March 28, 2024

Plane crash kills 1 near Pitt Meadows

Transportation Safety Board investigators will be back this morning at the site of float plane crash in Pitt Lake yesterday.  The Cessna 172 was on a training flight out of Pitt Meadows airport when something went wrong and it crash-landed in the lake. Nearby boaters were able to help the student pilot, but the instructor with the Pacific Rim … [Read more...]

Pitt Meadows man dies after falling 30 feet in northern BC town

A 24 year old Pitt Meadows man has died after making a fatal error while out for a jog. The accident happened in northern BC, in Stewart, near the Alaska border, on Wednesday. The RCMP say the young man was out for a run when he jumped over a concrete barrier to avoid a large truck.  Witnesses say it didn't look like he realized there was a … [Read more...]

Small plane forced to land in Pitt Meadows field

The pilot is unhurt after a small plane landed in a field in Pitt Meadows Saturday afternoon. RCMP say the aircraft was forced to land north of Lougheed Highway, near a golf course -- just short of the airport. The plane is also okay. The pilot was the only person on board. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]

Shots fired in Pitt Meadows

Ridge Meadows RCMP are looking for the person who fired a handgun in the area of Somerset Drive and Bonson Road in Pitt Meadows sometime Friday afternoon. A bullet ended up in a nearby home. Police say they've canvassed the neighbourhood, but can't find anyone who heard a gunshot. They believe the gun was fired from a pedestrian overpass near some … [Read more...]

Small plane crashes at Pitt Meadows Airport

A small plane has crashed at the airport in Pitt Meadows. Assistant fire chief Brad Perrie says it happened about 7:40 a.m. "We arrived on scene and we had a homebuilt single engine aircraft that had lost power on take off and crashed into a ditch beside the runway.  When we arrived, the plane was fully engulfed in flames.  The single … [Read more...]

Pitt Meadows homocide victim identified

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...]