed to return home

Residents of two Sunnybrae properties near Salmon Arm can return but will remain on evacuation alert

Two homes were severely damaged by a landslide which roared through the 4000 block of Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Road on April 7, 2017. The subsequent evacuation order is now lifted. (File photo)
The Bruhn Bridge, where the Trans-Canada Highway crosses the Sicamous Channel. (File Photo)

Woman from New Zealand dies after jumping from Highway 1 bridge

The woman was one of four people to jump from the bridge in Sicamous shortly before 2 a.m. on Aug. 8

The Bruhn Bridge, where the Trans-Canada Highway crosses the Sicamous Channel. (File Photo)
Video: Kayakers jump into action to rescue dog from raging B.C. river

Video: Kayakers jump into action to rescue dog from raging B.C. river

Ivory the Silver Lab from the Shuswap is safe and sound after falling in to the raging Adams River

Video: Kayakers jump into action to rescue dog from raging B.C. river
B.C. man attempts to contact aliens in the Shuswap

B.C. man attempts to contact aliens in the Shuswap

Dan Berg performs meditation to try to interact with visitors from other worlds

B.C. man attempts to contact aliens in the Shuswap
RCMP investigate after flagger hit by beer can

RCMP investigate after flagger hit by beer can

The employee was struck in the head but his hard hat prevented serious injury

RCMP investigate after flagger hit by beer can
Rhett Kingston evades the poke check from Brandon Bergado during a game at the Shaw Centre on Friday, Jan. 26. -image credit: Jim Elliot/Salmon Arm Observer

Silverbacks beat Bulldogs in nail-biter

‘Backs extend win streak to five

Rhett Kingston evades the poke check from Brandon Bergado during a game at the Shaw Centre on Friday, Jan. 26. -image credit: Jim Elliot/Salmon Arm Observer