Shuswap Your Classified Connection / Vol. 26 No. 2 January 9, 2015
Market News
0 84 %
*
Purchase Financing
up to
months on remaining NEW 2014’s *excludes Corvette.
www.salmonarmgm.com • 250-832-6066
Inside Shuswap
A2 Fatal crash
Trial date set for February in Kamloops. Plus South Shuswap A8-9 Sports
A11
Chase
A17 On a roll
The Heat are heading towards a steak dinner. Plus What’s On A17 Year in Review A18
Flyers z Askew’s z Buckerfields* z Canadian Tire* z Coopers* z Future Shop* z Home Depot* z Jysk* z London Drugs* z Michaels* z No Frills z Peoples Drug Mart* z Pharmasave* z Proctor & Gamble* z Real Estate z Superstore* z Safety Mart* z Safeway z Save On Foods z Shoppers Drug Mart* z Source* z Smart Source* z Visions* z Walmart* *Limited distribution
LAchLAN LAbERE/MARKET NEWS
n Approximately 100 tractor-trailer units were parked along the Trans-Canada Highway and at the Husky Travel Centre late Wednesday morning as avalanche control was continued along the highway between Craigellachie and Revelstoke. Many of the drivers were forced to stay overnight as a result of the highway closure.
Snowfall smothers the Shuswap
Storm: Region struggles with power outages, closed highways and schools. By Barb Brouwer
MARKET NEWS STAff
The huge low-pressure system has gone but the memory lingers on. Salmon Arm didn’t score a record with the 46 centimetres of snow measured at the Salmon Arm Airport, but was the “winner” in the amount of snow dumped in the Thompson-Okanagan region during the two-day storm. For recording purposes, Environ-
ment Canada uses daily measurements taken between 12 a.m. and midnight of any given day. The record for a one-day snowfall in that time frame was 33 centimetres on Dec. 27, 1998. “If you’re going to be extremely technical, it’s not a record,” Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Coldwells said, noting Salmon Arm’s extreme snow depth, a record for accumulated snow, was 87 cm measured on Jan. 24, 1993.
In terms of a two-day record, this one will go down in history as Salmon Arm’s fourth heaviest snowfall. Environment Canada files indicate 51 cm fell in a two-day period in 1918, 49 cm on Jan. 8 and 9, 1969, with the all-time two-day record of 53 cm set in 1943. Kamloops saw an unusual 39 cm, but did not get anywhere near the two-day record of 53 cm set in 1885.
You can blame winter’s onslaught on the “Pineapple Express.” A surge of cold Arctic air from the Yukon that settled into the valleys was covered by a large warm air mass originating in Hawaii. “The two (air masses) are battling it out,” said Coldwells Monday. “And there has been a continuous flow; that’s one of the keys for makSee Traffic on page 3
Saving you more with no accrued interest. Taxes, administration fees, delivery fees, and other fees or charges are due at time of purchase. No Interest accrues until promotional period expires. See store for details.
Locally Owned & Operated! 1701 10 Ave SW, Salmon Arm • (250) 832-5333