Suspect rams cop car, drags officer

by Adam Proskiw - Kelowna - CASTANET Sep 15, 2013 / 12:57 pm
A man well known to police was arrested Saturday evening, after he allegedly held on to the arresting officers arm as he attempted to flee in his vehicle, dragging the officer down Highway 29 in Chetwynd. At 6:16 p.m., Chetwynd RCMP observed a grey vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 29 north of Chetwynd. The initial traffic stop happened when officers saw the driver throw a beer can out his window and detained him for an impaired driving investigation. The suspect fled the scene on foot before jumping back into his vehicle. When a Chetwynd RCMP officer attempted to stop the driver, the officer was dragged alongside the vehicle for a short time before he managed to free himself from the man’s grasp. A pursuit ensued, during which the suspect rammed a Chetwynd police vehicle head-on before being captured and arrested. The suspect is well known to police and is being held in custody by the Chetwynd RCMP on several criminal code offences.
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Chetwynd starts the clean up after major flooding

 Video:  This raw video is CHET TV in Chetwyn

Adam Reaburn  Sunday, June 26, 2011 Energetic City

The water is receding in the community Chetwynd after heavy flooding Saturday.  According to Peace FM, heavy equipment was used Saturday to divert the water and prevent any further damage to buildings. There are several sinkholes around the community and the south access road is closed for repairs to the main water line for the community. Crews are still working to clear debris from other parts of the south access road.  At one point Saturday a vac truck fell into a sinkhole. So far there have been no reports of any injuries.  There is no estimate on the amount of damage to businesses and homes in the community. We have not been able to contact anyone with the District of Chetwynd to get more information. If you have any further information about the damage in Chetwynd and how other people in the Peace can help, email contact@energeticcity.ca

Tour de North; Local cop to ride

June 16  by Naomi Larsen Chetwynd Echo Editor

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CHETWYND – It’s going to be a long trip, but Cst. Chris Spiers of the Chetwynd RCMP is hopping aboard the Cops for Cancer, Tour de North.  About 15 riders will be heading out from Fort St. John Sept. 9. They will be riding about 100 km a day, and finish in Williams Lake Sept. 15.  They are scheduled to be in Chetwynd Sept. 11.  In addition to a lot of bicycle training – approximately 100 km per week – Spiers is also fundraising as each participant is expected to raise a minimum of $2,500.  Spiers is kicking off his fundraising efforts at the Cops for Cancer Jail and Bail and Barbecue Sunday at the Chetwynd International Chainsaw Carving Competition grounds adjacent to the Chetwynd and District Recreation Centre.  “The Jail and Bail will be a fun event in which multiple members of the community will be “arrested” and put into “jail” onsite,” Spiers said. “The “prisoners” will then attempt to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society to post their bail.”  All proceeds will be going to the Canadian Cancer Society and funds raised through Cops for Cancer are focused on childhood cancers.  Every kilometre they ride, every community that welcomes the tour, every dollar donated helps children fighting cancer.  Every fall more than a hundred members of law enforcement and emergency services cycle up to two weeks across four areas of British Columbia to support children with cancer and their families.  Donations to Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, Tour de North, Tour de Valley and Tour de Coast are invested in lifesaving childhood cancer research and caring support services including the acclaimed summer recreation program, Camp Goodtimes.  Donations to Spiers ride may be made at the Chetwynd RCMP Detachment. For information, call Spiers at 250-788-922.  (Online Donations Page)

http://www.coffeetalkexpress.com/  Today's Issue

B.C.'s largest wind farm starting up

Tom Fletcher - BC Local News Published: November 24, 2010 12:00 PM 
B.C.'s second wind farm is up and running.  With 48 towers, Dokie Wind Farm near Chetwynd is larger than the 34-tower Bear Mountain Wind near Dawson Creek, which started feeding the BC Hydro grid in October 2009.  Dokie is fully constructed and nine of its towers have begun producing power, Plutonic Power CEO Donald McInnes said in an interview Tuesday. Testing and electrical commissioning is underway on the rest.  "Our online due date to be selling electricity under our power agreement with BC Hydro is the end of March, and I think we're on track to better that deadline," McInnes said.  Dokie was developed by a startup company called EarthFirst Canada Inc., which signed a power purchase contract with BC Hydro in 2006. After spending $110 million on the project, EarthFirst went bankrupt in late 2008, and Plutonic and General Electric purchased it in June 2009.  Plutonic and GE also have a provincial environmental permit for a much larger project on nearby Wartenbe Mountain. The permit allows for up to 200 towers on nine ridges, to further develop the area identified in a 2004 survey as B.C.'s best land-based wind energy site.  McInnes said a feasibility study is underway on the Wartenbe Mountain terrain, and once a practical size is determined, the next step is seeking a power purchase contract with BC Hydro.  Dokie has cost the new owners $228 million. It will generate 340 gigawatt hours per year, enough to supply the equivalent of 34,000 homes.

