The B.C. government spent more than $ 250,000 on negotiations for the naming rights to BC Place. That was revealed by Liberal Jobs Minister Pat Bell, in a letter to his NDP counterpart. Spencer Chandra-Herbert says it's not so much the figure that troubles him as much as the government's inability to agree to a naming deal. "The liberals … [Read more...]
Premier under fire for failed stadium deal
March 13, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Liberal government has offered yet another excuse to explain the failure of a deal to give Telus (TSX:T) the naming rights to Vancouver's BC Place stadium: the negotiations were hurting the province's relationship with the telecom giant.It was the latest in a series of constantly shifting explanations for why the … [Read more...]
Missing Women Inquiry: RCMP failed to save vital Pickton documents
January 18, 2012 by
Canada’s national police force is facing more scrutiny, for failing to save documents linked to this country's largest serial murder investigation. That revelation came during questioning today at the Missing Women Inquiry in Vancouver. Jennifer Evans, an Ontario deputy police chief who interviewed dozens of RCMP and Vancouver Police … [Read more...]
System failed baby boy: BC children’s watchdog
September 13, 2011 by
BC's children and youth representative says the sudden death of an infant boy may not have been preventable, but Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond has confirmed the system failed him. Those are her findings in a report titled "So Many Plans, So Little Stability: A Child’s Need for Security." The 56-page report accuses the system … [Read more...]
