Year in Review: The Shuswap Market looks back at headlines from April 2021 – Eagle Valley News

Karen Holmes sit at a bench recently placed by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District in St.

• Karen Holmes said she and her family are overwhelmed by the actions of Columbia Shuswap Regional District staff to honour the memory of her son.

In addition to planting a new tree for Pierce, the CSRD placed a new bench with a plaque that says, “‘I love this place’ Logan J.G.

• Salmon Arm RCMP made a major seizure of weapons and drugs following a raid on a short-term rental property in Sorrento.

A helicopter was brought in following a call made to Revelstoke Search and Rescue after one of the missing sledders failed to show up for work on Monday morning, March 29.

• City of Salmon Arm staff and council put the bureaucratic wheels into high gear on April 6, to help restaurants open sidewalk and boulevard patios immediately.

Both the driver of the pickup, a 73-year-old Sicamous man, and the 46-year-old Salmon Arm woman behind the wheel of the sedan were pronounced dead by emergency services.

Most were in favour of option E5, in which Shuswap Middle School continues with Grades 6 to 8, while the Salmon Arm Secondary Jackson campus takes on Grades 9-12, same as the Sullivan campus.

• While there was plenty of work to be found building houses in Salmon Arm, finding a place to rent in the city proved a struggle for carpenter Mel Hanson and his family.

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