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Double deer dinger near Brisco
Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac
At 6:23 p.m. on Feb. 1, Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment responded to a single vehicle accident where two deer were struck on Highway 95 near Brisco. A 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan, operated by a 52-year-old male from Edmonton, was hit by the deer when they ran onto the highway. The driver and two children in the car were not injured.
Minor injury roll over
At 1:21 a.m. on Jan. 30, Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment members responded to a single vehicle accident on Toby Creek Road at the Max Helmer corner. A â94 Jeep Cherokee driven by a 20-year-old female from Mayne, failed to negotiate the curve and went off the road rolling the vehicle. There were minor injuries to the driver.
Alcohol consumption a no-no
Columbia Valley Detachment Members attended to a complaint of domestic assault on Jan. 30. The investigation resulted in a 39-year-old male arrested for assault and breach conditions. The male was on conditions to not consume alcohol at the time of this offence. He will appear in Invermere Provincial Court March 10.
Power pole hit and run in Canal Flats
At 9 p.m. on Jan. 31, Columbia Valley Detachment received a report hit and run on Shaughnessy Street in Canal Flats. A white Ford pickup was observed to hit a power pole and cause damage to the pole. The vehicle departed the area. Anyone with information on this accident is requested to contact the detachment.
DUI in Invermere
At 2:26 a.m. on Feb. 1, while on patrol in the downtown area of Invermere, a vehicle was observed to be driving down 13th Street without headlights on. On checking the operator of the 2013 Ford Escape, the 41-year-old female driver from Calgary was found to display symptoms of being impaired. An ASD demand was read which resulted in the driver blowing a fail.
The driverâs licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle impounded for 30 days.
Salt on roads luring wildlife; drive carefully
Over the last several weeks with the recent snowfall and road conditions, salt has been used on the roads which seems to be attracting wild life to wander on or near the road. A number of collisions have been reported. This includes our sheep in Radium Hot Springs. Keep that in mind in your travels.
Power of addiction
During the course of our career, RCMP officers often deal with people struggling with drug/alcohol addiction. The recent news of the drug overdose of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman allowed me to look at his death in a different perspective from what I have read, as well as news reports on his tragic death at age 46.
The majority of these reports seem to focus on the loss of a brilliant, creative actor. No longer will we see his work on stage or screen. The loss of his potential artistic work that was still ahead of him.
I viewed his death as a true definition of the power of addiction. As a father of three young children he had a responsibility to them. The most important responsibility as a parent is to be there for your children and complete your duty as a parent. The power of addiction is easily demonstrated in Hoffmanâs death, a well-known actor, and the death of many others who struggled with addiction. The untimely death of a friendâs daughter in Golden always reminds me of the power of addiction. Do I choose my addiction or do I choose my children? Do I roll the dice? Will I again beat the odds? I find it to be a selfish decision.
However, I have not had to personally confront drug/alcohol addiction, hence an easy judgmental response. The answer to overcoming the power of addiction was articulated at itâs best when I attended a graduation class at Three Voices Healing Centre here in Invermere.
At the end of the ceremony the graduates are given the opportunity to speak and give their story and why they came for treatment. One male who completed the program had his father, wife and son at the ceremony. He responded, âI came here because I want to be the son I should be, I want to be the husband I should be and I want to be the father I should be.â Putting those two events together tells me that the power of family once realized, can certainly provide incentive and determination to battle that power of addiction.
Next week, how a friend at a one man posting dealt with a haunted detachment!
Cheers to the Seattle Seahawks; $20 will be collected on Friday, Rockies vs Rockets. Some people just donât know their football.
