Justice Minister Shirley Bond says she's not surprised the City of Richmond is looking at dumping the RCMP in favour of some kind of municipal police force. Bond says Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie has been very clear about his concerns with the Mounties. "And moving to an independent organization or even attaching themselves to someone else takes … [Read more...]
Transportation minister not surprised with transit fare evasion numbers
October 22, 2012 by
The Transportation Minister says she is, and isn't surprised, that fare evasion on Coast Mountain buses is so rampant. Mary Polak says the estimated number of fare evasions was lower than the actual number of 2.1-million last year. However Polak says she always thought it was much higher compared with the estimated number. "My own view for … [Read more...]
Mayors Council for Translink surprised by Lekstrom’s departure
September 4, 2012 by
The Mayors Council for Translink was caught off guard by BC's Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom calling it quits. Vice chair and Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender says with a new minister pending there are issues where it concerns Translink. "There are some that are time sensitive the moving forward plan, the number one highway, … [Read more...]
