Regional News
by Nelson Daily Staff on Wednesday Jun 24 2020
RCMP said response from an Ainsworth resident after hearing cries for help early Monday morning may have save a woman’s life.
RCMP said Monday at 8:45 a.m. officers were called to the report of a single vehicle motor vehicle incident near Davidson Street, a few kilometers west of Ainsworth.
by Castlegar Source on Tuesday Jun 23 2020
Three people have been arrested after police raided a large marijuana grow op, according to Salmo top cop RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr.
"On June 22, members of the Salmo RCMP Detachment executed a search warrant issued under the Cannabis Act at a residence on Vector Road in Salmo," Orr said. "Three adults were located inside a large (marijuana) growing operation at the residence.
by Trail Champion on Tuesday Jun 23 2020
On June 20 at 4:45 a.m. the Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment received another complaint about a black bear who had become a continued problem in the area of Nelson Avenue in Trail BC. The black bear, which was identifiable by a large and distinct bald spot on its side, was the one who had been recently entering homes and vehicles.
by Trail Champion on Tuesday Jun 23 2020
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a cluster of local fires, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Monday Jun 22 2020
The string of fires that kept Nelson Fire Rescue busy during a three-day stretch earlier this month all had electricity as the common denominator said Chief Len MacCharles in a media release Monday.
by Kyra Hoggan on Monday Jun 22 2020
An MVI early Monday morning saw one woman sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich.
Wicentowich said the call came in at 4:33 a.m.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Monday Jun 22 2020
Staff at ANKORS (AIDS Network Kootenay Outreach and Support Society) in Nelson is concerned that contaminated drugs found in the Kamloops area may have made its way to Nelson, Castlegar and Grand Forks.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Sunday Jun 21 2020
Emergency responders were pressed into action dealing with a drug overdose during the early hours of Sunday Nelson Police said in a media release.
Police received a call at 12:02 a.m. Sunday of male in medical distress in the 400 block of Vernon Street.
