An Alberta man and a local woman are facing charges after being pulled over by BC Highway Patrol near Castlegar, according to RCMP Cpl. Mike Halskov. "On June 3, an officer with BC Highway Patrol based in Nelson conducted a vehicle stop on Hwy 3 near the Bombi Summit (about 22 km southeast of Castlegar). "Upon speaking with...

Interior Heath’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Albert de Villiers has been released on conditions after appearing remotely (via telephone) in Kelowna court to face two charges of sexually assaulting a young child. “Grande Prairie RCMP have laid charges against a 52-year-old man following an investigation into allegations of sexual...

A Fort St. John man has now been charged in relation to a police involved shooting that occurred in Merritt earlier this week, according to RCMP S/Sgt. Janelle Shoihet. "On June 6, RCMP officers in Merritt attempted to stop a truck that had allegedly failed to stop for police earlier the same day and had been involved in a ...

On June 6, at 1:14 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP responded to a report of a man passed out in the driver’s seat of a grey 2003 Ford Taurus passenger vehicle idling in the 700-block of Victoria Avenue. A front line officer responded and found a local man unconscious and slumped over the steering wheel. The police...

On June 5, 2021 at 7:07 p.m., a front line Trail and Greater District RCMP officer conducted a traffic stop with a blue Dodge 1500 pick-up truck with a burnt out headlight on Highway 3B in Fruitvale. According to reports, during the vehicle stop roadside, the police officer detected an odour of liquor emanating from the driver...

A Castlegar man will be facing trafficking charges, according to Trail top cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On June 3, 2021 at 4:43 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP entered into a criminal investigation after responding to a report of a possible theft in progress on Cedar Avenue. A front line Trail RCMP officer arrested...

Police can and will issue fines for travel violations under the BC Emergency Program Act, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich, who provided a case-in-point as follows: "On Saturday, May 29, at 5:15 p.m., a BC Highway Patrol officer was conducting a vehicle patrol when he was alerted to a man in distress on Seven...

Police haven't found the source of gunshots heard near Trail, but did nab people breaking the law, according to Trail top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Friday, May 29, at 3:14 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP and BC Highway Patrol responded to a complaint about gunshots being fired near the Seven Mile Dam on Seven Mile...

It is with great dismay that we recognize Canada’s Indigenous children whose lives were lost while suffering at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. 215 children had their lives cut short while being systematically persecuted and abused by the Government of Canada and religious authorities.  These children were never given the chance to embrace their family […]

A Castlegar man was shot in the wee hours of Sunday morning, according to Castlegar RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Monty Taylor. "On May 30 at 2:43am a 54-year-old Castlegar male attended the Castlegar RCMP detachment reporting an unknown suspect had entered his living unit and shot him once with a handgun," Taylor said. "The victim had a...