Budget airline VietJetAir got into trouble this week after hosting an impromptu, bikini-clad dance party in-flight. They're being fined, but seeing that free teddy bears came with the show, some might say it was worth it. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Man fined in HOV crash that killed two young brothers
August 1, 2012 by
The man responsible for an awful highway crash that killed two boys has learned his punishment in court. Saying the crash was caused by 31-year old Ryan Miller's "momentary lapse in judgement," the judge has handed him a 15 hundred dollar fine. The issue of a driving ban has been left up to the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles. The sentence comes … [Read more...]
Street racers fined; vehicles impounded
July 24, 2012 by
Four high-end vehicles have been taken off the road after some early morning street racing in Metro Vancouver. They were racing westbound on the Trans-Canada toward the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge around 2:20 this morning. The vehicles hit speeds in the 160 kilometre an hour range. Police say the vehicles involved were a BMW, Subaru-Impreza, … [Read more...]
Drivers fined before drunk driving laws amended won’t get money back
July 12, 2012 by
Impaired drivers who were fined before BC's tough new drunk driving regulations were amended are out of luck. They won't be getting paid back. A BC Supreme court judge has ruled the decision he made declaring part of the legislation unconstitutional can not be applied retroactively. That means any fines issued before the law was re-written … [Read more...]
Pizza firm fined for illegal workers
December 2, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based pizza company has been fined for using foreign workers without authorization.The Canada Border Services Agency says JM Food Services Ltd. and Fine Edge Enterprise Ltd., better known as Freshslice Pizza, has been fined $ 32,000.The fine was imposed Nov. 23 after the company pleaded guilty in provincial court to … [Read more...]
Mushroom farm owners fined over deaths
November 25, 2011 by
SURREY, B.C. - Two companies and three owners of a Langley, B.C. mushroom farm where three men died after being overcome by toxic fumes have avoided jail time.Instead, the judge levied a total fine of $ 350,000.Investigators found that a pipe carrying a compost mixture broke at the plant in 2008, releasing toxic gas.A trio of fellow workers rushed … [Read more...]
