Interior Health urges evacuation planning
Interior Health thanks the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, the City of Penticton and the BC Wildfire Service for ensuring we are briefed and supported in response to the Christie Mountain wildfire. Interior Health is taking every precaution to ensure patients, residents and staff are safe and prepared should the ...
Reserve Constables on boat patrol save man with overturned boat in South Okanagan
Penticton – On Aug.8, two RCMP Reserve Constables, were working as part of the RCMP Southeast District boat patrol on Skaha Lake checking water vessels for safety equipment and proper licensing when they encountered a boater in distress. During the mid-afternoon patrol, the winds picked up and the water on the lake became...
RCMP divers brought in to scour Logan Lake for evidence tied to a crime
Divers with the BC RCMP Underwater Recovery Team (URT) were deployed to Logan Lake in the southern interior to assist investigators with the search and recovery of evidence related to an ongoing criminal investigation. On Aug. 17, 2020, Logan Lake RCMP received a report of a mischief resulting in cumulative loss and damages...
Remains of missing Alberta man recovered from the Kootenay River
The remains of the missing Edmonton man, who was swept away on July 30, 2020 while attempting to rescue his family’s dog, was pulled from the Kootenay River Tuesday. On Aug. 18, just before 12 p.m., front line RCMP officers from Kimberley and Cranbrook were called to a section of the Kootenay River, approximately six km south...
BC RCMP Major Crime assumes investigation after man dies following an alleged aggravated assault
The BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit has assumed carriage of a homicide investigation into the death of an Enderby man. On Aug. 11, shortly before 5 p.m., North Okanagan Rural RCMP was notified by hospital officials of a man in critical condition, after being transported to hospital for medical care earlier that ...
Alberta woman dies in Kootenay National Park
A trip to the Marble Canyon in Kootenay National Park ended in tragedy for an Alberta couple, on Sunday, after a woman fell into the water and sadly couldn’t be saved by onlookers. On Aug.16, shortly after 6 p.m. (MT) Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a fatal water incident, and a water rescue underway at Marble Canyon...
Aug. 13 BC COVID-19 update: 78 new cases
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are announcing 78 new cases, for a total of 4,274 cases in British Columbia. “There are 578 active...
RCMP plea for public information on Marsh Creek arson fires
Police are urging anyone with information about a series of arson fires to come forward. Over the August long weekend, the Trail and Greater District RCMP and Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue responded to a series of what they believe to be deliberately set fires in the area of Marsh Creek Road in Fruitvale, BC. Crews...
From the I-can't-make-this-stuff-up files: You're not allowed to sell your family members
The Trail RCMP detachment commander is warning the public that it is unnacceptable to sell your family members online, for real or in jest. "On Aug. 1, 2020, the Trail and Greater District RCMP received a call a local resident, with concerns after one of her family members was reportedly trying to sell her online through a ...
State of emergency extended to continue B.C.’s COVID-19 response
The B.C. government has formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency Program Act to support the Province's COVID-19 pandemic response. “In recent weeks, British Columbians have been...
