An off-duty police officer has been killed in an avalanche in the West Kootenays and another is in critical condition in hospital. It’s the first such fatality of the season in B.C. Officials in Nelson, where the officers are from, say the tragedy has had a “profound effect” on their community. Catherine Urquhart reports.
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