No one seriously injured following truck accident Saturday on Giveout Creek Road
Two people were taken to Kootenay Lake Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a truck accident Saturday on Giveout Creek Road south of Nelson. Nelson Fire Rescue Michael Daloise said in a media release firefighters were called to an accident near the one kilometer road marker on Giveout Creek Forestry Road at...
Revelstoke RCMP seeking public assistance to identify deceased male
Revelstoke RCMP is seeking public assistance in establishing the identity of a deceased adult male, whose body was discovered by sight-seers on Friday August 26, in a forested area along Highway 1. RCMP Cpl. Thomas Blakney said in a media release on (Friday) August 26, shortly after 4 p.m., police received a report from a...
Police investigate another rash of break-and-enters
Four commercial businesses, all on 6 Avenue, were broken into this weekend, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew, who said a variety of valuables were stolen. "All the crimes were reported the morning of Aug. 29," she said. "Police have also had reports of private sheds being broken into in varying parts of town." Residents...
UPDATED: Woman rescued from ravine above Cottonwood Falls Park dies from injuries
The BC Coroners Services has confirmed the woman rescued by Nelson Fire Rescue after falling into the ravine above Cottonwood Falls Park died from injuries suffered in the accident. Media spokesperson Barbara McLintock confirmed to The Nelson Daily Monday the woman died in Kootenay Lake Hospital early Saturday morning. McLintock...
New rules for home grown cannabis could create safety concerns in the city: police chief
Everything old is new again in the world of home grown cannabis, but there won’t be a proliferation of micro grow operations in Nelson despite the new Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations. A federal court ruling in February — that the system was unfair to medical marijuana users who wanted to grow their own...
Pair pleads guilty following attempted heist of tools, copper cable
A man was sentenced to seven months in jail and a woman is currently serving time in a correctional facility on the Lower Mainland following a heist of tools and copper cable from a storage facility said Nelson Police Sergeant Dino Falcone in a media release Thursday. Falcone said police were called to a location within the...
No one seriously injured after boats collide on Kootenay Lake
Nelson RCMP is attempting to piece together what happened on the waters of Kootenay Lake near Troop Junction beach during the early hours of Saturday (August 20). RCMP Sergeant Monty Taylor told The Nelson Daily police were called to Kootenay Lake Hospital after receiving a report of injuries resulting from a boating accident...
Rash of B&Es spurs police to request public assistance
Police are requesting public assistance after six break-and-enters Friday night, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “Castlegar RCMP are investigating a rash of commercial break and enter crimes that occurred overnight on Aug. 19. The break-ins were discovered early the next morning. Two of the break-ins were on 6th Ave.,...
DUI’s, downtown B & E, highway accident just few of calls keeping NPD officers busy
Nelson Police Department was kept busy during the past few days, dealing with almost 100 calls for service from motor vehicle accidents, to a break-and-enter file to drivers still not getting the message that drinking and driving do not mix. "Nelson Police would like to remind residents that it is everyone’s responsibility ...
IIO BC called in to investigate death in Terrace
The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) has been called to investigate a police incident Thursday in Terrace. RCMP report that around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday (August 18) police received a call from a woman at the Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace who advised that a male was walking towards her with...
