Valemount

• Merritt city councillor killed in suspected hit and run outside Valemount

  The City of Merritt will be lowering its flags as it mourns the loss of a city councilor who died Tuesday. in a crash.

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  Jul 5
  
• 5 avalanche deaths this month: B.C. urging extreme caution in backcountry

  ‘Being caught in an avalanche is a life-threatening situation that has already claimed five lives in British Columbia this year.’

  Canada

  Jan 24
  
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• Snowmobiler killed in avalanche near Valemount, B.C.

  One person has died in an avalanche that caught two snowmobilers over the weekend south of Valemount, B.C., not far from the Alberta boundary.

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  Jan 23
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• B.C. municipal election 2022: Valemount results

  Valemount residents did not need to head to the polls on Oct. 15 to vote for their next mayor and council in the 2022 B.C. municipal election as everyone was acclaimed. 

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2022
• RCMP seek missing man after rental truck found on B.C. interior logging road

  Clearwater RCMP says Daniel Ritchie, 35, was last heard from on Oct. 13.

  Crime

  Oct 17, 2021
• Avalanche near Valemount claims life of B.C. backcountry skier: RCMP

  RCMP said three backcountry skiers were caught in the avalanche. Two freed themselves, while the third, a 35-year-old from Fernie, was buried in the debris field.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2021
• Chinese tourist drowns in Mt. Robson Provincial Park

  Police said two friends were unable to reach the victim, who was swept away by the rushing Robson River.

  Aug 12, 2019
• Search area narrowed for missing plane en route from Edmonton to Chilliwack

  The Joint Rescue Co-Ordination Centre said it was notified around 2 p.m. Friday that a small private aircraft with two people aboard was overdue.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2018
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• Plane with 2 aboard missing between Chilliwack and Edmonton, search underway

  The small private plane was carrying two people en route from Edmonton to Chilliwack, B.C.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2018
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• 2 people killed in Highway 16 crash near B.C./Alberta border

  RCMP are investigating after two people were killed in a head-on crash about two kilometres west of the B.C./Alberta border on Wednesday.

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  Jul 4, 2018