https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news Community News for the Swan River Valley Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:54:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-VBLogo-32x32.png https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news 32 32 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/15/drugs-and-cash-seized-during-traffic-stop-in-swan-river/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/15/drugs-and-cash-seized-during-traffic-stop-in-swan-river/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:17:54 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=41041 RCMP Media Release | On Sept. 11, at approximately 8:45 p.m., an officer from Swan River RCMP’s General Investigation Section (GIS) on patrol in the community attempted to pull over a truck that was being driven erratically. The officer activated his emergency lights near the intersection of Main Street and Kelsey Trail. The driver ignored […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/15/drugs-and-cash-seized-during-traffic-stop-in-swan-river/feed/ 0 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/14/man-killed-in-animal-attack-on-sapotaweyak-cree-nation/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/14/man-killed-in-animal-attack-on-sapotaweyak-cree-nation/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:59:16 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=41040 On Sept. 9, Swan River RCMP received a report of a suspicious death on the Sapotaweyak Cree Nation. RCMP responded immediately and located a deceased 21-year-old male on a community road. Officers secured the scene and RCMP Major Crime Services took carriage of the investigation. Following an autopsy, the preliminary cause of death was determined […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/14/man-killed-in-animal-attack-on-sapotaweyak-cree-nation/feed/ 0 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/10/rcmp-arrest-4-in-swan-river-drugs-and-weapons-seized/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/10/rcmp-arrest-4-in-swan-river-drugs-and-weapons-seized/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:06:22 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=41036 RCMP Media Release | On Sept. 4, Swan River RCMP’s General Investigation Section (GIS) executed multiple search warrants following several complaints of drug trafficking at a residence within the community. GIS officers executed the warrants at a residence on the 100-block of River Road. They were assisted by the RCMP’s West District Crime Reduction Enforcement […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/10/rcmp-arrest-4-in-swan-river-drugs-and-weapons-seized/feed/ 0 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/02/rcmp-arrest-male-after-pedestrian-hit-by-atv-dies/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/02/rcmp-arrest-male-after-pedestrian-hit-by-atv-dies/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:33:50 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=41011 RCMP Media Release | On Aug. 31, at 9:55 p.m., RCMP responded to a report of an all-terrain vehicle striking two pedestrians on the Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation. Swan River RCMP officers responded to the scene and learned the pedestrians – a 39-year-old female and 34-year-old male – were walking in the community on Porcupine […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/02/rcmp-arrest-male-after-pedestrian-hit-by-atv-dies/feed/ 0 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/08/31/six-arrested-following-drug-bust-in-swan-river/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/08/31/six-arrested-following-drug-bust-in-swan-river/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:20:59 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=41007 RCMP Media Release On Aug. 28, at approximately 4:15 p.m., RCMP arrested six people at a property on the 300-block of 7th Avenue South in Swan River as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. The RCMP’s Swan River General Investigation Section (GIS) executed multiple search warrants – first at the residence, then at outbuildings […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/08/31/six-arrested-following-drug-bust-in-swan-river/feed/ 0 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/08/30/swan-river-rcmp-arrest-two-males-in-machete-attack/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/08/30/swan-river-rcmp-arrest-two-males-in-machete-attack/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:53:56 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=40986 RCMP Media Release On Aug. 25, at approximately 6 a.m., Swan River RCMP responded to a report of a serious assault involving machetes that occurred on the Sapotaweyak Cree Nation. Officers learned the 19-year-old male victim had been outside at 4 a.m. when a number of individuals – some of whom were wearing masks – […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/08/30/swan-river-rcmp-arrest-two-males-in-machete-attack/feed/ 0 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/08/25/three-people-charged-with-drug-trafficking-in-swan-river/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/08/25/three-people-charged-with-drug-trafficking-in-swan-river/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:15:17 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=40971 RCMP Media Release | RCMP have arrested three people following an investigation into drug trafficking occurring at a residence in Swan River. On Aug. 20, at approximately 3:40 p.m., the Swan River General Investigation Section – assisted by Swan River detachment members and RCMP Police Dog Services – executed a search warrant at a residence […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/08/25/three-people-charged-with-drug-trafficking-in-swan-river/feed/ 0 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/08/14/rcmp-make-arrest-after-male-assaulted-and-robbed/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/08/14/rcmp-make-arrest-after-male-assaulted-and-robbed/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:33:10 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=40957 RCMP Media Release | On August 10, 2026, at 4:09 pm, an unknown male attended the Swan River RCMP detachment to report an assault that occurred on August 5, 2026. The 21-year-old male advised police that after going on a drive with a male that was known to him, he was assaulted, robbed, threatened with […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/08/14/rcmp-make-arrest-after-male-assaulted-and-robbed/feed/ 0 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/07/15/rcmp-make-arrest-after-woman-robbed-at-atm/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/07/15/rcmp-make-arrest-after-woman-robbed-at-atm/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:49:55 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=40914 RCMP Media Release | On July 12, 2026 at approximately 1:20 p.m., RCMP received a report that a 70-year-old female had been robbed while withdrawing money from an ATM at a bank in Swan River. RCMP responded immediately and spoke to the victim, who said an unknown female entered the bank after she was already […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/07/15/rcmp-make-arrest-after-woman-robbed-at-atm/feed/ 0 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/06/24/swan-river-rcmp-arrest-pair-after-male-attacked-with-machete/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/06/24/swan-river-rcmp-arrest-pair-after-male-attacked-with-machete/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:51:36 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=40893 RCMP Media Release On June 19, at approximately 1:55 a.m., Swan River RCMP responded to a report of a male being attacked with a machete on the Sapotaweyak Cree Nation. Officers responded immediately and learned a male had been walking on Sapotaweyak Maskanow Road when two other males – both known to the victim – […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/06/24/swan-river-rcmp-arrest-pair-after-male-attacked-with-machete/feed/ 0