Alleged pedophile to face charges 40 years later despite fleeing country
The Prince George RCMP have assisted in the successful deportation of a former Prince George resident wanted on sexual assault and assault related offences dating back to 1974. In September 1974, Raymond Douglas MacLeod, then 32 years old, was arrested in connection with an assault and sexual assault of a female who, at the...
BC cop en route to Europe to raise money for Wounded Warriors
On June 12, 2015, Coquitlam RCMP’s very own Cpl. Nigel Blake, along with a team of more than 75 riders, will embark on the 2015 Wounded Warriors Canada (WWC) Battlefield Bike Ride in Western Europe supporting the WWC’s outstanding programs. In eight days, the 600-km ride will take Blake and other riding warriors from the […]
Government fires AGLG after failed review process
The province has fired AGLG (auditor general for local governements) Basia Ruta, the first person to have held this position in the newly-created office, after she completed only two local government audits during the three years of her tenure. A press release issued this morning also cites problems with an attempted review...
A SLAPP-happy new (draft) BC Societies Act
So, you think the federal Bill C-51 is bad? It is. And here comes the DRAFT new BC Societies Act, provincial legislation with provisions that will make life even worse for any society that speaks up about anything. If this draft Act is made law, Sections 98 and 99 will enable any person to bring […]
Early spring weather brings out ticks
The early arrival of spring weather this year means many of us are spending more time enjoying the great outdoors. And we aren’t the only ones basking in the unseasonable warmth. The change in weather also brings out ticks – small bugs that feed on the blood of humans and animals and can sometimes transmit disease. “Ticks are...
Rise in 'sextortion' cases prompts public warning
The RCMP is issuing a public warning after seeing a recent uptick in the number of “sextortion” cases. What happens? After visiting a companionship or dating website, victims are befriended online. A suspect then entices the victim into performing intimate acts streamed over webcam or mobile device. Unbeknownst to the victim,...
HELP FOR YOUTH with Psychiatric Problems
Sometimes I think everyone would benefit, at some time in our lives, from the help of a facility such as this. There are aspects of modern society (and some families) that seem to be actively "crazy-making" and I wonder, at times, whether some symptoms attributed to "mental disorders" are simply an individual's self-preserving ...
BC Coroners Service identifies man killed in Kimberley avalanche
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after being involved in an avalanche incident near Kimberley on Feb. 28, 2015. The man was Robert Bradley Fuller, aged 50, from Kimberley. Fuller was part of a backcountry skiing party that was traversing a cornice when a weak spot gave way and Fuller was...
Female Space Traveller Lands in Abbotsford March 7 to Inspire 10,000
10,000 girls, women and their families gathering from around BC are excited to discover why the sky really is no limit and meet with Astronaut Wendy Lawrence, veteran of 4 missions to space. January 12, 2015– When the Apollo 11 crew landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, a ten year old Lawrence watched in black and white from...
Letter to Minister Thompson
(Hon. Steve Thompson) Once again Minister Thomson I urge you to review an extremely weak argument that has resulted in the Gilpin Grasslands becoming an important motorized vehicle recreation area. None of the salient points in a letter dated Dec. 30, 2014 and signed by Assistant Deputy Minister Gary Townsend will stand up...
