Location
- The largest city in the Shuswap Area.
- The Salmon Arm Fall Fair in its 113th year.
- Growing agri-tourism (wineries, orchards, cheese plants, etc).
Salmon Arm is located in the Shuswap Lake area. It is the largest city in the Shuswap area. Salmon Arm first started as a railway camp during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), later developing into a logging, farming and dairy centre. Salmon Arm is surrounded by outstanding natural beauty, clean waterways, provincial parks and an abundance of green space. It has a mild, yet distinct four season climate, and superior year-round recreational amenities. The area boasts abundant art and craft work of various cultures, including aboriginal selections.
Salmon Arm’s economy is a diverse mixture of forestry, agriculture, tourism commerce and manufacturing. A growing industry in the Salmon Arm area is the ever-popular agri-tourism. These farms includes wineries, berry farms, orchards, cheese plants, dairy farms, corn fields, pumpkin and gourd patches, canning and cider pressing, petting zoos and much more.
Forestry, agriculture, tourism commerce, and manufacturing. Agri-tourism - These farms include wineries, berry farms, orchards, cheese plants, dairy farms, corn fields, pumpkin and gourd patches, canning and cider pressing, petting zoos, and much more.
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