RCMP warn residents again of fraud
Columbia Valley residents can’t be too careful when it comes to online fraud.
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by Steve Hubrecht | Jun 5, 2025
Columbia Valley residents can’t be too careful when it comes to online fraud.
by Steve Hubrecht | May 22, 2025
The RCMP has been trying to increase fraud awareness among the general public in the valley about these scams and is asking residents to be as vigilant as possible.
by Admin | May 2, 2025
On April 21 the RCMP were called by an employee at a local gas station reporting that an elderly person had come to the store looking to purchase Apple gift cards.
by Admin | Apr 3, 2025
Fraud artists are everywhere, including the Columbia Valley.
by Admin | Mar 14, 2025
On March 3 Columbia Valley members responded to a single vehicle rollover on Westside road near Fairmont Hot Springs.
by Lyonel Doherty | Feb 24, 2025
The Columbia Valley RCMP has reported that an avalanche claimed the life of an individual in the Forester snowmobile area on February 23.
by Admin | Feb 20, 2025
Police responded to a domestic incident that resulted in a bleeding nose.
by Steve Hubrecht | Feb 14, 2025
The Columbia Valley RCMP’s newest detachment commander loved the valley even before moving here, and hopes to call it home for a long time to come.
by Admin | Jan 29, 2025
On January 22 the Columbia Valley RCMP received multiple calls regarding a stranded motorist near Numa Falls in Kootenay National Park.
by Admin | Jan 23, 2025
In the early morning hours of January 19 police were called to a residence in Invermere as the homeowner was reporting an individual attempting to get into his house.
by Admin | Jan 9, 2025
Charges have been laid in the deaths of three individuals stemming from a motor vehicle accident in Wilmer six months ago.
by Admin | Dec 13, 2024
Police have received approximately two to three reports of thefts from both the Fairmont and Columbia Lake road area. Items stolen included hand tools, power tools, gas, an older model boat motor and ATV.
by Admin | Nov 28, 2024
This week will be my final news release for the Columbia Valley. I am transferring back to the north district and taking the role of the Operations NCO in Terrace.
by Steve Hubrecht | Nov 21, 2024
Aside from some personnel changes, it’s business as usual for the Columbia Valley RCMP.
by Admin | Nov 7, 2024
On November 1 the Columbia Valley RCMP were advised of two hikers who had gone missing from the Kootenay Valley viewpoint along Hwy 93 in Kootenay National Park.
by Admin | Oct 22, 2024
Sadly, in the early afternoon the male was located deceased in the Vermillion River.
by Admin | Sep 26, 2024
This past week, September 16 to 23, the Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 70 calls for service. The main event in the valley this week was the Radium ‘Show and Shine’.
by Admin | Sep 19, 2024
On September 13 at approximately 8:30 p.m. police were conducting patrols in the Invermere area when a vehicle was observed driving at a high rate of speed and driving erratically.
by Admin | Sep 5, 2024
On August 30 at approximately 2 p.m. police responded to a motor vehicle collision between a dirt bike and a vehicle on Johnson Road where the teenage driver of the uninsured motorcycle suffered a broken leg.
by Admin | Aug 29, 2024
Of the 101 calls for service, 19 of them were generated due to the wind storm and subsequent power outages on Friday into Saturday morning.