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• Both pilot and passenger uninjured after a helicopter crash on the west coast March 19th

  A privately registered Bell 206L was conducting a visual flight rule (VFR) pleasure flight from Pasadena to a lodge at Snowy Lake with a pilot and a passenger on board.

• RCMP NL respond to over 500 calls during the long Easter weekend

  In addition to investigating crimes against people and property, the total includes requests for wellbeing checks, traffic enforcement, false alarms, people reported missing, support for those suffering from a mental health crisis and other public assistance.

• 18 new RNC officers sworn in and some of them are headed to Corner Brook

  They are graduates of the Atlantic Police Academy in Prince Edward Island.

• No serious injuries for an on-duty RCMP officer involved in a crash near Stephenville Crossing on Monday

  Police say an investigation is underway to determine the cause of a single vehicle crash involving a RCMP police vehicle in that area.

• Funding approved for 7 west coast communities through Community Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation program

  Corner Brook, Gillams, Steady Brook, Pasadena, Deer Lake, Stephenville and Port au Port East are some of the communities that made the list to share slightly over $2.2M.