Powell River RCMP are seeking witnesses after a 45-year-old man was allegedly attacked and stabbed along Highway 101 near Lund.
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Powell River RCMP are seeking witnesses after a 45-year-old man was admitted to hospital with multiple stab wounds following an alleged attack along Highway 101 near Lund.
Police said they were contacted Aug. 30 after the man was admitted to hospital. Initial evidence suggests he had been walking along Highway 101 at around 4 a.m. when he was allegedly attacked by a group of unknown suspects, and RCMP said he is expected to survive.
The Sept. 1 RCMP release did not include suspect descriptions or information about what may have led to the attack. Anyone with information is asked to contact Powell River RCMP at 604-485-6255.
Incoming directors of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) are scheduled to be sworn in Tuesday, November 10, following the October 17 local elections.
Three people entered Kootenay Lake and rescued a woman from a sinking pickup truck at Chahko Mika Mall on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to the Nelson Police Department.
The City of Kelowna is accepting applications until Dec. 7 for two grants of up to $10,000 each for non-profit arts, culture and heritage organizations.
The Competition Bureau is urging provincial and territorial governments to restrict non-compete agreements in employment contracts, saying their widespread use can limit job opportunities, wages and business creation.
The Grand Forks Border Bruins return to home ice Friday after losing all three games of an October 23–25 East Kootenay road trip, conceding 21 goals while scoring seven.
More than 1,200 workers at Teck Resources’ Highland Valley Copper mine near Logan Lake walked off the job on Saturday, October 24, after negotiations failed to produce a new collective agreement, according to the United Steelworkers. Teck confirmed the strike and said the mine was continuing to operate at reduced capacity.
The Cherryville Firewatch Building is complete and operational following a $120,000 construction commitment from the Cherry Ridge Management Committee and support from donors and the Regional District of North Okanagan, according to an October 22 announcement from the district.
Some Whitevale Water Utility customers on Franklyn, Fraser and Banner roads may lose water service between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on October 26, 27 and 28 as construction work continues, according to an update from the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO).
The Regional District of Central Kootenay has applied to the Agricultural Land Commission for permission to lease approximately 1.2 hectares at West Creston Ferry Landing as it considers establishing a regional park.
Creston RCMP are reminding riders that dirt bikes and electric dirt bikes cannot be used on public roads unless they meet provincial licensing, registration and insurance requirements.