Search for missing snowmobiler presumed buried in avalanche suspended
Despite coordinated efforts over the past week, a search for a missing snowmobiler south of Chetwynd has been scaled back. Click here to view the original news release. As of day’s end on Saturday, Feb. 8, the search for a missing 31-year-old Fort St. John man, who authorities believe was buried in an avalanche, triggered on...
Update 5 - RCMP wrapping up its major operations in support of BC Supreme Court injunction on Morice West Forest Service Road
From previous release; on December 31, 2019, the BC Supreme Court granted the Coastal GasLink interlocutory injunction order against persons who interfere with the Coastal GasLink project in and around the Morice River Bridge or the area accessed by the Morice West Forest Service Road. In the morning of February 10, 2020,...
RCMP ask sexual assault victims from Surrey/New Westminster clinic to come forward
Surrey RCMP is advising the public of an on-going investigation of two alleged sexual assaults at a therapeutic clinic in Surrey. The alleged sexual assaults are both reported to have taken place in January, 2020, at the HealthLand Clinic, located at 7128 King George Boulevard in Surrey. In both incidents the victims were...
Fatal crash near Barriere claims two
Two people have died after an MVI near Barriere, according to RCMP Cpl. Mike Halskov. “On Feb. 5 at approximately 12:10 p.m., Barriere RCMP, Clearwater RCMP, and Emergency Services responded to a fatal collision in the Darfield area on Hwy 5, north of Barriere,” Halskov said in a press release. “Upon arrival it was determined...
Seniors Advocate reports on elder-care facilities, finds need for change
A Billion Reasons to Care is the first provincial review of the $1.4 billion-dollar contracted long-term care sector in British Columbia. The review examined industry contracts, annual audited financial statements and detailed reporting on revenue and expenditures for the years 2016/17 and 2017/18. The BC Seniors Advocate ...
Surrey police reach out to victims after man charged with sexual interference
Surrey RCMP Special Victim’s Unit is advising the public of a sexual interference investigation which involved a private instructor who allegedly abused two former students. Investigators believe there may be more victims in the community and are encouraging anyone with more information to come forward. This investigation...
First case of coronavirus confirmed in BC
One case of the new coronavirus has been identified in BC. Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer (PHO), have issued the following joint statement regarding a case of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV): “Late yesterday, our BC Centre for Disease Control public health lab confirmed...
New research shows more people knowingly use fentanyl, points to importance of comprehensive response to reduce risks
Fentanyl use by people who use drugs in B.C. has doubled since 2015, and two-thirds of people are aware they’ve taken it, finds new research from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). The findings point to the importance of taking comprehensive measures to reduce the risk for people who take the powerful opioid knowingly...
COLD CASE FILES: RCMP seek identity of body found 47 years ago near Chilliwack
RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the remains of a person found 47 years ago. September 1972 Chilliwack RCMP received a report that the body of a man had been located on a sandbar in the Fraser River near McSween Road. After completing a thorough investigation officers did not find evidence to support an ...
Fatality at Fernie Ski Hill prompts investigation
The RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating the sudden death of a skier, discovered in medical distress late Friday afternoon outside of Fernie B.C. On January 17, 2020 just after 4:30 p.m., Elk Valley RCMP received a report of a skier discovered unresponsive in the snow amongst trees located on the Fernie Ski Hill....
