Six recommendations have been made following a Coroner's inquest into the death of 18 year old Ashley Guiboche. They include suggestions the City of Surrey, ICBC and Translink reduce jaywalking along King George Boulevard between 98th Avenue and 100th Avenue by building an overhead walkway to the nearby Skytrain station. The jury also … [Read more...]
Verdict reached in BC’s longest jury trial
November 26, 2012 by
After twelve days of deliberations, the verdict is in for the Province's longest ever jury trial. The trial started in May 2011, running for nearly 18 months. Five members or associates of the Vernon Greeks Gang have been found guilty of either first or second-degree murder, or manslaughter in the deaths of two former drug runners and a … [Read more...]
Jury makes nine recommendations after inquest into death of search volunteer
November 24, 2012 by
A jury has made nine recommendations to Emergency Management BC and the BC Search and Rescue Association after an inquest into the death of search volunteer, Sheilah Sweatman. 29 year old Sweatman was performing a recovery operation with Nelson's Search and Rescue unit when she drowned in Creston in June 2011. She was trying to recover a body from … [Read more...]
Coroner’s jury makes 16 recommendations after death of Colette Salemink
November 15, 2012 by
A coroner's jury reviewing the death of a mother following a house fire in Coquitlam has made 16 recommendations. Colette Salemink was 59 when her mentally ill son Blake set the fire in April of 2010 while he was on leave from a psychiatric facility. The 23-year old who suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder was later found not … [Read more...]
Coroner’s jury says keep Kits Coast Guard base open
September 14, 2012 by
A coroner's jury has made four recommendations, after an inquest into the December 2010 death of 35-year old John Jason Erslavas. Erslavas was under the influence of cocaine and methamphetamines when he was confronted by Vancouver Police near Canada Place. He was acting erratically, apparently threatening to hurt someone. When police approached … [Read more...]
Family reacts to Coroner’s Jury recommendations
May 16, 2012 by
Despite the Coroner's Jury findings, 10-year-old Eric Tran reads out a statement to the media to show his family is still hurting. His dad, Ut Van Tran, was one of the workers who died at the Langley mushroom farm in 2008. "I want my dad back. give my dad back to my mom. money won't bring him back. It won't heal the scars." Her 11-year-old … [Read more...]
Coroner’s Jury releases recommendations after mushroom farm deaths and injury
May 16, 2012 by
More inspections, more reporting, more training. That's among the 15 recommendations made by an Inquest jury into the deaths of three workers at a mushroom farm in Langley four years ago. Jim Sinclair, head of the BC Federation of Labour, says the findings, as long as they're implemented, will hold employers accountable, "We're hoping in the … [Read more...]
Jury pool overhauled to include aboriginals
August 16, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Civil Liberties Association approves of changes made by the province to improve the ethnic mix within B.C.'s jury pool.Executive director David Eby (EE'-bee) is ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
