Shuswap Your Classified Connection / Vol. 24 No. 21 Friday, May 24, 2013
Market News
Inside Shuswap
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Aim and fire
n Black powder shooter Mike Brown fires off a shot while his son Dale Brown watches and learns during the annual Spring Rendezvous, hosted by the Monashee Mountain Men, held May 17 to 20 at the Salmon Arm Fish and Game Club rifle range. For video, go to www.saobserver.net
Impaired driving
Students learn about a disastrous grad. Plus
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A18 Fun family times
Haldane Carnival attracts young and old. Plus Water advisory A18 What’s On A20
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Rain keeps river watch on alert
By Barb Brouwer
MARKET NEWS STAff
River Watch officials were keeping a careful eye on several area rivers earlier this week. Salmon River was one of the rushing watercourses to be added to a High Streamflow Advisory issued by the B.C. River Forecast Centre Wednesday. While mid-level snowpacks that feed the Salmon River are no longer of concern, heavy rain over-
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night Tuesday – some 10 to 40 mm around the Sicamous and Shuswap areas – caused a rapid rise in the river whose flow measured 41 cubic metres of water per minute. David Campbell, hydrologist, geoscientist and head of BC River Watch, said, on average, the Salmon River experiences a flow of this magnitude every five years. “We’re getting up there,” he said, noting more rain and more rising river levels were expected to occur
overnight Wednesday. Shuswap and Eagle rivers were also added to the High Streamflow Advisory Wednesday, thanks to the significant upper low-pressure system that developed in Washington State. Officials are keeping a close watch on the two rivers as they are fed by upper-level snow packs. “We have caught up with ourselves; we were delayed by cooler weather and had higher-than-normal snowpacks in April,” Campbell
said, noting that while a lot of upper-level snow has melted, there is still plenty up there to cause trouble. “Those are the ones where snow is an ongoing concern.” Looking ahead, Campbell said the low-pressure system was expected to move into the southeast portion of the province, reducing river flows. Residents are advised to keep children and pets well away from watercourses at this time.
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