March 28, 2024

Why was the captain fired?

Stunning testimony at the trial for the navigating officer of the Queen of the North. Former ferry captain Colin Henthorne says he wasn't fired because of the sinking, but rather because of what he said during an inquiry after the sinking. Henthorne says the BC Ferry inquiry held after the sinking asked him one specific question: "Had he ever … [Read more...]

Premier reaches out to fired DJ

She has been away on holidays and not available to comment on a list of topics. But Premier Christy Clark has reached out to a DJ who got fired from his job in Courtenay. Justin "Drex" Wilcombes was let go after asking the Premier a question about being a "MILF". On his Twitter feed, "Drex" says he's now received a call from the Premier, and she … [Read more...]

Brian Burke fired

Big news from the NHL. The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired General Manager Brian Burke. The move comes just days before the regular season is expected to begin. Burke has held the job for four years, and the Maple Leafs have never made the playoffs with Burke running the show. Burke has also served as GM in Vancouver and Anaheim. There is … [Read more...]

Worker fired for snooping on medical records of media folks

Vancouver Coastal Health has fired an employee for breaching the privacy of five local media personalities. That worker had been snooping around on their electronic health records. It was discovered during a routine audit of patient file access. The now-fired employee seemed to have a personal interest in the media types and didn't share the … [Read more...]

Sixth person fired in alleged health privacy breach

The sixth person in an alleged privacy breach involving people's medical records has been fired. A spokesman with B.C.'s health ministry confirms the employee has received a letter as such, but he wouldn't provide any details. The seventh person implicated remains suspended. The incident surfaced earlier this year as an alleged misuse of medical … [Read more...]

Shots fired in Abbotsford

Abbotsford Police are investigating after shots rang out in the 2100 block of Meadow Street early this morning. Constable Ian MacDonald says no one was hurt, but some property was damaged. "Upon arrival we noted that there were several shell casings on the ground... and the residential home had been struck in the windows, and one of the vehicles in … [Read more...]

Education Minister to decide soon on replacing fired school board

BC's new Education minister will soon determine if a fired board of education will be replaced using by-elections or not. The now former trustees of the Cowichan Valley school board want early elections so a new board of education can be put in place. Don McRae was asked if he supports holding by-elections. "Well I have meeting actually set up Mike … [Read more...]

Fired Cowichan trustees turn to community for by-election help

They won't be going to Court, but are turning to the community to help get a by-election. The Trustees on the Cowichan School Board were fired July 1st after failing to submit a balanced budget. Although some trustees had considered challenging their dismissal in Court, they've decided doing so would take up a lot of time and money. Former … [Read more...]

Another worker fired in health breach scandal

Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid says another staffer has been fired in the privacy breach scandal. "There is one further ministry employee that has been terminated so there in total are two people that remain suspended (without pay) and five individuals have been terminated. This goes back to the investigation that has been ongoing since … [Read more...]

BREAKING: Government workers fired over privacy breach

A developing story in Victoria, where police have been called in and government employees fired for an alleged privacy breach and conflict of interest. Four employees were fired today from the Pharmaceutical Services division of the Ministry of Health;  three others are suspended without pay. Two contractors have had their contracts, worth a … [Read more...]