RCMP North District Major Crimes Unit locate possible suspect in Harley Allison homicide

File # 2010-1655 2010-08-13 15:39 PDT RCMP

Investigators with the RCMP North District Major Crimes Unit have at this time, identified a suspect believed to be involved in the death of Harley James Allison. RCMP in BC learned that the man had fled to Alberta. Efforts to locate the man were successful and he has since been arrested on previously outstanding unrelated charges. The suspect has been returned to BC and is currently being held on these unrelated matters. “In addition to the current investigational findings, officers are awaiting the examination results of forensic evidence and final autopsy reports. Dependent on the investigation findings, it is anticipated that a report is to be forwarded to the crown in the coming months, for their determination of charge approval” stated Cpl Dan Moskaluk.

Backgrounder
On July 30th, 2010, at 5:45 PM, the Chetwynd RCMP were called to an area in the 5700 Block of the South Access Road for a report of a man down. Upon attendance RCMP officers located a local man in a wooded area off a residential/commercial area. The male was suffering from undetermined injuries. The male was identified as Harley James ALLISON 48 yrs old of the Moberly Lake area. Mr ALLISON was initially transported to the Chetwynd Regional Hospital for assessment then flown to Vancouver General Hospital. It was confirmed that ALLISON had been assaulted. In the early morning hours of August 1st, 2010, Mr ALLISON passed away as a result of his injuries. The RCMP North District Major Crimes Unit are continuing their investigation and request that any persons with information relating to the death of Harley Allison are to call the Chetwynd RCMP Detachment at 250-778-9221, your local police services or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Moberley Lake man dies of injuries sustained in assault

Chetwynd File # 2010-1655 2010-08-01 14:11 PDT

On July 30th, 2010, at 5:45 PM, the Chetwynd RCMP were called to an area in the 5700 Block of the South Access Road for a report of a man down. Upon attendance RCMP officers located a local man in a wooded area off a residential/commercial area. The male was suffering from undetermined injuries. The male was identified as Harley James ALLISON 48 yrs old of the Moberly Lake area. Mr ALLISON was initially transported to the Chetwynd Regional Hospital for assessment then flown to Vancouver General Hospital. Doctors at VGH examined the injured man, where it was confirmed that ALLISON had been assaulted and that his prognosis was dire. In the early morning hours of August 1st, 2010, Mr ALLISON passed away as a result of his injuries. The matter is now being investigated as a homicide. The investigation is being conducted by Chetwynd RCMP and the North District Major Crimes Unit.

Anyone with information about the incident is requested to call the Chetwynd RCMP Detachment at 125-778-9221, your local police services or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Posted for:
Sgt Lorne Wood
RCMP North District Major Crime Unit
Prince George BC

Chetwynd RCMP nab suspects in vicious assault case

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 By Energeticcity.ca staff
Officers with the Chetwynd RCMP detachment have arrested two suspects in connection with an attempted murder case. On Saturday, April 24th, the Chetwynd RCMP detachment received a complaint from a woman who said she had been nearly strangled to death, and then forcibly confined in a local apartment the night before. She was taken to hospital where she was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Investigators located two suspects and discovered that the incident was drug related.Police have laid several charges including attempted murder, forcible confinement and other related charges. The man and woman will now make their first appearance in Dawson Creek Provincial Court on Wednesday, April 28th.

Coincidentally, a similar incident happened on Sunday, April 26th when a person was assaulted and held against their will in Chetwynd. One suspect was arrested, and police say the suspect and victim knew each other.

