The Federal and provincial governments are standing firm in response to Corporal Catherine Galliford's claims of being sexual harassed during her 16 year stint with the RCMP. In a joint statement of defence, the Canadian and BC governments claim Galliford had a drinking problem she had no interest in dealing with, and stating she failed to … [Read more...]
New problem on BC Ferry fleet
May 18, 2012 by
A new problem now with the "Queen of New Westminster." The ferry was pulled from the water this morning so repairs could be made to the rudder. It was supposed to come back into service at 4 p-m. But now BC Ferries says there's a problem with the water-cooling system in the generator. The vessel now won't sail for the rest of the day. But extra … [Read more...]
Bond suggests lawyers, judges part of court backlog problem
January 25, 2012 by
Attorney-General Shirley Bond is promising to deal with the crisis in BC's court-rooms, but she suggests judges and lawyers are part of the problem. The A-G's comments come after a BC judge said it would take the release of a child sex offender to get the government's attention to the court funding crisis. But Bond points the finger at … [Read more...]
Province working to fixing medical scan problem
September 27, 2011 by
The provincial government says it's taking steps to prevent more problems with medical scans around BC.This comes after questions about credentials of some radiologists, and whether hundreds of scans were misread.A release from Health Minister Mike de Jong says the controversy has shaken the confidence of patients, mostly in Powell River, … [Read more...]
