A senior Vancouver Police officer who has been on the stand in the Missing Women Inquiry since early November, says it is possible lives may have been saved if there had been one force working to solve the case of Vancouver's missing women. Deputy Chief Doug Lepard says he wouldn't want to claim having one force would have been a remedy, but … [Read more...]
Chief Justice of BC’s Supreme Court says our judicial system is at a tipping point
November 25, 2011 by
Days after announcing the judicial system in this Province is 'slowly being eroded' by underfunding, the Chief Justice of BC's Supreme Court is explaining why more money is needed. "We can't silently sail towards the brink without bringing the issue to the attention of the bar and the larger community." Chief Justice Robert bauman says … [Read more...]
BC’s Chief Electoral officer wants to test online voting.
November 21, 2011 by
BC's Chief Electoral Officer says it's time to experiment with online voting, even though the technology is not yet perfect. In a report to the legislature, Doctor Keith Archer asks for a change to the elections act to allow pilot projects using online voting such as in a byelection. But Archer says the technology must be … [Read more...]
Harbour Air chief calls for reform after plane sinks at new sea dock
November 5, 2011 by
No one was hurt, but a plane worth $ 1.6-million has been damaged outside Vancouver’s Convention Centre. The seaplane, owned by Harbour Air, was found partially submerged at the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre this morning. The Dehavilland otter was docked there at the request of centre operators wanting to test safety and … [Read more...]
Fire Chief has rules for Occupy protesters
November 4, 2011 by
The City's fire chief issued several orders to Occupy Vancouver Thursday to be complied with by 10 a-m Friday. Among the orders from Chief John McKearney are that tarps covering multiple tents be removed or raised to form canopies, and that unoccupied tents be taken away. At Thursday night's General assembly meeting at Occupy Vancouver, a … [Read more...]
VPD chief not taking responsibility for unattributed letter
September 24, 2011 by
Two days after an unattributed Vancouver Police Department memo accused un-named reporters of inciting Stanley Cup rioters, no one on the force is ready to take responsibility for it.Inspector Dean Robinson says talk to the Chief. "I may as well refer you to the Chief's office, that's who has been doing all the business." But the boss, Chief Jim … [Read more...]
“Massive” number of rioters will be charged: Chief Jim Chu
September 22, 2011 by
Vancouver's police chief says a "massive" number of charges on the Stanley Cup riot are just weeks away. Chief Jim Chu says charges will come by the end of October. Chu says they eventually want to file 300 charges. He says police want it to be the largest number connected to one event in Canadian history. Chu is downplaying … [Read more...]
Riot crowd was just too big: VPD chief
September 7, 2011 by
Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu is again saying there was no pre-game intelligence indicating a riot could happen the night of game seven of the Stanley Cup.Chu also says the crowd was just too big to deal with. He says, "when a large group of people want to do something, then the police can't prevent it. We have to move into the mode that we … [Read more...]
Vancouver Police Chief responds to Riot review.
September 1, 2011 by
Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu admits in hindsight mistakes were made, but says there was simply no plausible number of officers that could have prevented the Stanley Cup rioting from happening. Chu says there is simply no magic solution to protect the city from those who are intent on creating mayhem. He added there was also no amount … [Read more...]