EnCana bomb threat letter sent to news outlet

Thursday, April 15, 2010 By Christine Rumleskie EnergeticCity.ca

The Dawson Creek Daily News has received another bomb threat letter that is targeting EnCana. Publisher Dan Przybylski confirmed that the letter was sent sometime on Wednesday. He would not comment on the contents of the letter. He says the Dawson Creek Daily News has handed the letter over to the RCMP for investigation. Officers will determine if the letter is actually from the infamous EnCana Bomber. If it is, the letter would be the third that has been sent to the daily newspaper.Calls to the RCMP have yet to be returned. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Current Weather Updated: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 10:00 UST - Chetwynd Airport

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Man arrested in B.C. pipeline bombings

CTV.ca Fri Jan. 08 2010 09:39:29
HYTHE, Alta. — RCMP have arrested one man and are conducting a massive search of a rural Alberta farm in connection to a series of bombings of B.C. gas pipelines. Insp. Tim Shields says a man in his 50s or 60s was taken into custody around 8 a.m. this morning on the farm about 25 kilometres east of the B.C.-Alberta boundary. About a dozen officers are now searching the property. There have been six pipeline bombings in the Tomslake area since October 2008 targeting Calgary-based Encana (TSX:ECA). In a letter to local media, the bomber demanded that the company cease operations in the region. Another letter sent to the Dawson Creek Daily News in July warned that things "could get a lot worse" if the company did not cease operations in the region.

Vernon, Chetwynd not in final TOP 10

http://www.gamestown2010.ca/

VICTORIA – After casting nearly 200,000 votes, British Columbians have picked the 10 communities that are finalists to win the title of GamesTown 2010 and the $100,000 grand prize, announced Minister of State for the Olympics and ActNow BC Mary McNeil.

“These 10 communities have shown their healthy living and Olympic spirit in ways that have really resonated with British Columbians,” said McNeil. “Congratulations to all the communities that entered the contest for demonstrating their excitement and enthusiasm for the 2010 Games, and their commitment to a healthier, more environmentally sustainable lifestyle.”

The top 10 communities are: Houston, Princeton, Smithers, Quesnel, Salmon Arm, Dawson Creek, Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna and Coquitlam.

From Nov. 1 until Jan. 4, British Columbians voted for their favourite communities online, allowing the public to choose the top 10. Two communities from each from the five different population categories make up the final 10. A panel of GamesTown 2010 celebrity judges – Dr. Rhonda Low of CTV, Dr. Art Hister of Global and Olympians Steve Podborski, Simon Whitfield and Nancy Greene Raine – will now choose the three winning communities. The top three will be announced later this month.

Chetwynd mill set to re-open

Monday, November 30, 2009

It looks as if the Canfor sawmill in Chetwynd will be re-opening.Canfor Spokesperson Dave Lefebvre says negotiations began between United Steelworkers (the union representing the workers) and Canfor representatives earlier this year. Lefebvre says Canfor outlined the cost implications of re-opening the mill. Employees voted 73 per cent in favour of the new cost structure. Basically, employees voted to have a wage reduction until the economy recovers. Lefebvre says there is a profit-sharing agreement in place for when times get better. Levebvre declined to specify exactly what the wage decrease amounts to, though Chetwynd's Peace FM is reporting it to be around $5.40/hour. Employees will get to keep their benefits and pensions.

Lefebvre says, pending the board's decision, the sawmill will be re-opened in late May of 2010. One shift will be added, employing around 65 people. Lefebvre says more shifts will be added as the economy rebounds. Canfor's sawmill in Chetwynd closed in early 2008, due to the economic downturn. Around 188 employees were laid off.

CHETWYND OFFICIALLY A CONTENDER

Chetwynd is a contender and officially in the running for the title of GamesTown 2010! Viewers' Choice Voting has started as of November 1st and runs until January 4th. Go for the Gold - vote today, and tell your friends and family to vote too . Your supporting entries have helped ensure that Chetwynd is a contender - now encourage everyone you know to cast their votes, to help get Chetwynd into the Top 10. Every vote counts!

Visit: for Viewers' Choice Voting.

Also, every school in our community is eligible to win great prizes by submitting their school to be a Spirit School! Remember to take the Healthy Living Pledge, and don't forget that each new and original entry you gather right up until January 4th furthers Chetwynd's chances of advancement to the medal round.

