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Oct 1, 2024 | 
politicstoday.news | Katherine DeClerq |Alan S. Hale |Mark Page |Catherine Griwkowsky
The premier’s office was informed that some police services may be unhappy that the province is purchasing helicopters for police forces in the Greater Toronto Area, documents show. The statement was made in a presentation on purchasing policing helicopters, on a page summarizing “the issue” and “suggested mitigation.” The document was obtained by Queen’s Park Today via a Freedom of Information request.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
politicstoday.news | Katherine DeClerq |Alan S. Hale |Mark Page |Catherine Griwkowsky
By Katherine DeClerq September 25, 2024 The Ontario NDP may be regretting its decision to sever ties with its former caucus member-turned-Independent MPP Sarah Jama in Hamilton Centre.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
politicstoday.news | Alan S. Hale |Mark Page |Katherine DeClerq |Catherine Griwkowsky
It appears the violent ‘turf wars’ between Ontario’s towing companies have not come to an end, despite the PC government’s efforts over the past three years — at least, not yet. Last month, York Region Police Chief Jim MacSween said that violence between tow truck operators remains a significant problem in his jurisdiction. “Organized crime is also behind both the nationwide increases in auto thefts that we have all witnessed and the ongoing conflict in the tow truck industry,” said MacSween.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
politicstoday.news | Mark Page |Katherine DeClerq |Catherine Griwkowsky |Alec Lazenby
A B.C. government investigation of unlawful access to international online gambling sites has found extensive alleged work-arounds by gaming companies and seemingly intentional advertising campaigns directed at B.C. residents, according to court documents filed in Ontario. The investigation was revealed in Ontario Court of Appeal filings related to that province seeking a reference decision on the legality of online poker players outside Canada betting against Ontario players.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
chemainusvalleycourier.ca | Mark Page
When Stacey Glover's father-in-law, Laurance Glover, needed to move out of his Langford rental unit and into a long-term care home, she expected some trouble getting his security deposit back.
"I was skeptical when he was moving out on whether or not we're gonna get the damage deposit back, because you hear all kinds of chatter," she said.
She was right. The landlord, Cherish at Central Park, didn't give them the deposit back.
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May 30, 2024 | 
chemainusvalleycourier.ca | Mark Page
Warning: This story contains content triggering to some readers
Hayden Chokrev-Evans, a Royal Canadian Navy marine technician, has been sentenced to three years and eight months for a violent sexual assault in a Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt dorm room on Oct. 15, 2022.
“Mr. Chokrev-Evans’ acts were vile, violent, degrading, and harmful to the victim,” B.C. Supreme Court Justice Carla Forth wrote in her reasons for the sentence, released on Wednesday, May 29.
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May 2, 2024 | 
chemainusvalleycourier.ca | Jordy Cunningham |Mark Page
Tenants of a low-income apartment building in Esquimalt are looking for answers after they were all recently served with eviction notices so the new owner of the building can renovate.
“This is just ridiculous,” said resident Ilene Koculyn, who plans to fight the eviction through the Residential Tenancy Branch. Koculyn has lived in the building at 519 Sturdee St. for 13 years and pays $830 per month for rent, but doesn’t think she’ll be able to find anything close to that.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
barrierestarjournal.com | Mark Page
The second week of the public hearing looking into police conduct in the 2019 death of 43-year-old Lisa Rauch began with a disagreement.
The argument was between counsel over whether to admit into evidence reasoning behind the conclusions of previous investigations that had cleared the central officer involved of wrongdoing.
The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) hearing is being held in Victoria at the request of Rauch’s family.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
barrierestarjournal.com | Mark Page
A public hearing began Monday (April 15) looking into whether Victoria police officer Ron Kirkwood used appropriate force in the fatal Christmas Day shooting of 43-year-old Lisa Rauch.
Rauch was shot in the back of the head with three rounds of what are supposed to be non-lethal ammunition.
It is alleged that during the 2019 incident, Rauch had barricaded herself in a Pandora Avenue apartment after threatening the unit’s resident with a knife.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
chemainusvalleycourier.ca | Mark Page
Even in coastal areas that are generally more resilient to wildfires, preparations for the upcoming wildfire season are underway.
Take Langford, for example. It isn’t a community that’s traditionally threatened by seasonal wildfires as much as those in B.C.’s interior, but it still has problem areas near parks and forests, and it still has homes that are vulnerable to fire.
Climate change is making these problems worse, says Tianna Dupuis, Langford Fire Rescue’s FireSmart coordinator.
