March 28, 2024

Prime Minister standing firm on Kits coast guard decision

Supporters of the Kitsilano Coast Guard base are hoping to attract the attention of the Prime Minister while he's in Metro Vancouver. Mike Cotter is the general manger of the Jericho Sailing centre. "I want to tell him that Vancouver's marine, transportation, industrial and recreational communities, along with all of our other elected officials … [Read more...]

Rich Coleman defends his comments in the Surrey casino decision

The Deputy Premier is also finally talking after his scathing criticism of Surrey city council and then abrupt turn around over the South Surrey casino decision.  Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts blasted Rich Coleman in an open letter for his comments.  While fellow Liberal MLA Gordon Hogg said Coleman calling Surrey councillors during the … [Read more...]

Mother of Chelsey Acorn calls court decision “unbelievable”

A BC mother says it's "unbelievable" one of the men convicted in the death of her daughter has had that conviction overturned, and will now get a new trial. Dustin Moir was convicted of first-degree murder in Chelsey Acorn's death back in 2010, and received a life sentence. The BC Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial, ruling the trial judge did … [Read more...]

No decision on parole for cop killer

A B-C man who shot and killed four people including a police officer back in 1980 has applied for day parole. Back when he was 34 years old, Steve LeClair got kicked out of a bar in Vancouver, returned with a gun, and shot dead three people. He also hijacked a car, drove to the Richmond RCMP detachment, and fatally shot a constable. After … [Read more...]

Constitutionality of court fees decision reserved

Judgment has been reserved on an appeal challenging the constitutionality of court hearing fees. Three days worth of arguments have now wrapped up in BC's highest court.  One of the groups challenging the validity of fees involving family law is West Coast Leaf. "They have a discriminatory impact on women and because they impact women's … [Read more...]

Still no decision on whether to re-appoint current auditor-general

No decision yet again from the legislative committee deciding the future of B.C. Auditor-General John Doyle. The all-party committee has met for a second time this week, and it will do so again on Tuesday. NDP committee member Kathy Corrigan can't comment on much because it's in-camera. "I'd love to talk about it many different ways, but we'll be … [Read more...]

Decision on teacher accused of sexual assault will not be appealed

Prosecutors will not appeal the acquittal of a former substitute teacher accused of sexually assaulting five girls in Coquitlam. The Criminal Justice Branch has completed a review of Aleksandr Plehanov's case and concluded there's no legal basis to challenge the trial judge's findings. David St. Pierre determined he was a bad teacher who … [Read more...]

B.C. Metis leader hails court decision to grant his people Indian status

A federal court has ruled that Métis and other non-status Indians do indeed have status, and so fall under federal jurisdiction. That means about 600,000 people who live off-reserve in Canada now qualify for the same benefits from Ottawa as First Nations as the Inuit. The president of Métis Nation BC calls the ruling “an … [Read more...]

Premier’s Office says Doyle decision not political

BC'S opposition leader, Adrian Dix, is blaming the ruling government's refusal to listen to critics for a controversial decision to fire Auditor General John Doyle. "It makes no sense for the public to remove an Auditor General who's done an outstanding job. It makes no sense to spend additional money." Dix has promised to put politics aside if … [Read more...]

Tumbler Ridge Mayor applauds Federal Court decision to throw out injunction

The Mayor of Tumbler Ridge is welcoming a Federal Court decision dismissing two unions' efforts to keep sixty Chinese miners from arriving in the province to start work at a Northern BC mine. Darwin Wren says he's pleased HD Mining will be continuing work with a new underground mine in his community, saying there are a lot of local people working … [Read more...]