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B.C. lawyer banned from stock market following securities fraud

B.C. lawyer banned from stock market following securities fraud

B.C. lawyer Faiyaz Dean has now been banned from both U.S. and B.C.-regulated stock market activity and still awaits a Law Society of BC hearing for professional misconduct plus a criminal trial for fraud in the U.S.
North Van winner of $5M jackpot plans to keep new software job

North Van winner of $5M jackpot plans to keep new software job

Simon Pleau bought the ticket on a celebratory whim at Safeway in Lynn Valley
BC Housing planning review of extreme-weather shelter program

BC Housing planning review of extreme-weather shelter program

Conversations with the non-profits are ongoing, noting a shelter program review is a “top priority.”
B.C. top executives upping stakes in their public ventures

B.C. top executives upping stakes in their public ventures

Corporate boards usually expect top executives to have at least three-to-five times their annual salary in stock
B.C. Ferries adds 180 sailings for busy holiday weekend

B.C. Ferries adds 180 sailings for busy holiday weekend

Ferry service anticipates moving 400,000 travellers, and says it has a plan to ensure no last-minute cancellations
'People don’t want to leave': Vancouver shuts down East Hastings encampment

'People don’t want to leave': Vancouver shuts down East Hastings encampment

The city is being assisted by Vancouver police to remove tents and structures in the area, about 80 in total.
Residential school survivors plan Splatsin monument

Residential school survivors plan Splatsin monument

Williams and Cook have been able to identify 150 Splatsin members so far, as survivors of residential schools. 45 of whom are still living.
Sidney-San Juan water taxi back on, but with extra costs

Sidney-San Juan water taxi back on, but with extra costs

Canada Border Services Agency has agreed to send two officers to Van Isle Marina each time the water taxi arrives with passengers from the San Juan Islands, at a cost of $430 per trip.
Peace company fined $43,000 for burning pallets

Peace company fined $43,000 for burning pallets

Officers observed "many commercial wood pallets” being burned that they said the company had been paid to remove from a local business.
Sidney bookkeeper revealed as winner of $55M Lotto Max jackpot

Sidney bookkeeper revealed as winner of $55M Lotto Max jackpot

Scott Gurney took time to ponder his options before collecting the prize, keeping the ticket in a drawer where he would occasionally look at it