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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Last Thursday Global News reported how the province was planning to buy 5,000 Yeti water bottles for paramedics, costing up to $80 each. BC Emergency Health Services posted the invitation to quote on the BC Bid website. Yeti is based in Texas and only days earlier Premier…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Despite Premier David Eby’s directive for government agencies to avoid dealing with U.S. suppliers, B.C. Emergency Health Services was soliciting bids for a large order of pricey water bottles, Global News has learned. BCEHS posted an invitation to quote (ITQ) on the BC Bid website for the…
A Global News investigation has revealed how the City of Richmond spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on restaurant gift cards. Results of a freedom of information request for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 returned 493 pages of documents, including receipts and emails. They show the city spent approximately $156,000 in 2022, $218,000 in…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size At Border Gold in Surrey, Robert Levy is keeping a close watch on his bars and coins. He’s also monitoring the price of gold, which has been hitting all-time highs of US$3,100 an ounce. “It’s exciting to see it price higher and higher each day, reflective of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size In 2018 theVancouver Police Department started its program using drones, or remotely piloted aerial systems (RPAS). Last year their 20 drones flew 1,826 missions. One of their drones was critical in capturing murder suspect Brendan Colin McBride, accused of killing a man in downtown Vancouver in September…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ninety-three-year-old Clifford Labree has been living at the Surrey Urban Mission’s shelter for a year and a half. He has no other options and fears being out on the street. “Where am I going to go there’s nothing,” Labree told Global News. “Here I get help. Here…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Global News investigation has uncovered that for at least two years, in 2022 and 2023, metal was being taken from Richmond’s City Works Yard to Mitchell Island and sold for cash by city employees. The results of a Global BC freedom of information request came back…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size In July 2023, 19-year-old Devyn Gale died while battling a wildfire near her hometown of Revelstoke. The teen was crushed by a burning cedar, which collapsed on top of her. Devyn’s brother Nolan, also a BC Wildfire Service firefighter, was nearby and rushed to her aid. “Her…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Following months of attempting to do crisis management, Metro Vancouver has finally released details about a governance review, headed up by Deloitte. Metro Vancouver Chair Mike Hurley said, “It’ll be independent because it’ll be based on best practices brought forward by the consultant who are experts in…
Bombshell allegations are being made in a civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court involving two emergency room physicians, who both worked at Lions Gate Hospital. In a Notice of Claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court, Dr. Averil Ivsins says she attended a staff event at Dachi Restaurant and The Brighton in November 2023. At…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size New questions are being raised about Metro Vancouver spending after it was learned taxpayer funds were given to IKEA and The Brick, to purchase zero-emission delivery vehicles. IKEA, one of the world’s largest companies, had a profit of over three- billion dollars Canadian in 2024. Delta Councilor…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size There are renewed calls for the Metro Vancouver Regional District’s Invest Vancouver division to be shuttered. It comes following the results of a freedom of information request. The FOI shows that in 2023 Invest Vancouver staff went on 17 trips. Among the destinations were Paris, London, Vienna,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As Metro Vancouver examines ways it can save money, there are calls for it to cancel the 2025 Zero Waste Conference scheduled for this coming November. The conference is focused on waste prevention, circular solutions and climate. Metro Vancouver says it will cost $360,000, not including staff…
The Mining Association of British Columbia is welcoming news the provincial government plans to expedite a number of projects. On Monday, the province announced plans to accelerate 18 critical mineral and energy projects worth roughly $20 billion. “They’re being held up in some kind of administrative or regulatory or government process,” Premier David Eby said….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Last week Metro Vancouver’s Board held a special meeting to discuss possible changes directed at addressing scope creep at the utility. One consideration before them is eliminating donations to arts and culture groups through its Regional Culture Committee. In 2024, 57 nonprofits were given grants totalling $300,000…
