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NPF Letter to B.C. Premier David Eby re B.C. RCMP Recruitment, Clarity on RCMP Contract Policing, and Surrey RCMP Crime Reduction
VANCOUVER, BC, July 18, 2023 – Below is a copy of a letter sent earlier this morning by Brian Sauvé, President & CEO, National Police Federation to B.C. Premier David Eby, in response to the Premier’s comments about B.C. RCMP recruitment, clarity on the federal government’s commitment to contract policing, and Surrey RCMP crime reduction: […]
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B.C. appoints two judges, two judicial justices
July 14, 2023 VICTORIA – The Government of British Columbia has appointed two new Provincial Court judges and two judicial justices to support timely and efficient access to justice. The new judges, effective Aug. 8, 2023, will be: Hollis Lucky; and Paul Sandhu. Hollis Lucky is the owner and a managing partner at his firm. […]
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Concern growing for missing Indigenous woman last seen at B.C. bus exchange – Vancouver Is Awesome
She was last seen on June 27 at a Surrey bus exchange. An Indigenous woman is missing and police are asking for the public’s help after she was last seen two weeks ago. Arieal Babeuf, 23, was reported missing to Surrey police on July 3 after her family became concerned. She was last seen on […]
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Justice for Jared – Notice of Civil Claim Filed
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh) / Vancouver, B.C. – This morning, 24 months after Jared Lowndes was killed by the Campbell River RCMP, the family of Jared Lowndes filed a lawsuit with the support of Vancouver lawyer Neil Chantler (Chantler & Company). LINK: FILED NOTICE OF CIVIL CLAIM This lawsuit names the […]
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Canada’s Delays in Implementing Calls for Justice Costing Lives – UBCIC Advocates for Federal MMIWG2S+ Legislation
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C.) Today marks four years since the conclusion of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S+). Of the 231 Calls for Justice (CFJ), over half have not been started, and only two have been implemented (see CBC Report […]
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Separated families supported for 35 years
June 28, 2023 VICTORIA – Nearly 336,000 parents have benefited from the free supports offered by the BC Family Maintenance Agency (BCFMA), which helps facilitate child or spousal support payments. For 35 years, BCFMA has worked to provide financial stability for both sides of families going through separation or divorce. The agency connects families to legal, […]
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Indigenous Justice and a New Path for Canada’s Prisons – The Tyee
A report offers a blueprint for fixing Indigenous overrepresentation in jails. When I asked Boyd Peters, a Sts’ailes First Nation member and BC First Nations Justice Council director, about the effects of long-term incarceration on Indigenous people, his brow furrowed. He exhaled and looked down before responding. “Nobody should have to go through that,” he […]
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Tlowitsis First Nations Village construction site vandalised with racist graffiti: RCMP – CTV News
June 19, 2023 The construction site of the new Tlowitsis First Nations Village has been vandalised, including with racist graffiti, sparking a police investigation, Campbell River RCMP said. Mounties said they were alerted to the vandalism, located at the site in the 200-block of Henry Road, on Thursday. Construction equipment such as light stands, generators […]
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Media Advisory – Unifor members in Metro Vancouver to raise funds on Saturday for Highway of Tears charity
NEW WESTMINSTER, BC, June 16, 2023 – Unifor members across Canada have partnered with the Tears to Hope Society to participate in a fundraising relay for a new healing centre in Terrace, B.C. “Unifor is committed to reconciliation and doing our part to work for truth, justice, and healing for the families of missing and murdered […]
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We Can’t Forget Their Names – The Tyee
June 16, 2023 Lorelei Williams started Butterflies in Spirit to honour loved ones lost. And spark a more inclusive future for Indigenous women. A Tyee Q&A. Palexelsiya Lorelei Williams wears many hats, and her role as a mother is one she wears proudly. It’s a pride she holds close, like the Indigenous mothers she supports […]
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