Tuesday, December 23, 2025
ADVT 
National

Driver Missing Near Hope, B.C., After Storm Sweeps Logging Truck From Road

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 19 Nov, 2015 11:57 AM
    HOPE, B.C. — Search and rescue crews are looking for a man missing in the mountains north of Hope, B.C.
     
    Police say a logging truck is believed to have been washed off of a forest service road in Tuesday's storm.
     
    The wrecked vehicle was found more than 200 metres below the road in a ravine, but the truck's 61-year-old driver has not been found.
     
    Staff Sgt. Karol Rehdner with Hope RCMP says the truck was being loaded when it was swept from the road.
     
    He says the area was lashed by high winds during the storm.
     
    Rescue crews are waiting for geologists to declare the area stable before they head into the ravine to look for the driver. 

    MORE National ARTICLES

    5 British Nationals Die When Whale-Watching Boat With 27 Aboard Sinks Off Tofino Coast

    5 British Nationals Die When Whale-Watching Boat With 27 Aboard Sinks Off Tofino Coast
    The tour boat with 24 passengers and three crew members on board sank on Sunday about 15 kilometres northwest of Tofino, B.C.

    5 British Nationals Die When Whale-Watching Boat With 27 Aboard Sinks Off Tofino Coast

    'Bizarre' Crash In Surrey: Driver-Less SUV Criss-Crosses On Roadway, Hit House

    'Bizarre' Crash In Surrey: Driver-Less SUV Criss-Crosses On Roadway, Hit House
    RCMP say a black SUV drove into a car (at the intersection of 92nd Avenue and 152nd Street) and sent it careening into a nearby house around 6 a.m. on Sunday

    'Bizarre' Crash In Surrey: Driver-Less SUV Criss-Crosses On Roadway, Hit House

    Four Men Rescued After Boat Capsizes In Treacherous Strait Off Vancouver Island

    Four Men Rescued After Boat Capsizes In Treacherous Strait Off Vancouver Island
    The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria responded Saturday evening to a call for help from a small pleasure craft.

    Four Men Rescued After Boat Capsizes In Treacherous Strait Off Vancouver Island

    Too Late To Fix Problem Forms For 2016 Jury Eligibility, Ontario Says

    Too Late To Fix Problem Forms For 2016 Jury Eligibility, Ontario Says
    TORONTO — It's too late to fix government forms that could lead to ineligible people finding their way onto a jury next year, according to Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General.

    Too Late To Fix Problem Forms For 2016 Jury Eligibility, Ontario Says

    Police Searching For Information After Nanaimo, B.C., Pony Found Wounded By Arrow

    Police Searching For Information After Nanaimo, B.C., Pony Found Wounded By Arrow
    NANAIMO, B.C. — Nanaimo police say a Welsh pony on a family acerage has been found with an arrow wound in its chest.

    Police Searching For Information After Nanaimo, B.C., Pony Found Wounded By Arrow

    Former Liberal Prime Minister Chretien Encourages Justin Trudeau To Engage With International Leader

    Former Liberal Prime Minister Chretien Encourages Justin Trudeau To Engage With International Leader
    During an interview with CTV's Question Period, Chretien suggested the incoming prime minister's father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, maintained an open approach when speaking to world leaders including Cuba's Fidel Castro.

    Former Liberal Prime Minister Chretien Encourages Justin Trudeau To Engage With International Leader