The Nelson police officer killed in an avalanche earlier this month has been posthumously promoted.
Wade Tittemore, who died Jan. 9 while ski touring north of Nelson, was promoted from constable to detective during a private funeral service Wednesday.
Nelson Police Department Chief Donovan Fisher told the Nelson Star that Tittemore had been working on becoming a detective prior to his death, and 含羞草研究社渨ould have been the No. 1 candidate for it once the next position came up.含羞草研究社
Tittemore, 43, worked as an officer with the Calgary Police Service for 11 years before moving to Nelson where he served four years.
The avalanche also critically injured Nelson含羞草研究社檚 Const. Mathieu Nolet, who is 含羞草研究社渕aking incremental progress, but has a long road ahead in his recovery含羞草研究社 according to a City of Nelson update issued Tuesday.
An online fundraiser for Tittemore含羞草研究社檚 wife and two children as well as Nolet had collected over $73,000 as of Thursday.
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