The latest witness at the trial resulting from the fatal sinking of a BC Ferry seven years ago started the day talking about notes he took after he was rescued. Keven Hilton was the second officer on the Queen of the North who took three pages worth of notes in the hours immediately after the vessel sank. He says the man now accused of … [Read more...]
More testimony over sinking of Queen of the North
February 19, 2013 by
More detail about what was happening on the bridge of the Queen of the North right after it ran aground in 2006. More from the trial of Karl Lilgert, who faces two counts of criminal negligence causing the deaths of two passengers presumed drowned. Second Officer Kevin Hilton says he was on a lunch break when he heard a "very loud noise," and ran … [Read more...]
Float home owners see future sinking
October 26, 2012 by
Float home owners and marina operators packed a public meeting in Delta Thursday evening voicing their anger over fee increases by Port Metro Vancouver. The Port is demanding rate increases for water lot leaseholders along the Fraser River, some as high as 80-percent. But that's not the only cost about to go up. Marine insurance is also set to … [Read more...]
Distracted driving…fines not sinking in?
March 6, 2012 by
Two years after the bc government made it illegal to use hand-held technology while driving, lower mainland police are worried the message isn't sinking in. RCMP superintendent Norm Gaumont says more than 44-hundred tickets were issued last month to distracted drivers caught between Boston Bar and Pemberton...almost double the numbers for … [Read more...]
