Fraser Valley/Victoria – In the Fraser Valley alone in August of 2018, there have been 27 overdose deaths, most of which caused by the opioid crisis and two thirds of those people died alone. The majority of the deaths range…
Burnaby/Chilliwack – The BC Coroners Service has scheduled a public inquest into the death of Charlene Teresa Sakamoto. The inquest is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 9, 2018, at the Burnaby Coroners’ Court (20th Floor – 4720…
Chilliwack Valley – Early Tuesday morning (July 24@ 1:15AM) Chilliwack RCMP was called to the 5100-block of East Paulsen Road after receiving the report of a structure fire. General duty officers supported by Chilliwack Fire Department arrived at the address…
Burnaby/Abbotsford – The BC Coroners Service has scheduled a public inquest into the death of Pierre Jean Dabe Lemaitre. The inquest will begin November 19 at the Burnaby Coroners’ Court (20th Floor – 4720 Kingsway, Metrotower II, Metrotown, Burnaby). Lemaitre was…
Calgary/Hope/Merritt/Kelowna/Boundary Bay/Nanaimo – A small plane with two people on board, went missing on Thursday, was found on Friday. There are no survivors and the BC Coroner has been brought in. There was cloud cover in the area at the…
Fraser Valley/Vancouver – There were 161 suspected illicit drug overdose deaths in British Columbia in March 2018, the second-highest monthly total to date, based on the latest data provided by the BC Coroners Service. This represents a 24% increase over…
Vancouver/Victoria/Fraser Valley —No, it’s not slowing down. 4 people a day, die due to the opioid crisis. Illicit drug overdose deaths in BC rose in January 2018 compared with December 2017, with 125 people believed to have died from street…
Abbotsford – A sad end to a missing persons story in Abbotsford. Under the supervision of the BC Coroners Service, the Abbotsford Police Major Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Unit have collected forensic evidence related to the above-noted file. Through…
Victoria – The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and BC Coroners Service (BCCS) have released a new report that shares key findings and recommendations to prevent unintended First Nations youth and young adult injury and deaths in British Columbia. A…
Fraser Valley/Victoria – More than 1,100 British Columbians have died due to suspected illicit drug overdoses, according to data released today by the BC Coroners Service. Preliminary data indicate there were 80 suspected drug overdose deaths this September, representing a…