Shuswap

For sale sign in front of a residential house (collected /Lakes District News)

Uzelman: The Federal Liberals and the chasm between housing supply and demand

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Oct 23, 2023
For sale sign in front of a residential house (collected /Lakes District News)
Greg Kyllo and wife Georgina celebrate another successful campaign, with Greg winnning a third term as the Shuswap’s MLA in the 42nd provincial general election in 2020. (File photo)

Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo not running in 2024 election

BC United announcement follows decade of service by Sicamous resident

Greg Kyllo and wife Georgina celebrate another successful campaign, with Greg winnning a third term as the Shuswap’s MLA in the 42nd provincial general election in 2020. (File photo)
On Aug. 17, BC Wildfire Service conducted a planned aerial ignition along a power line southeast of the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire to prevent the fire’s spread to North Shuswap communities. (Jim Cooperman photo)

Planned ignition during North Shuswap wildfire under investigation

Shuswap man has own study conducted of Aug. 17 back burn

On Aug. 17, BC Wildfire Service conducted a planned aerial ignition along a power line southeast of the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire to prevent the fire’s spread to North Shuswap communities. (Jim Cooperman photo)
Eddie the alpaca was saved by The Llama Sanctuary as he suffered under an overgrown fleece. (The Llama Sanctuary/Facebook)

Overgrown alpaca recovering at Shuswap sanctuary

Eddie was rescued after receiving negligent care, suffering a matted fleece and crooked toes

Eddie the alpaca was saved by The Llama Sanctuary as he suffered under an overgrown fleece. (The Llama Sanctuary/Facebook)
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Uzelman: The true source of inflation and the redemption of Milton Friedman

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Oct 11, 2023
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This photo was taken at 1:45 a.m. on Aug. 30 from the chicken farm on Fredrickson Road in Sorrento. Shuswap Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Ty Barrett said the Bush Creek East wildfire was coming down the mountain and through a dry grassy field, driven by aggressive winds. Firefighters stood their ground at a one-kilometre fire line and were able to keep the blaze from reaching any structures. (Ty Barrett photo)

VIEWPOINT: Shuswap deputy fire chief grateful for support during wildfire fight

‘We couldn’t have done it without them’

  • Sep 21, 2023
This photo was taken at 1:45 a.m. on Aug. 30 from the chicken farm on Fredrickson Road in Sorrento. Shuswap Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Ty Barrett said the Bush Creek East wildfire was coming down the mountain and through a dry grassy field, driven by aggressive winds. Firefighters stood their ground at a one-kilometre fire line and were able to keep the blaze from reaching any structures. (Ty Barrett photo)
The Bank of Canada headquarters is shown in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Uzelman: The Bank of Canada ‘is likely done with rate hikes’

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Sep 19, 2023
The Bank of Canada headquarters is shown in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Pierre Poilievre speaks in Terrace in a bid to shift the Skeena-Bulkley Valley riding from its current status as a seat for the NDP. (Seth Forward/Northern View)

Uzelman: A disciplined Poilievre is topping the polls

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Sep 19, 2023
Pierre Poilievre speaks in Terrace in a bid to shift the Skeena-Bulkley Valley riding from its current status as a seat for the NDP. (Seth Forward/Northern View)
Burned vehicles are seen at a property destroyed by the Bush Creek East wildfire, in Scotch Creek, B.C., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Columbia-Shuswap officials call for review of B.C.’s wildfire response

The CSRD supported the Mayor of Barriere’s call on the provincial government

Burned vehicles are seen at a property destroyed by the Bush Creek East wildfire, in Scotch Creek, B.C., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Salmon Arm’s Auldin Maxwell sits with the five Guinness World Records certificates he received for his record-breaking Jenga block towers. (Kelly Murray photo)

Towering achievement: Salmon Arm teen earns spot in 2024 Guinness World Records

Auldin Maxwell’s knack for stacking Jenga blocks has earned him five world records

Salmon Arm’s Auldin Maxwell sits with the five Guinness World Records certificates he received for his record-breaking Jenga block towers. (Kelly Murray photo)
Adult Western corn rootworms feasting on a corn plant. The insects, which are highly destructive to corn crops, were discovered in the North Okanagan and Shuswap for the first time in August 2023. (B.C. Ministry of Agriculture photo)

