The BC NDP Tourism Critic is taking his fight to find out the actual costs of BC Place renovations to the Province's Auditor General. Spencer Chandra-Herbert has written a letter to John Doyle, filing an official complaint to have him investigate. Chandra-Herbert says it's not just about the original estimate coming in more than five times over … [Read more...]
BC NDP Tourism Critic wants Auditor General to investigate BC Place renovation costs
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IIO to investigate after early-morning collision in Campbell River
December 2, 2012 by
Campbell River mounties will be facing scrutiny from the new civilian-led Independent Investigations Office following an early morning collision. The IIO is sending five investigators to look into how police handled a situation involving a motorcyclist allegedly driving without a helmet just after 2:00 in the morning. As police attempted to stop … [Read more...]
Vancouver police investigate 7th city homicide of the year
October 26, 2012 by
It wasn't just a tragic fall by an elderly woman. That's what Vancouver police are saying about the city's seventh homicide of the year. "An 84 year old woman was critically injured inside an East Vancouver care home around 2pm yesterday afternoon." Constable Brian Montague says the 79-year old man accused of pushing the woman to the floor at an … [Read more...]
Burnaby police investigate 20 break-ins to cars over the weekend
September 2, 2012 by
Burnaby Mounties say a serial thief may be at work after recent string of car break-ins. Staff Sgt. Rob Lemon says nearly 20 vehicles have been robbed this weekend. The latest spree happened early this morning, at an underground parkade in the 6700 block of Willingdon Avenue. "The windows smashed in, various items taken. … The method that … [Read more...]
RCMP to investigate suspicious fire in Surrey
August 29, 2012 by
A fire in Surrey has left six people without a home. Breaking out at just before six o'clock near the intersection of 130a Street and 96th Avenue, Surrey Fire battalion chief Douglas Munn says the mounties have been called in. "RCMP are holding the site for an inspector to do an investigation in the morning, and usually if that's the case it is … [Read more...]
Police continue to investigate suspicious death
August 20, 2012 by
Police say more testing will be needed to determine cause of death. But they say cause of death does appear to be suspicious after a body was found on the North Shore this weekend. It was discovered off a gravel foot trail in the 2000 block of Curling Road. More testing will also be needed to figure out how long the remains had been there and the … [Read more...]
Delta Police investigate Princeton death
May 25, 2012 by
It looks like he took his own life, but the Mounties have called in Delta Police to investigate after a man they were trying to pull over in Princeton died of a gunshot wound. Early yesterday afternoon, RCMP pulled over a speeding vehicle on Highway Three near Princeton. But as officers approached the vehicle, the driver took off and headed to a … [Read more...]
Police investigate suspicious fire at Surrey temple
March 18, 2012 by
Fire crews are combing over the scene of a suspicious fire at an old Sikh temple in Surrey. They say a 9-1-1 call came in around 3:30 a.m., reporting that the temple, at 142 Street and 88 Avenue, was alight. Witnesses describe seeing three teens, about 16 years old, fleeing the area, one of whom was carrying a red gas can. Another teen was on a … [Read more...]
Police investigate suspicious temple fire
March 17, 2012 by
SURREY, B.C. - Police are investigating a suspicious fire at the site of a Sikh temple in Surrey, B.C.RCMP Staff Sgt. Murray Hedderson says a 911 caller reported the blaze at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday after seeing three youths flee the area.The witness told police the teens appeared to be about 16 and that one was seen on a scooter and another was … [Read more...]
RCMP investigate suspicious death in Richmond
January 27, 2012 by
Homicide investigators are looking into a suspicious death in Richmond. Mounties were called to the 11900 block of Aztec Street yesterday around 1:30 p.m. They arrived to find a husband and wife in medical distress. The man was pronounced dead while the woman was taken to hospital. She was conscious, but incoherent. Sergeant Jennifer Pound of … [Read more...]
