Arson suspected in local fire
A series of abandoned apartment buildings caught fire Saturday morning in what the Hay River Fire Department is calling a case of arson. Firefighters responded to a call around 6 a.m. to find the complex, located North of the Bigway Gas Station, in flames. The fire was quickly extinguished, but the complex was extensively damaged. [...]
Local man’s death ‘suspicious’ says RCMP
A local man has been pronounced dead after police responded to a call at the Royal Canadian Legion early Saturday morning. Fifty year-old Brent Darrell Nixon was found by police just after 1 a.m. Saturday morning after they responded to a call for service to an unresponsive male. According to Sgt. Wayne Norris, spokesman for [...]
Searchers locate downed U.S. airplane
A tragic end to a six day search has prompted an investigation into the crash that killed a Colorado man in the Northwest Territories. American businessman Terry Johnson, 75, went missing on July 24 after departing from Norman Wells in a single-engine Beechcraft A36 Bonanza. He was said to be returning to the United States [...]
Former K’amba Queen contestant facing criminal charges
A former K’amba Queen contestant is facing five criminal charges after stealing a vehicle from outside a Hay River store and taking it for a joyride earlier this month. Royann Bugghins, 18, was charged after a 1999 Ford F150 truck was stolen from outside the Super A Gas Bar on July 14 at approximately 8:30 [...]
Former HR RCMP officer facing charges
A former member of the Hay River RCMP Detachment is facing three criminal charges, including theft, following an investigation by members of the RCMP’s “G” Division and Edmonton Major Crimes Unit earlier this year. Sgt. Larry O’Brien, a former RCMP “G” Division media spokesperson, is facing charges of theft under $5,000, breach of trust, and [...]
Dogs seized following tip
A local woman has been charged with Causing Unnecessary Suffering to Dogs according to the RCMP. Linda Hobson, 66, of Hay River has been charged with Causing Unnecessary Suffering to Dogs under the Criminal Code and Allowing a Dog to Remain Unfed or Unwatered Sufficiently Long Enough to Amount to Cruelty under the Territorial Dog [...]
Break-in at local school
A break in at Ecole Boreale is under investigation by the Hay River RCMP. According to a press release, the occurrence is believed to have taken place between 11 p.m. on June 2 and 7 a.m. on June 7. A classroom was broken into and an estimated $10,000 worth of computer equipment, monitors, laptops and [...]
RCMP investigating local vehicle theft
Members of the Hay River RCMP Detachment are looking for information following the theft of a pickup truck, two snowmobiles and one quad from a business on Vale Island over the weekend. Const. Justin Sharpe said officers were called to Wind Dancer Contracting’s yard at 36 101 Street in Old Town at approximately 2 p.m. [...]
RCMP vs. DJSS Ball Hockey
Friday April 30th offered an unique opportunity to the members of the RCMP detachment in Hay River to battle DJSS students in a ball hockey game. As one of the RCMP members put it, “We’re not giving them the game. We have to pay them back for beating us at basketball.” The Hub is proud [...]
Hay River man dies in Alberta stabbing
A Hay River man died last week after a stabbing incident on the Enoch First Nation just west of Edmonton. Vern Donald Derocher, 40, was found with several stab wounds after the RCMP was called to a house on the reserve just after 4 a.m. on April 2. He was rushed to the University of [...]
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