Let’s Go For The Gold!
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Don Quixote Note: This is on the Front Page of the Coffee Talk Express in Chetwynd. Vernon is also in the contest and everything said above applies to Vernon. I am voting for Chetwynd in the up to 5000 population class. Naturally I am voting for Vernon in the 25001 to 100,000 population category.

GPS unit saves a life

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EnCana doubles cash reward to $1 million to help solve Dawson Creek bombings

EnCana Corporation has doubled its offer of a cash reward for helping solve the Dawson Creek bombings. EnCana is offering up to $1 million cash for information directly leading to the arrest and prosecution of the individual or individuals responsible for the recent bombings at EnCana facilities in the Tomslake area near Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The reward, subject to the Terms and Conditions set out below, is intended to encourage anyone with information, including EnCana employees and contractors, help the police solve these crimes, stop any further attacks and help ensure the safety of the communities in and around Dawson Creek.

"We have doubled our reward, now up to $1 million, in the hope that someone will come forward to help solve these crimes. We are very willing to pay $1 million for information that helps stop these bombings and end these threats to the safety of the people in the Dawson Creek communities," said Mike Graham, EnCana's Executive Vice-President & President, Canadian Foothills Division.

"As well, EnCana employees and contractors are now eligible for the reward. We want to remove any barrier that would prevent someone with crime-solving information from coming forward. We have made this change to encourage someone who may have previously been reluctant to share information to now do the right thing and help police solve these crimes," Graham said.

"We have witnessed six bombings of natural gas facilities in the past nine months. Each one is a threat to the safety, well being and peace of mind of our workers, contractors and the people who live in the affected communities. These are violent and dangerous criminal acts. They disrupt the lives of the people who live there and pose a very serious risk of causing injury or even death. The safety of our workers and the people who live in the communities where we operate is of paramount importance," Graham said.

Persons with information about these bombings who want to qualify for the reward are encouraged to contact the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in one of the following ways:

• Telephone the RCMP toll-free at 1 866-994-7473
• Go online by visiting: www.dawsoncreekbombings.com
• Visit: www.encana.com and click on the Dawson Creek bombings link to the RCMP website
• Visit your local detachment of the RCMP

Convicted sabateur says RCMP asked for his help

Updated: Sun Jul. 19 2009 17:35:47 ctvbc.ca

Wiebo Ludwig, an Alberta farmer who spent nearly two years in prison on charges relating to bombings against oil and gas weills, speaks to CTV News on Oct. 20, 2008.

Wiebo Ludwig, who was convicted of sabotaging oil and gas operations in northwestern Alberta a decade ago, says the RCMP asked him to help catch the EnCana bomber. There have been six bomb attacks since last October against EnCana's oil and gas operations near Dawson Creek, in northeastern British Columbia. "They begged me to help them," Ludwig said. "I said listen, I wouldn't squeal on this guy." But Ludwig said he did offer to go to B.C. and talk to people he knows there in an effort to find the perpetrator - provided police didn't follow him. Ludwig, who was released from jail in 2001 after serving two thirds of a 28 month sentence, said the Mounties turned down his offer. "We have had some conversations with Ludwig," RCMP SGt. Tim Shileds said. "I'm not in a positiong to make those conversations public." The RCMP plan to set up a temporary detachment in Tomslake, B.C. where they believe the suspect lives.Two letters sent by the suspect mentioned the small town, 20-kilometres southeast of Dawson Creek.

RCMP to open detachment devoted to EnCana bombings

Sat Jul. 18 2009 10:49:34 CTV.ca News Staff

The RCMP plan to open a temporary detachment devoted to investigating the targeted bombings of EnCana pipelines in northeastern British Columbia, according to reports, after investigators received two threatening letters purportedly from the person responsible for the attacks. On Thursday, the RCMP released a second letter that warned the attacks will "get a lot worse" if EnCana does not stop operations in the region. The company produces and ships natural gas in the area.A local newspaper quoted a letter sent by Staff Sgt. Stephen Grant to residents of the Peace River area, saying a temporary detachment will open this fall, possibly in Tomslake.

"While we all have been subject to some very unwelcome attention for many months, I would like to share with you today, a new and I believe, very positive development which is coming soon," according to the letter published in the Prince George Citizen."Through the support of our district management in Prince George, Dawson Creek detachment will be receiving four new members whom I am committing exclusively to providing police service to our rural communities."

