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Revelstoke's Aaron Volpatti

Revelstoke’s Aaron Volpatti’s heart still in the game

Aaron Volpatti will speak at a banquet Sunday night kicking off the Tier 4 Bantam provincial championships in Revelstoke.

Revelstoke's Aaron Volpatti
Local firefighters battle a blaze on Mount Macpherson in 2006 – the last major fire in the Revelstoke area.

Speaker series tackles wildfires in Revelstoke

B.C. Interior Forestry Museum kicking off speaker series with talk about wild fire control, prevention and emergency planning in Revelstoke.

Local firefighters battle a blaze on Mount Macpherson in 2006 – the last major fire in the Revelstoke area.
A mudslide forced an eastbound CP Rail freight train to make an emergency stop early Thursday morning.

Mudslide on CP Rail tracks near Sicamous

CP crews working to remove debris from tracks after train makes emergency stop.

A mudslide forced an eastbound CP Rail freight train to make an emergency stop early Thursday morning.
Firefighters are at the Elite Forest Products mill in Malakwa

Firefighters spend day battling blaze at Malakwa mill

Fire services co-ordinator says fire crews able to save half of building in large structure fire at Elite Forest Products mill.

Firefighters are at the Elite Forest Products mill in Malakwa
Highway 1 was temporarily closed east of Revelstoke as emergency response personnel tended to drivers involved in a two-vehicle head on collision on Thursday

Semi driver ticketed for head-on collision

A semi driver is being ticketed and another driver is in hospital following a head-on collision east of Revelstoke on Highway 1.

Highway 1 was temporarily closed east of Revelstoke as emergency response personnel tended to drivers involved in a two-vehicle head on collision on Thursday
Drivers wait in a traffic line for the Trans-Canada to reopen Tuesday afternoon

UPDATE: Highway closed following five-vehicle collision

Three people sent to hospital as result of early morning collision.

Drivers wait in a traffic line for the Trans-Canada to reopen Tuesday afternoon
Salmon Arm firefighters put out a fire at 17th Street NE  residence on Dec. 18

Local family suffers second house fire

Family grateful for firefighters and community’s support.

Salmon Arm firefighters put out a fire at 17th Street NE  residence on Dec. 18
Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo's constituency information sign seen along Highway 1 in Canoe on Thursday

Constituency signs removed amid confusion

Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo's highway signs criticized as misleading.

Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo's constituency information sign seen along Highway 1 in Canoe on Thursday
RCMP Trans Canada East Traffic Services officers and the BC Coroners Service are investigating the cause of a collision that resulted in the death of a Malakwa resident.

Malakwa woman killed in collision

RCMP and BC Coroners Service investigating cause of two-vehicle collision that occurred Saturday east of Sicamous.

RCMP Trans Canada East Traffic Services officers and the BC Coroners Service are investigating the cause of a collision that resulted in the death of a Malakwa resident.
A summary of the recent public engagement  on the proposed Bruhn Bridge replacement options shows the five-lane Option 2 as having the most support.

Public favours five-lane option to replace Bruhn Bridge.

B.C. government releases results of public engagement exercise on Sicamous bridge replacement options.

A summary of the recent public engagement  on the proposed Bruhn Bridge replacement options shows the five-lane Option 2 as having the most support.
Britton Hutchinson is a heart transplant recipient.

Family grateful for organ donation

February is a special month for Teri Hutchinson and her daughter Britton, who received a heart transplant last September.

Britton Hutchinson is a heart transplant recipient.
WakeRide BC comes to Sicamous this summer.

Wakeboard event coming to Sicamous

The annual professional wakeboard competition will make its inaugural run in Sicamous this year.

WakeRide BC comes to Sicamous this summer.
Multiple bullet holes are left in a vehicle at the Xcalibur car wash where police shot a suspect attempting to flee early Monday

Man shot by police facing numerous charges

Charges include dangerous operation of motor vehicle and willfully resisting or obstructing a police officer.

Multiple bullet holes are left in a vehicle at the Xcalibur car wash where police shot a suspect attempting to flee early Monday
Williams Lake's Brock Hoyer is one of the skilled snow bike riders to headline the Ripped Snow Bike Tour coming to Sicamous.

Ripped Snow Bike Tour coming to Sicamous

Event will feature demonstrations, training and other activities involving some of the best snow bike riders in Canada.

Williams Lake's Brock Hoyer is one of the skilled snow bike riders to headline the Ripped Snow Bike Tour coming to Sicamous.
A Malakwa man has been charged in the stabbing of a relative.

Man stabbed in altercation with relative

Malakwa man facing charges after stabbing at Bloomquist Road residence.

A Malakwa man has been charged in the stabbing of a relative.
Sicamous was named the top sledding destination in Western Canada by voters in Snoriders' Sledtown Showdown.

Best snowmobiling in Western Canada

Sicamous earns bragging rights for being the number one sledding area in Western Canada.

Sicamous was named the top sledding destination in Western Canada by voters in Snoriders' Sledtown Showdown.
Sicamous RCMP respond to multiple motor-vehicle incidents on the Trans-Canada Highway over the snowy weekend.

Police see multiple collisions on Highway 1 during snowy weekend

Sicamous RCMP respond to six motor-vehicle collisions over the weekend, though none involving serious injuries.

Sicamous RCMP respond to multiple motor-vehicle incidents on the Trans-Canada Highway over the snowy weekend.
A gofundme account has been set up at gofundme.com/help-the-silanohandley-family to support Sarah Silano and children Hannah and Noah Handley

Mother, children homeless after Malakwa residential fire

Support effort underway to help family as they look for a new home to rent.

A gofundme account has been set up at gofundme.com/help-the-silanohandley-family to support Sarah Silano and children Hannah and Noah Handley
Sicamous residents view the three options for the replacement of the Bruhn Bridge presented at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s recent community information meeting.

Sicamous council requests extension on bridge decision

Sicamous council asks province for more time to make a decision on a replacement for the Bruhn Bridge

Sicamous residents view the three options for the replacement of the Bruhn Bridge presented at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s recent community information meeting.
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure's Jennifer Fraser answers questions from Fred Busch during the ministry's community engagement meeting on options to replace the Bruhn Bridge held at the recreation centre on Nov. 15.

Sicamous mayor addresses Main Street bridge misinformation

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure host open house on proposed options for Bruhn Bridge replacement.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure's Jennifer Fraser answers questions from Fred Busch during the ministry's community engagement meeting on options to replace the Bruhn Bridge held at the recreation centre on Nov. 15.
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