A Water Quality Advisory has been issued for some residents of Chilliwack after samples tested positive for the e-coli bacteria. The affected area is Greendale. The city's standby chlorination system has been activated, but it will take approximately 12 hours for for the disinfectant to reach the area. Residents are advised to run water to … [Read more...]
Alert issued for Vancouver homeless
January 10, 2013 by
An "extreme weather alert" has been issued for Vancouver's homeless. "Conditions are sub zero and they really pose a real health and safety risk and we want people who are living outside to come in to the designated shelter sites." Irene Jaakson, coordinator of the city's extreme weather response program, says the alert is in place for the next … [Read more...]
More transit fare checks; fewer tickets issued
October 1, 2012 by
Transit Police have stepped up fare checks but the number of tickets they're writing is down. 230 thousand fare checks were made last month, resulting in 29-hundred tickets. A year ago in the same month 164-thousand fare checks were made with five-thousand tickets resulting. Translink Chief Operating Officer Doug Kelsey says it could be that … [Read more...]
Warrant issued for Colony Farm escapee
September 6, 2012 by
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 26 year old man who escaped from the forensic psychiatric hospital in Port Coquitlam. Police say Matthew David Mikolajczyk is unstable and needs immediate medical attention. He is known to hang around Vancouver and Prince George and he has a history of violence. He was sent to Colony Farm after … [Read more...]
Air Quality Advisory issued
August 17, 2012 by
An Air Quality Advisory has been issued for eastern parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. We're expecting to see high concentrations of ground level ozone this afternoon. Exposure is especially a concern for infants, the elderly and people with lung or heart disease and asthma. If you find yourself struggling, stay indoors in air … [Read more...]
Warrant issued for sex offender
July 25, 2012 by
Vancouver Police are trying to track down a high-risk sex offender who is wanted for breaching conditions of his release. 35 year old Mervin Walkus failed to return to his Vancouver halfway house yesterday. A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for his arrest. Walkus is a convicted sex offender. He's Aboriginal, five foot one, 150 pounds, … [Read more...]
Financial stats issued by Translink
July 17, 2012 by
Translink has half the amount of senior executives it had in 2009, according to its 2011 financial statements, but it's paying 21 percent more in salaries. CEO Ian Jarvis says that increase is a result of an influx of new workers, "We transferred the Information Technology function from Coast Mountain Bus Company to Translink, so there's over … [Read more...]
Twice as many drunk-driving tickets issued as Vancouver counterattack begins
July 5, 2012 by
Vancouver police say the warnings about drinking and driving appear to have fallen on deaf ears. During the first weekend of this summer's counter-attack program, almost double the number of impaired drivers were caught, compared to last year. Const. Lindsey Houghton says 131 violation tickets were issued and 13 people failed roadside tests in the … [Read more...]
Flood advisory issued for Beach Grove, Boundary Bay
November 26, 2011 by
It's going to be night of watching and waiting for residents of the Beach Grove and Boundary Bay neighbourhoods.Delta mayor Lois Jackson says a flood advisory is now in-effect, with southeast winds of up to 70-kilomeres an hour, expected to mix with a 16-foot high tide. "We've got our reader boards out, we are telling people we are expecting high … [Read more...]
3 days later, “Limited” Amber Alert issued in Alberta
September 10, 2011 by
The Amber Alert has now been expanded to include Alberta, three days after it was issued in B.C., for the disappearance of 3 year old Kienan Hebert. Sergeant Pat Webb of the Alberta RCMP says the alert will be posted on the province's Emergency Management website, Facebook and on "some" highway signs. But Webb insists this is not a full Amber … [Read more...]
