CANORA — The Canora/Sturgis RCMP responded to 34 calls from Feb. 29 to March 7, some of which included:
- three abandoned vehicle calls,
- one animal call,
- two 911 Act calls,
- one bylaw call,
- one Corrections and Conditional Release Act call,
- one false alarm,
- one Mental Health Act Call,
- one fraud,
- one impaired operation call,
- one Mental Health Act call,
- one mischief,
- one sexual assault,
- one taking motor vehicle without consent,
- two thefts, 11 traffic offenses,
- two traffic collisions, and
- one wellbeing check.
Fire call a hoax
On March 7, a man called 911 to report a house was on fire in Canora. Canora/Sturgis RCMP responded to the call and learned there was no fire. The male caller was found to be under the influence of drugs and was arrested for failing to comply with conditions of his parole. He was taken into custody.
RCMP snow dump call
The Canora/Sturgis RCMP received a call on March 4 to investigate that the caller’s neighbour in Preeceville had shovelled snow onto the caller’s property after a snowstorm. Police determined no offence occurred and the extra snow had already been removed from the driveway by a snow removal service. Please be courteous to your neighbour and check your local municipalities bylaws if you have questions about the rules of snow removal.
Not keeping in touch
The Canora/Sturgis RCMP were requested on March 4 to do a wellbeing check on the caller’s neighbour who had not been seen for a couple of months. Police investigated and determined the man had moved into a continuing care home.
Vehicle parked on highway, towed
On Feb. 29, the Canora/Sturgis RCMP were dispatched to a report of an abandoned vehicle parked on the roadway leading into Amsterdam just off Highway 9. The caller reported the vehicle was parked in the driving lane and was a road hazard. Police attended and the vehicle was towed. Under section 280(2)(b) of the Traffic Safety Act a vehicle can be towed and impounded if abandoned on the travelled portion of the highway.
Report tips and information
If you have any information about these or any other crimes, or any substances involved in these incidents, please contact the Canora RCMP at 306-563-4700, or you can also report anonymously via Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at saskcrimestoppers.com.
Call the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment Turn In Poachers & Polluters (TIPP) Line, toll-free, at 1-800-667-7561 or #5555 from a SaskTel cellphone (phone calls only, no text messages).
