BC Highway Patrol: March is Distracted Driving Month
March is Distracted Driving/Occupant Restraint Awareness Month and police across the Province will be conducting intensified distracted driving enforcement in your area. Fatal and serious injury motor vehicle collisions due to distracted driving are completely preventable and BC Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to keep...
RCMP notify the IIO BC of incident in Elk Valley
The BC RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) of an incident in Elk Valley resulting in one man’s death. Just after 1 p.m. MST on February 25, 2022, frontline officers from the Elk Valley RCMP were called to a residence in the 900-block of Alpine Way, Elkford, BC for a 911 call,...
BC COVID-19 cases continue to decline, 183 in Interior Health
The BC Ministry of Health said of Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, 90.6% (4,514,727) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 86.1% (4,289,963) have received their second dose. In addition, 93.2% (4,321,476) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose ...
RCMP release video of suspects involved in acts of violence at Coastal Gas Link camp
Police in Houston have released video of last week’s vandalism at the Coastal Gas Link (CGL) camp hoping the public can help identify those individuals responsible for the acts of violence and damage. Video footage obtained by investigators show several people, some armed with axes; storm the property, attack a company vehicle...
Police investigate acts of violence at Coastal GasLink work site
Houston RCMP is presently investigating an incident where individuals allegedly engaged in a violent confrontation with employees of Coastal GasLink, and with attending police officers along the Morice River Forest Service Road near Houston, BC. On Thursday, February 17, 2022, shortly after midnight, Houston RCMP was called...
Alberta snowmobilers fined for riding in protected caribou habitat near Revelstoke
In a post Monday on its Facebook page, the Conservation Officer Service said two individuals from Alberta have been fined for snowmobiling in an area closed to protect mountain caribou. The fines totalled more than $1,600 for the pair for riding in an area near Revelstoke, designated for mountain caribou. “The Conservation ...
ICBC set to launch online insurance renewals
People in British Columbian will soon have the added convenience of renewing their personal ICBC insurance policies online. Eligible ICBC customers with policies expiring on or after May 1, 2022, will have the option to renew their policy using their computer, tablet or mobile device. While May 1 will be the official launch...
Largest illicit fentanyl seizure in Ridge Meadows detachment history
A seven-month multi-jurisdictional investigation by the Ridge Meadows RCMP’s Street Enforcement Unit (SEU) has led to the largest fentanyl seizure by the detachment to date. In June of 2021, the SEU began an investigation into alleged street level drug activity. The investigation led police to properties in Maple Ridge...
Op/Ed: World Wetlands Day — Nature needs us to do more
Canada’s largest land conservation organization says there has never been a more important time for nature conservation If you used water today to brush your teeth, cook or quench your thirst, you should probably thank a wetland. World Wetlands Day, celebrated annually on February 2, is an opportunity to learn about the value...
More rapid tests, ventilation support for K-12 sector
Further pandemic supports are coming for B.C. students and schools, with 300,000 rapid antigen test kits to be delivered in phases. The first phase will be rural and remote school districts for use by students with symptoms of COVID-19. “By making rapid tests available to symptomatic students in rural and remote communities,...
