POLICE BEAT: B & E, pedestrian MVA
Castlegar RCMP are continuing to investigate a business break and enter that occurred overnight on Nov. 28. Suspects broke into the business by entering through an adjacent business' wall. The business' alarm activated and the suspects fled with no merchandise. On Nov. 30, at approximately 11 a.m,, Castlegar RCMP responded ...
Calgary Police looking for missing woman
RCMP in BC is asking for public assistance to help the Calgary Police Service locate a missing woman. Penny Firth, 51, was last seen at her residence at approximately 12 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, in the 2400 block of 17 Ave S.W. in Calgary, Alberta. Her family reported her missing and have not […]
Female who attempted to take bite out of NPD member faces long list of charges
A woman, who tried to feast on an officer, is facing a laundry list of charges following a late night altercation Monday with police and a renter said Nelson Police Sergeant Corey Hoy in a media release. Hoy said NPD were called at 11:29 p.m. Monday to a downtown residence after a female refused to […]
Suspicious death sparks investigation near Chase
The RCMP Southeast District Major Crimes Unit are now investigating the death of a woman who was found deceased in a Lee Creek area residence on Friday evening. Investigators are treating the death as suspicious. At around 21:46, on Friday evening Nov. 28, the Chase RCMP responded to report of a possible shooting at a residence...
This Changes Everything
“This Changes Everything“ will show on Sunday, December 6, at the Rossland Miners Hall. Come at 7:00 pm. There will be sock puppets! Based on Naomi Klein's bestselling book by the same title, the film This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Shot over 211 days in ...
Investigation of fatal collision near Revelstoke reveals 160 lbs of marihuana hidden in truck
A fatal collision on Tuesday near Revelstoke involving a tractor-trailer has revealed 160 pounds of marihuana hidden in a commercial truck, according to Staff Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky. “At approximately 6 a.m. on Nov. 17, the Revelstoke RCMP General Duty officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada...
A Climate Vigil in Rossland -- Outside the Library
A climate vigil is being organized outside the Rossland Public Library at 12:30 pm on Sunday, November 29 on the eve of the Paris UN climate summit by the West Kootenay EcoSociety Rossland team, in solidarity with the global community. Rosslanders will join people around the world to demand Canada does its fair share in...
New Columbia Ave. business sees second break-in in two months
A new Columbia Avenue business has now been broken into twice in two months, to the great frustration of its owners. Daniel Whitney, owner of Ace of Vapes, said someone notified the owner of the building first thing this morning that the company had been broken into again. “The first time, they shattered the glass door and ...
Thinking About Paris: Roots of Terrorism
The next time any of us go out to a restaurant, to a sports event or to a music venue, will we be imagining what it would be like to be suddenly confronted by ISIL Jihadists shooting at us with machine guns? In all likelihood we will. And we should, because every Western nation involved in illegal wars and regime change ...
Premier Clark, PM Trudeau issue statements following Paris attacks
Paris was rocked Friday night as a series of terrorist attacks targeted young concert-goers, soccer fans and people out at popular nightspots, killing at least 120 people. More than 200 were injured in at least six separate attacks around the capital Friday. The worst of the attacks came at the Bataclan concert hall hosting...