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In late December, nearly 11 years after serial killer Robert Pickton was finally stopped, BC's missing women commissioner published his findings. Oppal made 65 recommendations. Listen to CKNW reporter Marcella Bernardo's special reports below. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Report on future of Vancouver viaducts will go before council early this year
January 6, 2013 by
City of Vancouver staff will present a report to council within the next two months which will make recommendations for what do with the viaducts. Councilor Geoff Meggs says while the idea of removing the old structures initially shocked some, attitudes are changing. "Right now the viaducts are only east-west connections. The new proposal would … [Read more...]
Oppal releases Missing Women report
December 17, 2012 by
Missing Women Commissioner Wally Oppal reaches some common-sense conclusions in his massive report into the failed police investigation into serial killer Robert Pickton. In the report called "Forsaken", he makes 63 recommendations. Oppal says there systemic bias against the poor, drug-addicted sex workers Pickton targeted. He says … [Read more...]
Report from BC’s Missing Women Commissioner to be released Monday
December 16, 2012 by
The long awaited final report from BC's Missing Women Commissioner will be made public Monday. Wally Oppal spent several months reviewing the events leading up to the 2002 arrest of serial killer Robert Pickton, and why police were not able to stop him sooner. The report , which is more than 14-hundred pages long, contains recommendations aimed at … [Read more...]
Worksafe BC forwards sawmill report to Crown Counsel
November 29, 2012 by
A significant development today in the investigation into two fatal sawmill explosions in the interior earlier this year. Worksafe BC says it has finished its probes and is now referring both cases to crown counsel. The agency says the crown has the ability to charge individuals under the Worksafe BC act, which can lead to fines and even jail … [Read more...]
Oppal delivers Missing Women report to BC government
November 22, 2012 by
BC's Missing Women commissioner has delivered his final report to the provincial government, and the Ministry of Justice has promised to make it public before Christmas. Wally Oppal spent several months reviewing the events leading up to the 2002 arrest of serial killer Robert Pickton, and why police were not able to stop him sooner. The report is … [Read more...]
Tighter regulation needed on water use, report says
November 15, 2012 by
B.C.’s water supply may be under more threat than we think, so the government needs to take action, says a new study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Analyst Ben Parfitt says the province has to tighten its reporting requirements for water use, and charge more for it. "We’ve got a population that is continuing to … [Read more...]
Vet report brings some relief to zoo staff
November 8, 2012 by
An independent veterinarian has ruled out at least one cause in the death of a giraffe at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. Zoo General Manager Jody Henderson says with the test results comes a sense of relief, "Based on the finding, they definitely have proven that there is no indication, well, there is. Jafari had excellent body mass. The claims … [Read more...]
NDP accuse the Feds of undermining the Cohen Inquiry report
October 31, 2012 by
The federal opposition is urging the Conservative government to act on the recomendations in the Cohen Inquiry report. However West Coast Fisheries critic Finn Donnelly says the Conservative government was undermining the report long before it ever came out. "But the Conservatives have been dismantling environmental protections and regulations … [Read more...]
