AMARANTH – On October 25, Amaranth RCMP received a call from a concerned citizen reporting a dangerous driver on Highway 16 near Highway 50. The caller advised that she was driving west on Highway 16 when she noticed an eastbound vehicle driving dangerously and swerving all over the road. The caller pulled onto the shoulder…
New Niverville High School Opens Today
NIVERVILLE – One of 20 new schools planned across the province opened today in Niverville. The new Niverville High School, serving grades 9-12, will accommodate 450 students and includes a 74 seat child-care centre. The 20 schools, scheduled to be built over the next 10 years will add capacity for almost 11,000 students.
Human Remains Discovered In RM of Cornwallis
BLUE HILLS – RCMP are investigating possible human remains that were located by a hunter in a wooded area close to Highway 1A in the RM of Cornwallis. Officers attended the scene and with the assistance of our Police Dog Service from Brandon and the RCMP Search and Rescue team, more human bones were located…
RCMP Recover Body Of Plane Crash Victim
LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS – RCMP have recovered the body of one of the passengers of the Otter Float Plane that crashed on October 26 approximately 280 km northeast of Winnipeg. The 49 year-old passenger from Family Lake was recovered by divers with the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team. The 39-year-old male pilot and a 42-year-old male…
Weekend Homicide Victims Identified
WINNIPEG – Two of this weekend’s homicide victim’s have now been identified. 32 year-old Edwin Adrian Harper and 62 year-old Wayne Patrick Palidwor were found in a back lane near Ross avenue and Isabel Street on Friday night with severe injuries. They were taken to hospital but later died. This investigation is continuing by members…
Thompson Woman Charged with Drug Trafficking
THOMPSON – a 38 year-old Thompson woman has been charged with drug trafficking after a search of her home yielded a kilogram of cocaine. RCMP found a kilogram of cocaine as well as digital scales and cash when they conducted a search warrant at a home on Yale Avenue in Thompson this weekend. Charlene Wilson,…
Weekend of Murder and Violence Strain Winnipeg Police
WINNIPEG – A weekend of murder and violence has left a serious strain on the Winnipeg Police Service. After a Saturday night that resulted in three murders, including a 14 year-old girl, police responded to another violent attack yesterday afternoon. Police responded to a report that a man had entered a home on Flora Avenue…
Fatal Accident on Perimeter Highway
WINNIPEG – A collision on the Perimeter Highway has claimed the life of a 19 year-old man from Rockwood. Yesterday, at around 9:00 A.M. RCMP responded to a multi-vehicle accident on the Perimeter Highway at Brady Road. The initial investigation has determined that a car travelling east on the Perimeter was struck by a semi,…
Alcohol and Speed Factor in Fatal Single Vehicle Accident
SIUOX VALLEY DAKOTA NATION – Alcohol and speed are both considered to be factors in a single vehicle roll-over that took the life of a 26 year-old man from Sioux Valley First Nation. The accident happened at about 7:40 A.M. on October 25. The initial investigation has determined that a lone male was travelling on…
Fatal Roll-Over Accident on Highway 392
SNOW LAKE – A 61 year-old man from Snow Lake has died after he lost control of his vehicle on Highway 392 just south of Snow Lake. The accident occurred just before 7:30 pm on October 24. The investigation has determined that a vehicle, being driven by a 61-year-old male from Snow Lake, was heading…