Sgt. Ed deJong
Columbia Valley RCMP
This past week, August 26 to September 2 the Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 94 calls for service. The following is a summary of some of the files our officers responded to:
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.
Police have seen a rise in the number of off-road, unlicensed and uninsured vehicles being driven on streets. If you are driving an unlicensed motorbike, an ATV, an UTV, a golf cart, or any other motorized vehicle that is not insured to be on the roadway, you are subject to a no insurance ticket which comes with a $598 fine.
Police responded to four complaints about people partying and making noise at Windermere Beach over the weekend. On two occasions small groups of youth were located, had their alcohol dumped, and were moved along without issues. A third incident was found to be a group of adults with a stereo, who were moved along without incident, and the fourth was a delayed response due to higher priority calls but a later patrol did not find anyone on the beach.
With the September long weekend behind us, it marks the start of the school year. This is a reminder that school zones are in effect from 8 a.m. through to 5 p.m. on school days.
