Emergency Service Files: August 2021

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


For items related to Wildfires in the Northwest see our archive page here.

From the North Coast Review


PRFD swag available at the Fire Hall

September Totem raising set for RCMP Detachment on Haida Gwaii 
PRFD members get refresher on auto extrication 
Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue outline work from Cow Bay Bridge incident 
BC Coroners Service to conduct inquest into death of Terrace man in 2016
Expanded training on LPG fire fighting for Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue
Mounties ratify first contract, with significant pay bumps to come
Keep your eyes on the skies, as CF18 Demo team makes pass over Prince Rupert and other NW communities today 
Shots fired incident resulting in injuries in Bella Coola brought ERT response from Prince George 
Crime Severity Index shows slight uptick for Prince Rupert 
Port Edward puts forward Bid Request for Firehall renovations
Prince Rupert RCMP, family of Lawrence Maitland still seeking answers two years after his disappearance

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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

August  27 -- You're invited to witness the raising of the Haida Totem Pole at the Daajing Giids RCMP Detachment (RCMP statement)

August 24 -- Car drives off bridge in Prince Rupert's Cow Bay (video)

August 24 -- Car drives off bridge in Prince Rupert's Cow Bay 

August 24 --  Vehicle collision snaps wooden pedestrian bridge 

August 17 -- Bella Coola RCMP seeking Information on Possible boating accident

August 17 -- Two remain missing in Bella Coola fishing boat capsize (RCMP statement)

August 13 -- Two injured, one arrested, after shots fired at rural Bella Coola property 

August 13 -- Bella Coola RCMP makes arrest after shots fired on rural property 

August 13 -- Man arrested after shots fired in Bella Coola, 2 injured  (RCMP statement)

August 12 -- RCMP, community members search for victims after fishing boat capsizes on Bella Coola River 

August 12 -- RCMP looking to identify victim of boat accident 

August 11 -- Bella Coola RCMP continues search for missing persons after fishing guide boat capsizes (RCMP statement)

August 3 -- Prince Rupert Fellowship Baptists Church Associate Pastor fired following investigation into online activities with underage girls 

Terrace/Kitimat

Terrace RCMP Detachment website

Kitimat RCMP Detachment website

Terrace RCMP Twitter feed

Conservation Officer Service Facebook page

August 30 -- Kitimat RCMP assist Kitimat Fire Department with large residential structure fire (RCMP statement)

August 27 -- Fire, ambulance crews response to Kitimat apartment fire 

August 26 -- Protest held at Terrace RCMP detachment over police action at Fairy Creek watershed 

August 25 -- Terrace protesters ask RCMP to stand down at Fairy Creek (video)

August 25 -- Terrace RCMP Volunteers come together to launch Speed Watch program 

August 25 -- City of Terrace hires person to deal with social problems 

August 24 -- Terrace RCMP volunteers quick to assist in Speed Watch Program (RCMP statement)

August 24 -- Terrace group confronts RCMP, condemns police actions at Fairy Creek blockade 

August 24 -- Terrace RCMP not planning to investigate fire that destroyed unwelcome camp site in Kitsumkalum 

August 24 -- Terrace RCMP not investigating fire on Kitsumkalum lands

August 24 -- Renewed search for Sheep hunter finds nothing new

August 23 -- RCMP made aware of controversial fire through social media   (RCMP statement)

August 23 -- Terrace RCMP looking for help with missing Indigenous persons case

August 21 -- City of Terrace gets provincial homelessness grant 

August 21 -- CO service reminds property owners to manage attractants 

August 20 -- Terrace Search and Rescue to explore Satskizi Provincial Park as part of revived search in old missing hunter's case (video)

August 20 -- Terrace Search and Rescue exploring Spatsizi Provincial Park for a new lead into missing hunter 

August 20 -- BC giving funding to help set up Situation Table in Kitimat

August 20 -- City of Terrace taxpayers face increased RCMP costs 

August 20 -- Mandatory Inquest into 2016 Death to take place

August 20 -- Inquest scheduled into death of Nicolas Allen Jeppesen to start this month

August 20 -- Coroners inquest scheduled into death of Nicholas Allan Jeppesen

August 20 -- Missing Person - Herbert Wright   (RCMP statement)

August 20 -- Terrace RCMP looking for stolen vehicle

August 20 -- Kitimat Detachment Service Report (August 12 -19)

