Woman has died from suspected overdose at Boonstock Music Festival
Another music festival. Unfortunately, another death. A 24-year-old woman from Leduc, Alta., is the latest festival goer to succumb to drugs as the female died from a suspected overdose at the Boonstock Music Festival near Penticton, Penticton RCMP Const. Kris Clark said officers responded to a report of a fatal overdose at...
Last call for Restorative Justice Program volunteers
The Nelson Police Department is making great headway in its search for volunteers for its innovative Restorative Justice Program — and with training slated to begin soon, the NPD is making an urgent last call for all who may still be interested in signing up. The program places would-be law breakers face-to-face with those...
Copper wire thieves strike at Streetcar tracks near Lakeside Park
The Nelson Electric Tramway Society was shutdown for a brief time after copper thieves stole wire from the tracks of the local tram near Lakeside Park. The theft happened Thursday (July 24) when tram officials noticed wire — 10 centimeters long used to ensure proper conductivity between rail gaps — was missing. Nelson Police...
UPDATE: No foul play in death at Pemberton Music Festival
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spokeperson Jennifer Pound said in a release that it has been determined there was no foul play in the death of 21-year-old Nick Phongsavath of Regina at the Pemberton Music Festival. IHIT was brought in to investigate the suspicious death July 18. An autopsy was completed on July ...
Conservation Officer Service looking for poacher in Creston
The Conservation Officer Service of BC is looking for public assistance to find the suspect in the killing of three mule deer near Creston in October of 2013. On (Sunday) October 20, 2013 at approximately 8:10 a.m. a witness heard a number of gun shots near Mallory Road on the outskirts of Creston. After hearing the shots, ...
Beaverdell man dies in Hwy crash
The Midway RCMP Detachment and West Kootenay Traffic Services responded to a report of a single motorcycle crash on Highway 33, south of Beaverdell. When the RCMP arrived at the scene, they found a 56-year-old male deceased on site. According to Sgt. John Ferguson of the West Kootenay Traffic Services, Beaverdell man and was...
Foul play not currently suspected in sudden death of 17-year-old Ross Spur girl
Police do not, at this time, suspect foul play in the sudden death of a 17-year-old Ross Spur girl, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich "On July 20, just after 1 a.m., Trail & Greater District Detachment General Duty members, responding to an 911 call, attended a residence located on Faulkner Road, in Ross...
Salmo RCMP on the hunt for vandals
RCMP said the egg and graffiti bandit raised havoc in Salmo sometime between Thursday and Friday (July17-18). RCMP Cpl Riordan Bellman said in a media release that the graffiti bandit "sprayed painted on the back of the Royal Canadian Legion on fourth street in Salmo building that faces the park." "Vulgar language was sprayed...
Woman taken to KLH following two-vehicle accident near Lakeside Park
A woman was taken to Kootenay Lake Hospital with unspecified injuries following a two-car accident near the entrance to Lakeside Park Thursday afternoon. The accident involved a large pickup and a mid-size compact car. Nelson Fire Department crews attended the scene, and needed to extract the woman from vehicle before BC...
Homicide charges pending for missing 5-year-old and grandparents
Earlier today, the Amber Alert was called off for missing five-year-old Nathan O'Brien and a press conference was announced for noon PST. O'Brien and his grandparents Alvin and Kathryn Liknes have been missing for two weeks. At the press conference, Calgary Police Service Chief Rick Hanson announced that the missing persons...
