Lifestyle & Community

Salmon Arm offers new residents a refreshingly different paradigm, one that places a higher value on quality of life, environmental quality, and personal fulfillment.
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Affordable Housing

Because of Salmon Arm's moderate climate, spectacular scenery, low-stress lifestyle and affordable housing, urbanites and retirees are moving here as never before. We have a large selection with regards to housing choices from apartment or condo living to single family dwellings ranging from an average of $180,000. Because of our unique location many of our homes and available lots boast a breath-taking view of the Shuswap Lake and we also host many lakefront homes as well. We have excellent skilled trades people in the construction industry ready and able to build to your specific needs.

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Recreational Facilities and Seniors Programs Available

Salmon Arm overflows with life-enhancing attributes normally associated with much larger population centres.

The truth is, Salmon Arm is the centre of a year-round recreational paradise. Everything from unlimited water-related sports, championship 18 hole golf courses to top-rated cross-country ski trails, back country sleigh rides and carnivals, to snowmobiling, mountain biking and hiking - we have it all. And then some!
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Infrastructure & Health Care Facilities

Newcomers and expanding businesses are impressed with Salmon Arm's growing sophistication, competitiveness and comprehensive infrastructure: complete municipal facilities, fully-equipped fire halls, a new RCMP detachment facility, excellent health-care with modern, state-of-the-art 45-bed acute care surgical hospital and three extended care facilities for a total of 200 beds.
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Convenient Location

We are located in the heart of B.C.'s famous Shuswap Lake recreational region, astride the Trans-Canada Highway. Salmon Arm is not only the Okanagan Valley's Northern gateway, but also the Shuswap's bustling centre for commerce, government services and institutional facilities. It lies midway between Calgary to the east and Vancouver to the West. In addition to its convenient road, rail and air links to Canadian, U.S. and overseas markets, Salmon Arm also connects your business to the world via today's most advanced telephone and fibre-optic communication technology.
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Community Activities

Everything from sports to visual and performaing arts, farmers markets to lakeside concerts.
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Environmentally Conscious Community

The community boasts pollution-free manufacturing and assembly plants and facilities making Salmon Arm a wonderfully healthy community to live in! Consider lifestyle for a moment and what we say about ourselves: "We're lucky: we live here." That's an understatement!

The ecologically-rich shoreline includes the Western Grebe breeding habitat and many other outstanding wildlife viewing opportunities. The truth is, Salmon Arm is the centre of a year-round recreational paradise.