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Ruff ride
Ashton Lepard and dog Bubba share some excitement behind the wheel of #74, driven by dad Barry for the 24th Annual Salmon Arm Demolition Derby held Sunday, Aug. 23 at the fairgrounds. See page A13 for more derby action. lachlan laBeRe/OBSeRVeR
New stores, third Tim Hortons to open
Road rage sparks pedestrian accident
By Martha Wickett
It appears to be a case of road rage gone horribly wrong. Salmon Arm RcMP are investigating an incident where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Aug. 21 at approximately 7:30 p.m. The 30-year-old man was hit by a westbound vehicle on the Trans-canada Highway near 5th Street SW. He was taken to hospital in serious condition and his current condition is not known. Salmon Arm RcMP report the man was driving on lakeshore drive, paralleling a second vehicle that was eastbound on the Trans-canada Highway. The man was reported to be
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changes are in the works for the Smartcentres shopping centre in Salmon Arm. A Winners store and a dollarama at the site are getting closer to reality, while a third Salmon Arm Tim Hortons restaurant is projected for late next year. city staff report that a building permit was issued for dollarama on Aug. 17, with a construction value of approximately $1.18 million. Four days later, on Aug. 21, a building permit with a construction value of nearly $3 million was issued for Winners. As for Tim Hortons, Kelly Moores, owner of the two existing Salmon Arm franchises, confirms that the plan is to put a Tim Hortons at Smartcentres likely in October or november of 2016. “Things can change all the time so I wouldn’t say it’s a done deal yet,” he cautioned.
Moores says he predicts it will be a smaller store than the other two, with a double drive-thru, or two lanes of drive thru. “It’ll just offer another alternative for customers on that end of town; because of the closeness to other retail, there will be a lot of evening business.” He noted it will also be closer for people staying in cabins in areas such as the north Shuswap, and will cater to the industrial area on the west side of Salmon Arm. He expects it will employ about the same number of staff as the other two Tim Hortons. “We typically run with 30-plus employees per location.” Sandra Kaiser, vice-president of corporate affairs for Smartcentres, also confirmed a Tim Hortons. “Yes, Tim Hortons along with Winners and dollarama will be tenants on our site. As soon as I have more precise timing of openings, I will let you know,” she stated Monday in an email.
This week A new short film takes viewers to new heights over Salmon Arm. See more on A8. Sockeyes swimmers dive into provincial competition in Victoria. See details on A14.
By Tracy hughes OBSeRVeR STAFF
upset after having a horn honked at his vehicle by the driver of the second vehicle. The driver of that second vehicle stopped at 5th Street SW on the Trans-canada Highway. upon seeing the vehicle stopped on the highway, the 30-year-old man stopped on lakeshore drive and got out of his vehicle. Police believe, based on witness accounts, that the man crossed the westbound lane of the highway on foot in an apparent attempt to confront the other driver. While doing so, he was struck by a westbound vehicle. The man was tended to at the scene by Bc Ambulance paramedics before he was transported to Shuswap lake General Hospital.
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