Emergency Service Files: April 2021

Our Archive of items for the month of April , from the files of law enforcement and other emergency responders in Northwestern British Columbia.





From the North Coast Review

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Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue bids farewell to a Captain after 22 years of service

Early Morning Rushbrook Floats fire brings full Emergency response

West Side Traffic Stop leads to drug seizure, outstanding warrant arrest

Prince Rupert Fire Rescue celebrates the Best of 2020

Family of Missing Masset woman makes plea for information, as one year mark passes since her disappearance

IIO report finds no offence committed by RCMP in response to 2020 New Aiyansh incident

Sunday morning fire call brings PRFD to Fulton Street Apartment building

Social Media tells the tale of our unsettled weather and dangers it brings to travel 

City of Prince Rupert/RCMP seeks Assistant for Victims Services Program   

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Prince Rupert/Port Edward/Haida Gwaii/North Coast


Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue Facebook Page

Prince Rupert RCMP Detachment website

Prince Rupert RCMP Facebook Page

Prince Rupert Online Crime Reporting program link

Conservation Officer Service Facebook page

April 30 -- Pre-dawn decimation at dock

April 30 -- Prince Rupert Fire Rescue put out early morning fire 

April 28 -- Prince Rupert RCMP seize drugs and edged weapons

April 28 -- Prince Rupert RCMP seizes drugs following traffic stop

April 28 -- Traffic stop in Prince Rupert leads to the seize of drugs

April 26 -- Does northern BC need a special homicide investigation team? (audio)

April 19 -- One year after her disappearance, family of missing Masset woman pleads for more info

April 16 -- Mother pleas for information on missing daughter

April 16 -- Family of Masset woman missing for over a year issues plea for information (RCMP statement)

April 11 -- Sunday morning fire rouses tenants

April 10 -- Keep bears wild - they are not teddy bears

Terrace/Kitimat

Terrace RCMP Detachment website

Kitimat RCMP Detachment website

Terrace RCMP Twitter feed

Conservation Officer Service Facebook page

April 30 -- Safe Backyard Burning (video)

April 30 -- Police hope public can help with identifying a suspicious person

April 30 -- Kitimat Detachment Service Report (April 23-29)

April 30 -- Nisga'a Lisims Government condemns vandalism incident at Red Bluff 

April 29 -- RCMP give courtesy boat inspections at MK Bay Marina

April 28 -- Search and Rescue update (video)

April 27 -- BC Flooding (video)

April 26 -- Kitimat Detachment Service Report (April 16-22)

April 25 -- Terrace Detachment Service Report (April  19-25)

April 23 -- Residents asked to manage attractants as bears emerge from hibernation

April 22 -- Theft from home under construction (RCMP Statement)

April 21 -- Take a look inside Terrace Search and Rescue's headquarters

April 19 -- Terrace Detachment Service Report (April 12-19)

April 16 -- Kitimat Detachment Service Report (April 9-15)

April 16 -- Terrace RCMP officers recognized for acts of bravery

April 16 -- Situation Table comes to Kitimat to support vulnerable people

April 16 -- Public urged to use caution when outdoor burning

April 13 -- Nass Valley RCMP officer cleared in October 2020 police-involved death

April 12 -- Terrace Detachment Service Report (April 5-11)

April 12 -- Kitimat Detachment Service Report (April 1-7)

April 9 -- KSCA, RCMP provide an Easter pick-me up

April 9 -- Skeena Sawmill Fire (video)

April 9 -- Fire crews respond to early morning incident at Skeena Sawmills

April 9 -- Nature of Tim Hortons fire made it difficult to detect: Deputy Fire Chief

April 9 -- KSCA, RCMP provide an Easter pick-me up

April 9 -- Fire at Skeena Mill 

April 9 -- RCMP seek assistance in vehicle vandalism investigation (RCMP Statement)

April 7 -- Restorative Justice for Terrace and Kitimat (video)

April 7 -- Restorative Justice program set to begin soon for Terrace and Kitimat

April 6 -- Devastating Fire closes Tim Hortons in Terrace

April 6 -- Terrace Detachment Service Report (March 29-April 4)

April 5 -- Fire at Terrace's Tim Hortons' (video)

April 5 -- Keith Avenue Tim Hortons' forced to close after fire

April 4 -- Fire at Terrace Tim Horton's on Keith Avenue, no injuries

April 2 -- Kitimat Detachment Service Report (March 17-31)

Bulkley Valley/Lakes District 

Smithers RCMP Detachment website

Conservation Officer Service Facebook page

April 29 -- Regional District of Bulkley Nechako to promote emergency preparedness

April 28 -- Float plane crashes in Fraser Lake

April 28 -- Lakeview Mall owner, manager tired of RCMP inaction

April 28 -- What are the RDBN's Emergency Preparedness programs?

April 28 -- Burns Lake RCMP under IIO microscope

April 28 -- Wildland fire east of Burns Lake

April 26 -- Float plane crashes into Fraser Lake  (RCMP Statement)

April 22 -- Smithers Weekly Police Blotter - April 1-14

April 19 -- Smithers RCMP investigating a group of Break and Enters within two week period

April 19 -- IIO Sent to Investigation in Burns Lake

April 16 -- Bail hearings going virtual  in BC's north

April 15 -- Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue fundraising after vital equipment was stolen

April 14 -- Houston man arrested for church break in

April 9 -- Telkwa styrofoam fire air quality advisory lifted

April 9 -- Fire at Woodmere Nursery in Telkwa under investigation

April 8 -- Smithers Weekly Police Blotter - March 25-31

April 7 -- Burns Lake RCMP receives 300 more calls in 2020

April 7 -- Break-in at Burns Lake Community Church

April 7 -- Substance abuse and cleanliness concerns rise at Lavkeview Mall in Burns Lake

April 7 -- Former Houston fire chief publishes book about firefighting

April 7 -- Mask mandate violations continue in Burns Lake

April 7 -- Truck off road on Highway 35 in Burns Lake

April 7 -- Churches targeted by thieves for electronics, cash

April 6 -- Smithers RCMP reminding residents of internet scams

April 6 -- BC Police Watchdog claims RCMP acted lawfully in 2020 Nass Valley incident

April 1 -- Smithers Police blotter March 18-24

April 1 -- Province invests over $5 million for wildfire risk reduction projects

Ketchikan and Southeast Alaska

April 19 -- No new clues found in weekend search for Sitka woman missing since 2012

April 19 -- Broken steering cable caused fatal boating accident, troopers say

April 14 -- Swastika appears on South Tongass Highway, the second incident of racist vandalism in less than a week

April 9 -- Coast Guard touts mobile communications capabilities

Miscellaneous notes



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