Pest that devastates corn crops found at North Okanagan, Shuswap farms

The Western corn rootworm causes over $1 billion of damage to U.S. corn crops each year

Adult Western corn rootworms feasting on a corn plant. The insects, which are highly destructive to corn crops, were discovered in the North Okanagan and Shuswap for the first time in August 2023. (B.C. Ministry of Agriculture photo)
A spot fire on Squilax-Anglemont Road at Butters Road broke out again in the early hours of Thursday, Sept. 14, threatening a number of structures including a new home under construction in the foreground. (Contributed)

Spot fire startles B.C. wildfire victims in rental home

Family already lost their home to wildfire in August, then woken to spot fire Thursday

A spot fire on Squilax-Anglemont Road at Butters Road broke out again in the early hours of Thursday, Sept. 14, threatening a number of structures including a new home under construction in the foreground. (Contributed)
Premier David Eby stopped in Salmon Arm to speak with local officials and hold a media availability about the Bush Creek East wildfire that tore through the North Shuswap. (Brittany Webster/Black Press)

‘It’s complicated’: Premier committed to rebuilding fire-ravaged North Shuswap

David Eby flew over the Bush Creek East wildfire zone and visited with impacted residents

  • Sep 12, 2023
Premier David Eby stopped in Salmon Arm to speak with local officials and hold a media availability about the Bush Creek East wildfire that tore through the North Shuswap. (Brittany Webster/Black Press)
An industry group says Alberta’s decision to pause approvals of new renewable energy projects is putting the lives of thousands of workers on hold. Solar panels pictured at the Michichi Solar project near Drumheller, Alta., Tuesday, July 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Uzelman: Provinces fumble renewable energy opportunities

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Sep 8, 2023
An industry group says Alberta’s decision to pause approvals of new renewable energy projects is putting the lives of thousands of workers on hold. Solar panels pictured at the Michichi Solar project near Drumheller, Alta., Tuesday, July 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 (released in October 2021) proposes to complete B.C.’s Electric Highway by 2024 and reach a target of 10,000 public EV charging stations in B.C. by 2030. AdobeStock

Uzelman: The B.C. government shrouds the economic costs of CleanBC

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Sep 7, 2023
The CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 (released in October 2021) proposes to complete B.C.’s Electric Highway by 2024 and reach a target of 10,000 public EV charging stations in B.C. by 2030. AdobeStock
Firefighters hose down a spot within the Bush Creek East wildfire perimeter. (BCWS photo)

Possible rain, cooler temperatures forecasted for Shuswap wildfire

Evacuation orders and alerts remain for the Bush Creek East wildfire

  • Sep 4, 2023
Firefighters hose down a spot within the Bush Creek East wildfire perimeter. (BCWS photo)
A North Shuswap resident attempts to control a spot fire left in the wake of the Bush Creek East wildfire that spread through the area Friday night, Aug. 18, 2023. (Angela Lagore photo)

BC Wildfire officials to look at off-season prevention alongside communities

Operations director says BCWS willing to learn, adapt in a year of challenges

A North Shuswap resident attempts to control a spot fire left in the wake of the Bush Creek East wildfire that spread through the area Friday night, Aug. 18, 2023. (Angela Lagore photo)
BC Wildfire Service wildland firefighters work the Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap. (BCWS image)

Uzelman: Amidst wildfires B.C supports forest protection, government resists

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Aug 29, 2023
BC Wildfire Service wildland firefighters work the Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap. (BCWS image)
Bush Creek East wildfire. (BC Wildfire Service)

UPDATE: Highway 1 reopens, flames visible from Shuswap wildfire

Evacuation orders and alerts remain in place

  • Aug 27, 2023
Bush Creek East wildfire. (BC Wildfire Service)
Evacuation orders have been downgraded in the Shuswap Friday afternoon, Aug. 25, 2023. (CSRD photo)

Evacuation order lifted for more Shuswap areas

Residents can now make their way home, but are still under an evacuation alert

Evacuation orders have been downgraded in the Shuswap Friday afternoon, Aug. 25, 2023. (CSRD photo)