Emergency Service Files: September 2021

Our Archive of items for the month of September , 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



A Short sail past through Prince Rupert Harbour and Harry heads off into the Storm 
Expansive level of legal and social services offered by Prince Rupert's Indigenous Justice Centre
Royal Canadian Navy to Showcase HMCS Harry DeWolf in Prince Rupert Harbour Wednesday
District of Port Edward points residents towards Conservation 

Situation Table one option for Prince Rupert to use to address social factors and burdens on Emergency Service providers   
City Councillor seeks conversation with Prince Rupert's Emergency Service Providers
Tour de North riders facing a wet homestretch as final day of ride winds down on the road into Prince Rupert

Sunday call out for Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue on City's East Side

Terrace RCMP seek public assistance on Northwest Missing Persons File

Vital Work in Northern waters recognized in Weekend RCM SAR Awards Ceremony
Tour de North departed Prince George with Riders now on the road to Prince Rupert

RCMP seek public assistance in hit and run incident on Atlin Avenue this week
Prince Rupert RCMP seek assistance of Public on Missing Person's File
Haida Totem raising brings spirit of reconciliation to Daajing Giids/Queen Charlotte
Kelowna, Prince Rupert RCMP seeking whereabouts of missing Okanagan resident
Six ride for Rupert as Tour de North prepares for Friday start 
BC Conservation Officers and Tahltan Nation to work together this fall on Wildlife Stewardship

Tour de North journey begins in mid September, as riders travel from Prince George to Prince Rupert in support of Canadian Cancer Society  

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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

September 30 -- Navy conducts exercises in the Port of Prince Rupert with new vessel

September 28 -- Navy's newest patrol ship to visit the Port of Prince Rupert on maiden voyage

September 27 -- 20th annual Tour de North wraps up

September 24 -- Northwest Firefighters Training (video)

September 24 -- Heavy rescue training session held in Terrace

September 24 -- Cops for Cancer Tour de North   (RCMP statement)

September 24 -- Cops for Cancer - Tour de North rides to success in Prince Rupert

September 23 -- Tour de North reaches Prince Rupert (video)

September 23 -- Cops for Cancer 2021 Tour de north into its final day

September 23 -- Haida Gwaii military exercises will improve access

September 17 -- Two vehicles damaged in hit-and-run incident in Prince Rupert 

September 16 -- Vehicle Hit and Run reported in Prince Rupert 

September 16 --  Prince Rupert RCMP seeking witnesses to Hit and Run

September 16 -- Hit and Run (RCMP statement)

September 14 -- Missing Prince Rupert woman has been located

September 13 --  Prince Rupert RCMP protest (video)
September 13 -- Black man accuses Prince Rupert RCMP  of racial discrimination following police stop

September 10 -- Kelowna man headed for Prince Rupert reported missing 
September 10 -- A Prince Rupert man protests after experiencing what he says is a racially motivated incident with RCMP (audio)

September 9 -- Northwest RCMP looking for missing Kelowna area man (video)

September 9 -- Missing Person: Police are looking for Shawn Weaver

September 8 -- Totem pole to be raised outside Queen Charlotte RCMP detachment this week

September 8 -- Help find missing person Shaw Weaver (RCMP statement)

September 7 -- Queen Charlotte's Totem Pole (video)

September 3 -- Local Fire Department donates dollars and a cyclist to Cops for Cancer - Tour de North

Terrace/Kitimat/Nass Valley

Terrace RCMP Detachment website

Kitimat RCMP Detachment website

Terrace RCMP Twitter feed

Conservation Officer Service Facebook page

September 29 -- Terrace Fire Department sends out reminder about Fire Prevention Week 

September 28 -- Program to connect vulnerable people with supports gets funding for Hazelton area 

September 28 -- Hoax or Crime Scene? Terrace RCMP ponder bloody handprints

September 28 -- Volunteer Firefighter recruiting picking up in Terrace

September 28 -- Terrace Council lends support to FireSmart Program

September 27 -- Terrace Search and Rescue outdoor advice (video)
September 24 -- Kitimat Detachment Service Report (September 17-23)

September 24 -- Northwest Firefighters Training (video)

September 24 -- Cops for Cancer Tour de North   (RCMP statement)

September 24 -- Subcontractor removed from LNG Canada site after Criminal History revealed

September 24 -- Biker rescued from Terrace Mountain says SAR team's response averted catastrophic outcome 

September 24 -- Heavy Rescue training sessions held in Terrace

September 24 -- Flooding in Nass Valley prompts caution for Drivers

September 24 -- Terrace RCMP continue to investigate child pornography case

September 24 -- Terrace man under investigation for child pornography, charges expected to be laid

September 23 -- Terrace man under investigation for child pornography 

September 23 -- RCMP issue update on pre-implementation of Body Cameras

September 23  -- Bloody handprints or a hoax? (RCMP statement)

September 23 -- Officers cycle through hometowns as Cops for Cancer passes through Terrace

September 23 -- Aqua Clear Bottlers vehicles marked with handprints, writing in red substance

