Sparwood

• B.C. mom ‘a little more hopeful’ after alias lifted on person of interest in son’s death

  Last week, RCMP identified Joshua Freeman as the man who fled the scene after 21-year-old Joel Zimbalatti was shot. Previously, Freeman had only been known by the alias "Slim."

  Crime

  Jan 22
  
• Person of interest identified in 2023 death of Sparwood, B.C. man

  Joel Zimbalatti, 21, was found shot to death in a Sparwood trailer on Oct. 11, 2023. According to Elk Valley Mounties, one man fled the scene before they arrived.

  Crime

  Jan 18
  
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• ‘He deserves justice’: Sparwood, B.C. mom pleads for tips on her son’s shooting death

  Joel Zimbalatti, 21, was found dead in a trailer in Sparwood, B.C. about a month ago -- the shooter unknown. Police are searching for a person of interest whose alias is "Slim."

  Crime

  Nov 9, 2023
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• Father of boy abducted in 2011 not notified of sex offender’s escape from B.C. halfway house

  In a written statement, the father said police didn't notify him or his family that Randall Hopley went missing on Saturday after removing his electronic monitoring bracelet.

  Crime

  Nov 7, 2023
• Canada-wide warrant issued for B.C. high-risk sex offender

  A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for a high-risk sex offender, who was convicted of kidnapping a three-year-old boy back in 2011.

  Crime

  Nov 5, 2023
• Do you know Slim? B.C. RCMP seek person of interest in fatal Sparwood shooting

  RCMP in southeast B.C. are looking for a man who goes by the name "Slim" and may have been the last person to see the victim of a fatal shooting in Sparwood earlier this month.

  Crime

  Oct 25, 2023
• Rainfall records washed away in five B.C. cities during late August storm

  Environment Canada reported that there were five cities that experienced record-breaking heavy rainfall over the previous 24 hours.

  Weather

  Aug 31, 2023
• Sizzling hot spell settles over B.C., adding to wildfire woes

  The Ross Moore Lake fire south of Kamloops now covers more than 72 square kilometres, and on Sunday, prompted a revised evacuation order for two properties east of Lac Le Jeune

  Fire

  Aug 14, 2023
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• Lladnar Creek wildfire near Sparwood, B.C. grows to 820 hectares

  According to BC Wildfire Service, the fire’s size increase is partially due to Saturday’s prescribed burn operations.

  Fire

  Aug 6, 2023
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• Wildfire burning near Sparwood, B.C. prompts emergency response

  The Lladnar Creek wildfire sparked Friday from what's believed to be a lightning strike now burning within a kilometre of the southeastern B.C. community.

  Fire

  Jul 24, 2023