Dawson Creek - RCMP investigators confirm second letter related to gas infrastructure explosions

2009-07-16 12:18 PDT RCMP Media Release:

Dawson Creek, British Columbia – In an escalation of recent events RCMP investigators are confirming receipt of a second letter in relation to the recent attacks of domestic terrorism on oil and gas infrastructure in the Dawson Creek area.

The letter, which was received by the Dawson Creek Daily News yesterday, reiterates a demand that oil and gas operations cease in the area. “From an investigative standpoint the contents of the letter continue with the disturbing and dangerous actions that have occurred over the past year,” says Sgt Tim Shields, RCMP Media Relations Officer. “Many local residents could consider this letter to be a form of blackmail. Blackmail against industry and the residents living in the area who are directly threatened each time an explosion occurs.” The latest letter outlines a timetable for oil and gas activities to cease, and calls the previous six explosions “minor and fully controlled”. “Any act that directly threatens the lives of people living and working in the area is not minor. Make no mistake, the explosions that have occurred were extremely violent in nature and it is very dangerous to the local community. We have been very fortunate that nobody has been hurt or killed and our ultimate goal is to ensure the safety of our local residents and oil and gas workers,” explains Sgt Shields. RCMP investigators from INSET – the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team -are continuing to follow-up on recent tips from the community and are asking anyone with additional information to forward it to police.“We know that the actions of whoever is responsible are not supported by the community and residents in the area. There are processes in place to voice concerns and violence is simply not acceptable, in any circumstance. If people do have information regarding these attacks it is important to forward it to the proper authorities before something occurs that can’t be undone. None if this is worth harming another individual,” says Sgt Shields.

People with information regarding the attacks, or the letters are asked to contact their local police department, CrimeStoppers, or to call the dedicated tip line at 1-866-994-7473.

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Dawson Creek - Well Control - Video

This video was taken by crews at the sweet natural gas well site bombed July 1, about eight kilometres south of Dawson Creek. The bomb was set at surface, at the base of the wellhead on July 1, 2009. It damaged the pipe at ground level. The bomb did not ignite the gas. The gas was just venting to the atmosphere. Highly-trained specialists in well control tried to pump water down the wellhead to stop the gas flow, but the pipe was too damaged. So they went to the second plan which you will see here in the video.As a safety measure, the crew light the gas intentionally, if this is not done there is the danger of an explosion.

Dawson Creek Bombings: Letter Received

2009-07-15 19:06 PDT RCMP MEDIA RELEASE

Dawson Creek - A letter has been received today by a Dawson Creek business concerning the pipeline bombings. This letter is very concerning to investigators and it will be made public during a news conference with Sgt. Tim Shields in Dawson Creek at 1:00 PM tomorrow. Exact location to be posted on this website Thursday morning.

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By Wendy Stueck Vancouver — Globe and Mail Update Last updated on Wednesday, Jul. 15, 2009 08:15PM EDT

Dawson Creek newspaper has received a second threatening letter in connection to bombing attacks that have targeted natural gas pipelines and wells in northeastern British Columbia. “We received a second letter this morning and we handed it over to the police,” Dawson Creek Daily News publisher Dan Przybylski said Wednesday. Mr. Przybylski would not describe the contents of the letter, saying only that it came through regular mail delivery and arrived mid-morning Wednesday. Last October, the newspaper received a handwritten letter that warned EnCana Corp. and “all other oil and gas interests” in the Tomslake area to close operations and leave the area by October 11. Tomslake is about 30 kilometres southeast of Dawson Creek and close to the Alberta-British Columbia border.

On October 12, a hunter came across a six-foot crater on a natural gas pipeline east of Dawson Creek that hadn't been there the day before and that investigators determined was the site of a bomb blast. Since then, there have been five other attacks, all targeting EnCana infrastructure and the most recent occurring on July 4 near Pouce Coupe. No one has been injured by the blasts, but the attacks have rattled residents and raised worries about the potential release of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas, which is contained in sour gas and can be lethal. Despite a $500,000 reward offered by EnCana and an extensive RCMP investigation, there have been no arrests in the case. Recently, some area residents have complained about aggressive, repeated questioning by the RCMP in connection with the investigation. Last October's threatening letter was also sent to the Chetwynd Coffee Talk Express. But owner Ramona Davidson said the paper, as of Wednesday, had not received the second letter.