August 19 -- Kitimat Situation Table gets $45,000 provincial funding to go ahead

August 19 -- Inquest into 2016 death of Nicolas Allan Jeppesen to start this month at Terrace Sportsplex

August 19 -- Northern Health issues overdose advisory following spike after new contaminated substance identified 

August 19 -- Overdose Advisory issued for Northern BC area

August 19 -- Northwest Overdoses (video)

August 19 -- Terrace RCMP seek public assistance in locating stolen Toyota 4 Runner (RCMP statement)

August 18 -- Northern Health raises alarm about increase in overdoses in Terrace, Smithers 

August 16 -- Drunken antics keep Kitimat RCMP busy 

August 16 -- Kitimat RCMP take down magnet bandits

August 16 -- Propane tank explosion on Pear Street (video)

August 15 -- Kitimat Detachment Service Report (August 6-11)

August 13 -- Thornhill Fire Department tackles fire near Copper River 

August 12 -- Thornhill Fire Department responds to fire at Copper River (video)

August 12 -- Thornhill Fire Department extinguishes fire near Copper River 

August 12 -- Terrace RCMP member helps out kids at Kitselas First Nation camp 

August 10 -- Constable Rabut with kids in Big Canoe (RCMP statement)

August 9 -- Terrace RCMP finds one wanted man, but another remains at large 

August 9 -- Terrace are motor home destroyed by fire

August 9 -- Fire destroys motor home south of Terrace

August 6 -- Thornhill Fire Department puts out multi-vehicle fire on Munson Road

August 6 -- Wanted Terrace man located (RCMP Statement)

August 5 -- Wanted Person -- Magan Havard (RCMP Statement)

August 4 -- Terrace RCMP find local resident dead in his home

August 3 -- Kleanza Creek House fire (video)

August 3 -- Former Terrace RCMP inspector now in Maple Ridge

August 3 -- Fire destroys home at Kelanza, east of Terrace

August 3 -- Kitimat Authority figures hand out important brochures 

Bulkley Valley/Lakes District 

Smithers RCMP Detachment website

Conservation Officer Service Facebook page

August 31 -- RCMP in Burns Lake execute search warrant and recover stolen property (RCMP Statement)

August 31 -- Charges have now been laid in an October 2020 Houston homicide (RCMP Statement)

August 27 -- Houston RCMP to participate in Cops for Cancer 

August 25 -- Air ambulance makes emergency landing at Lakes District Secondary School track

August 21 -- CO service reminds property owners to manage attractants 

August 20 -- RCMP advise community of new scam in Smithers 

August 19 -- Northwest Overdoses (video)

August 19 -- Overdose Advisory issued for Northern BC area

August 18 -- Northern Health raises alarm about increase in overdoses in Terrace, Smithers

August 12 -- Regional District proposes streamlined bylaw ticket system 

August 12 -- More paramedics a good start 

August 12 -- Smithers Weekly Police Blotter: July 29 - August 3

August 11 -- Gordon Williams Rotary Park vandalized 

August 11 -- Vanderhoof RCMP still searching for woman seen with weapon (RCMP Statement)

August 9 -- Bear destroyed after lone hiker near Vanderhoof attacked

August 9 -- Man in hospital after black bear attack near Vanderhoof

August 6 -- Thefts, frauds among Smithers RCMP reports

August 5 -- Northwest crews assisting in firefighting efforts around BC

August 5 -- Smithers weekly police blotter

August 4 -- Method proposed to direct services to at-risk people

Ketchikan and Southeast Alaska

August 25 -- Searchers described poor visibility around Misty Fjords fatal crash site 

August 23 -- Coast Guard performs medevac rescue with help from good Samaritans

August 20 -- Former Fire Chief Dave Miller vying for open seat on the Sitka Assembly

August 18 -- City Council to consider nearly $200,000 budget transfer for Ketchikan Fire Department 

August 11 -- City Council transfers $55,000 to Ketchikan Police Department ...

August 11 -- NTSB: Pilot in last week's fatal floatplane crash was in another accident in July 

August 9 -- Crew uninjured after fishing vessel sinks near Prince of Wales Island

August 7 -- Coast Guard rescues 2 from second Misty Fjords floatplane crash

August 6 -- Sow and two cubs euthanized by Sitka Police Department Tuesday

August 6 -- Craig man killed in commercial logging accident

August 5 -- Six dead after sightseeing plane crashes near Ketchikan

August 2 -- Sitka authorities investigate small fire that damaged playground equipment

Miscellaneous notes



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