Coquitlam RCMP have confirmed a middle-aged person has been taken to hospital after being stabbed at the Coquitlam bus loop Saturday night. Mounties don't know the severity of the victim's injuries -- and are not commenting on whether anyone has been taken into custody. They say it is all still under investigation. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
City wasn’t in the loop on planned Kits base closure
September 18, 2012 by
Vancouver's Deputy City Manager has told council he had no idea the federal government was planning to close the Kitsilano Coast Guard station until he read about it in a newspaper. Sadhu Johnston is refuting government claims key stakeholders were consulted. He adds recent meetings with the feds have not gone well. "The direction we've been given … [Read more...]
Feds claim provinces were in the loop on RCMP pay hikes
April 6, 2012 by
The federal Public Safety Ministry says the provinces were actually in the loop on the RCMP wage hikes which seem to have caught many off guard. In an email the ministry says the terms of the raises were discussed with the provinces in April of 2011 and again in a teleconference in July of the same year. However Langley City Mayor and … [Read more...]
Downtown Vancouver BIA claims it’s not being kept in the Grey Cup loop
September 8, 2011 by
The organization representing more than 8, 000 downtown Vancouver businesses says it has no idea what the security plan is for November's Grey Cup. Charles Gauthier, with the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, says, "we're not kept apprised, and I think that has to change. At the end of the day, there's obviously an impact to our … [Read more...]