September 23 --  Cops for Cancer 2021 Tour de North into its final day

September 23 -- Terrace man under investigation for child pornography offences (RCMP statement)

September 22 -- Northwest BC fire departments conduct Heavy rescue training in Terrace

September 21 -- Terrace missing persons (video)

September 21 -- Kitimat Detachment Service Report (September 10-16)

September 20 -- 20th Annual Cops for Cancer Tour de North well underway (video)

September 20 -- Terrace RCMP searching for Mailbox Vandals

September 20 -- Terrace RCMP investigation after community mailbox damaged

September 20 -- 20th annual Cops for Cancer Tour de North well underway

September 20 -- Impaired Kitimat Driver refuses breathalyzer in favour of nap

September 17 -- Man convicted for 1998 murder in Terrace released on day parole near Prince George  

September 17 -- Man Convicted of 1998 Terrace murder gets Parole

September 17 -- Terrace man in stable condition after being struck by train

September 17 -- Community Mailboxes damaged, unknown suspects at this time (RCMP statement)

September 16 -- Missing Person -- Rory Duray Jantz (video)

September 16 -- Man struck by train in Terrace CN railcard

September 16 -- Terrace man struck by train is in stable condition  (RCMP statement)

September 15 -- Miss Person - Rory Duray Jantz  (RCMP statement)
September 13 -- Terrace Mountain Biker rescued by helicopter (audio)

September 13 -- Kitimat RCMP advise residents against using graffiti to report bears

September 12 -- Spray painted order to trap bears leaves questions  (RCMP statement)
September 12 --  Kitimat Detachment Service Report (September 3-9)
September 10 -- Terrace SAR rescue on Terrace Mountain (video)

September 10 -- Injured Mountain biker rescued from Terrace Mountain

September 10 -- Terrace SAR rescues injured biker from Terrace Mountain

September 10 -- Terrace Search and Rescue make daring extraction of Mountain Biker

September 7 -- RCMP doing big time crackdown on distracted drivers during distracted driving month

September 5 -- Kitimat Detachment Service Report (August 27-Sept 2)

September 3 -- DFO warns of danger to salmon from people driving through Kitimat River

Bulkley Valley/Lakes District 

Smithers RCMP Detachment website

Conservation Officer Service Facebook page

September 30 -- Smithers RCMP welcomes new member

September 30 -- Person hospitalized after grizzly bear attack in Granisle

September 29 -- Numerous bears sighted in Burns Lake

September 29 -- Ambulance station getting full time paramedics

September 29 -- Bear spotted on Bergen Trail

September 29 -- Photographer sustains serious injuries from grizzly bear attack near Granisle 

September 29 -- Tour de North in Houston

September 29 -- Burns Lake RCMP receive multiple calls regarding bear sightings in the community

September 28 -- Over $130,000 raised during Cops for Cancer Tour de North event 

September 27 -- Motor vehicle accident in Palling area

September 26 -- Seriously injured woman transferred from Smithers to Kitimat as COVID overwhelms hospital
September 24 -- Cops for Cancer Tour de North   (RCMP statement)

September 23 -- Highway 16-Queen Street collision caused by driver running red light

September 19 -- Rumours of Smithers Hospital closure unfounded: MD

September 17 -- Keith Stecko to retire as Smithers Fire Chief

September 17 -- Longtime Smithers Fire Chief announces retirement

September 17 -- Smithers Fire Chief Keith Stecko announces retirement

September 16 -- Smithers Fire Chief to retire after nearly two decades of service 

September 16 -- Smithers Fire Chief Keith Stecko retires

September 15 -- Vanderhoof man charged with homicide remains in custody 

September 15 -- Fatality at Babine Lake Barge

September 15 -- Smithers RCMP respond to 280 new files over the past two weeks

September 14 -- Some Northwest communities to go to full time staffing for paramedics

September 14 -- Ambulance paramedics of BC pushing to change $2 per hour on call model

September 9 -- The Smithers Fire Truck 11 was actually present in New York City on September 11th in 2001 

September 9 -- RCMP investigate community mailbox vandalism in the Hazeltons

September 8 -- Another fire contained in Southside

September 8 -- Houston Bike and Bail event for Cops for Cancer

September 8 -- RCMP seeking public's help for wanted man

September 7 -- RCMP responds to thefts and speedy drivers doing the month of August

September 1 -- Two officers representing Houston in Cops for Cancer 

September 1 -- Houston to get eight full time paramedics  

September 1 -- Vanderfhoof man charged in 2020 Houston homicide

September 1 -- Burns Lake is one of six to get full time permanent paramedics

Ketchikan and Southeast Alaska

September 17 -- Borough to update agreement with City for dispatch services 

September 13 -- No one injured (and cat rescued!) as rapidly spreading fire burns a Sitka garage 

September 9 -- Ketchikan Fire Chief Hoage honoured for service

September 3 -- Ketchikan's city leaders say they'll consider adding police dash cams to next year's budget

September 2 -- A Ketchikan City Council member is suing the city after he says he was hit by a police car in 2019

September 1 -- Ketchikan rectified as a US Coast Guard City

Miscellaneous notes



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