A mountain biker who died last week on Cypress Mountain has been identified. West Vancouver police say he was Jonathan Tobias Pilley. The 43-year-old has been biking on a winding path along the Coiler Trail when he lost control and hit a tree. This is the first mountain biking-related death on the North Shore. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Hope crash victim identified
May 3, 2012 by
The identity of the pick-up truck driver involved in a single-vehicle crash on the Coquihalla Highway on Sunday has been released. The BC Coroners' Service says 44-year old Darcy Lee Ohlson's Ford F-150 left the roadway and crashed into the Skylock Road overpass' concrete pillar north of Hope, just after 5:00 a.m. The Nanaimo man was returning home … [Read more...]
Second fatality from Lakeland identified
April 25, 2012 by
We now know the name of the second man killed in the explosion at the Lakeland sawmill in Prince George. The BC coroner’s service says 46-year-old Glenn Francis Roche died in an Edmonton hospital yesterday evening. Roche is the second person to die in the blast. 43-year-old Alan Little died yesterday morning. Nine of their colleagues … [Read more...]
Victim of sawmill blast identified
April 24, 2012 by
The BC Coroners' Service has identified the man killed in last night's sawmill explosion in Prince George. 43-year old Alan Little was a shift supervisor at the Lakeland mill. 10 of his colleagues remain in hospital in serious, but stable condition. Meantime, Worksafe BC has issued an immediate order for safety inspections of all sawmills in … [Read more...]
Victim of Richmond shooting identified
April 19, 2012 by
The victim of a shooting in Richmond yesterday has now been identified. Sgt. Jennifer Pound with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the victim is 36 year old Justin Nethaniel Po from Richmond. Po was shot and killed at the intersection of Katsura Street and Ferndale Road yesterday afternoon. Pound says police believe that a male … [Read more...]
Human remains in Pacific Spirit Park identified
March 16, 2012 by
The BC Coroner's service has identified the human remains found in the woods at Pacific Spirit Park yesterday. The remains have been identified as those of 47 year old Violet Puskas. She was last known to be alive on January 5th. Dental records were used to identify the woman. Foul play has been ruled out in her death. CKNW Vancouver … [Read more...]
10 year old human remains identified
March 9, 2012 by
Remains found near Williams Lake last summer have been confirmed to be a 36-year old man who died ten years ago. The bones of Dennis Russell Meleta were found in a wooded area on August 24th. Advanced fingerprint techniques were used to make the identity. Police and the coroner's service have ruled out foul play, but they are not saying how … [Read more...]
Pitt Meadows homocide victim identified
February 2, 2012 by
Metro Vancouver’s latest homicide victim has been identified as 26 year old Brandon Howson of Maple Ridge. His body was found on Tuesday morning in a rural area of Pitt Meadows. RCMP Sgt. Jennifer Pound says Howson was known to police. She is calling Howson’s murder a targeted homicide, but adds it’s too early to speak about a … [Read more...]
Men missing after Burns Lake sawmill blast identified
January 22, 2012 by
The two men still missing after an explosion at a sawmill in Burns Lake has been identified. Carl Charlie and Robert Luggi are still unaccounted for. Meanwhile, a machine operator at the mill is speaking out, claiming the disaster could have been prevented. "I honestly don't believe that sawmill should have been running that week,” … [Read more...]
Surrey Shooting Victim Identified
September 28, 2011 by
We're learning more about the victim of an early morning shooting in Surrey that left one young woman dead. Police haven't confirmed it, but CKNW confirms the victim is 19 year old model and SFU student Maple Batalia. The young woman was gunned down at around 130am, metres away from an entrance to SFU’S surrey campus in the central city … [Read more...]
