Mental health issues, domestic disputes highlight three-day stretch for police
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyIt was a stressful few days for residents in Nelson as police had their hands full contending with domestic dispute and mental health-related calls since Monday. On Tuesday evening around 8:40 p.m. Nelson Police officers were called to Rosemont regarding a female chasing and threatening her...
Perry Ridge peaceful protest ends peacefully by police
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyWhat was shaping up as a confrontation between police and protestors over logging on Perry Ridge ended peacefully Wednesday morning. Around 40 people — including 10 children — had set up camp on Little Slocan Forest Service Road near Slocan Wednesday morning, in peaceful protest of the...
Police identify female body found in Kimberley
Kimberley RCMP have now confirmed the identity of the female body that was found along the St. Mary’s Forest Service Road on Sunday, March 6, although the cause of her death is still unknown.Forty-nine-year-old Carol Ann McPhail was located by the Kimberley Search and Rescue team approximately six kilometres south of St....
Kimberley RCMP investigate death of woman
On Sunday the Kimberley RCMP began investigating the death of a woman near Kimberley, currently confirming her identity and whether or not the death is criminal in nature.Prior to this investigators sought the assistance of the Kimberley Search and Rescue Team that same day as a result of information regarding the possible ...
RCMP lay 49 charges against commercial crane inspector for fraud in Fruitvale
As a result of a complaint received from a BC engineer and the tenacity of one RCMP investigator, a 37-year-old Fruitvale man is now facing a total of 49 combined charges for fraud and uttering a forged document. The RCMP alleged that he inspected commercially operated heavy machinery which included cranes, forklifts, garage...
Smithers RCMP Burnie Glacier SAR search and recovery
The Smithers RCMP and Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue Team completed their efforts searching for and recovering two skiers buried in an avalanche, Saturday, Feb. 26, in the Burnie Glacier area, 50 kilometres southwest of Smithers. The Bulkley Valley SAR attended the scene each day for the past three days. Due to unstable ...
Woman goes missing from Kimberley
The Kimberley RCMP are requesting the assistance of the public in locating a missing woman. Forty-six-year-old Maria Marin, originally from Ontario, was last seen in the area of Johnson Lake, approximately 45 kilometres North of Kimberley, around Aug. 8. At that time, she advised police that she was going on a spiritual walk....
BC's 10 most wanted
RCMP are alerting the public to 10 of BC’s Most Wanted suspects. The individuals are wanted for offences ranging from homicide to drug offenses and multiple frauds and police are hoping that with the help of the public they will be located and arrested soon.“We want the community to know who these people are, and to remind...
Man arrested after home invasion "for drugs" in Nakusp
A 52-year-old disabled Nakusp man was the victim of a home invasion on the morning of Friday, Feb. 11 in Nakusp, RCMP in that area have just reported. The man had disabilities resulting from several accidents and relied on morphine to relieve his pain, said Cpl. Bryson Hill of the Nakusp RCMP. He was asleep when the suspect...
Mungall demands funding for derailed BC court system
British Columbia’s justice system is starving to death because of a severe lack of funding for Provincial courts, says the Nelson-Creston MLA. In yesterday’s Question Period, MLA Michelle Mungall asked both the Solicitor General and the minister of Finance to account for the chronic underfunding and increased cuts in this...
