https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news Community News for the Swan River Valley Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:49:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 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/2026/10/09/four-arrested-in-drug-trafficking-investigation/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/10/09/four-arrested-in-drug-trafficking-investigation/#respond Sat, 10 Oct 2026 01:46:24 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=41078 RCMP Media Release On Oct. 8, at approximately 5:10 p.m., RCMP executed search warrants at two Swan River residences as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. The investigation was led by the Swan River General Investigation Section (GIS), with support from Swan River RCMP detachment officers and the RCMP West District Crime Reduction Enforcement […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/10/09/four-arrested-in-drug-trafficking-investigation/feed/ 0 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/10/07/10-people-arrested-as-part-of-drug-trafficking-investigation/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/10/07/10-people-arrested-as-part-of-drug-trafficking-investigation/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:51:12 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=41065 RCMP Media Release | Ten people face drug trafficking offences after the Swan River General Investigation Section (GIS) executed search warrants at four residences last week. The warrants were executed at two homes on Parkview Drive on Oct. 1, 2026 followed by a residence on 7th Avenue South and a home on Main Street on […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/10/07/10-people-arrested-as-part-of-drug-trafficking-investigation/feed/ 0 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/29/three-arrested-in-drug-trafficking-investigation/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/29/three-arrested-in-drug-trafficking-investigation/#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:48:30 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=41059 RCMP Media Release | On Sept. 24, at approximately 5:40 p.m., the Swan River General Investigation Section (GIS) executed a search warrant on the 1200-block of 1st Street North as part of a drug trafficking investigation. GIS officers, assisted by Swan River RCMP, seized cocaine, drug paraphernalia, packaging materials and cash once inside the home. […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/29/three-arrested-in-drug-trafficking-investigation/feed/ 0 https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/22/rcmp-arrest-males-following-crime-spree-in-swan-river/ https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/22/rcmp-arrest-males-following-crime-spree-in-swan-river/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:54:22 +0000 admin https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/?p=41055 RCMP Media Release | On Sept. 18, at approximately 10:25 a.m., RCMP received a report of a sexual assault against a female that had occurred the previous day at a residence in Swan River. Officers, joined by members of the Swan River General Investigation Section (GIS), began investigating and identified two suspects, a 24-year-old male […]]]> https://swanriver.valleybiz.ca/news/2026/09/22/rcmp-arrest-males-following-crime-spree-in-swan-river/feed/ 0 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