UPDATED: Suspect in custody after policeman shot in Kamloops
A suspect in connection with the Wednesday morning shooting of a Kamloops RCMP officer has been taken into custody without incident. On December 3, 2014 at 2:45 am, members of the Kamloops RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a white Chrysler Intrepid at Bachelor Drive and North River Drive when shots were fired. A member of ...
Avalanche warning throughout BC interior
Avalanche Canada is issuing a special public avalanche warning for the mountains of BC’s interior, including the North Rockies, Cariboos, North Columbia, South Columbia, Purcells, Kootenay Boundary, South Rockies, and Lizard Range and Flathead. This warning applies to recreational backcountryusers and is in effect from Friday,...
Nominate your favourite small business for BC awards
Small business owners have the opportunity to be recognized as one of BC’s top entrepreneurs for their contribution to their local community and to the global economy as part of the Small Business BC Awards. The Small Business BC Awards celebrate the top small businesses and rising stars across British Columbia. With ten...
Surrey school locked down after domestic incident involving weapon
At approximately 8:30 this morning, the Surrey RCMP attended Royal Heights Elementary in response to a domestic assault incident which occurred outside the school. Investigators at the scene were informed that a male had just assaulted a female known to him with a small knife. The male was arrested near the scene without...
Man facing charges after Kelowna airport threat
A 35-year-old Alberta man currently residing in Summerland faces several charges after the Kelowna International Airport received a threat to an outgoing domestic flight on Saturday afternoon. On Oct. 25 at 12:24 pm, the Kelowna RCMP received a report of a possible threat specific to an outbound flight set to depart from...
Mill fire near Burns Lake injures three
Three people are seriously injured after a mill fire near Burns Lake, according to RCMP Cpl. D.J. (Dave) Tyreman. "On Oct. 9, at 8:59 a.m., the Burns Lake RCMP was notified of a fire at a local mill located 16 km east of Burns Lake and were called in to support BC Ambulance Service and the Burns Lake Fire Department," Tyreman...
UBCM continues to lobby against province giving $1 mill to town with no residents: Jumbo
Today, the Union of BC Municipalities unanimously passed a motion opposing provincial funding of municipalities without residents. Today, delegates representing municipalities across British Columbia voted unanimously to urge the Province of B.C. to stop funding towns without a population. Put forward by Invermere Mayor Gerry...
Privacy commissioner says lack of provincial response, 'erodes the public's right to know'
The B.C. government has taken a step backward in providing timely responses to access to information requests under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, according to a special report issued today by Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham. "This is my office's fourth report examining...
UPDATED: Death of Serena Vermeersch – Arrest Made and Charges Secured
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) released the name of the man charged with second degree murder in connection to the homicide of Serena Vermeersch as 43-year-old Raymond Lee Caissie. Inititally there was a publication ban on the release of suspect, but that has since been lifted said Staff Sergeant Jennifer...
Police warn about risks of fake/toy guns
When police officers respond to reports of "man with a gun’, split second decisions need to be made. Unfortunately, these incidents regularly involve someone with their latest air gun (BB gun, pellet gun, airsoft gun) or replica, not realizing the risks associated with openly carrying or displaying these replicas in public ...
