B.C. Ferries is launching an internal investigation into safety concerns on board the Northern Adventure after the 6,000-tonne vessel was forced to abort a sailing this week due to bad weather in Hecate Strait. Read the rest of this entry →
Less than three weeks after the release of a finance ministry report that said the same people should not serve on the boards of both the B.C. Ferry Authority and B.C. Ferry Services Inc., at least one director has been reappointed to both. Read the rest of this entry →
NDP ferries critic Gary Coons is questioning whether the Northern Adventure — the ferry sometimes dubbed the “Vomit Comet” – is equipped for the harsh waters and weather of B.C.’s stormy North Coast. Read the rest of this entry →
Transportation Minister Shirley Bond still won’t commit to improved transparency at B.C. Ferries despite a report criticizing the company’s executive pay packages and lack of accountability.
Under questioning in the legislature yesterday, Bond would only say that government will consider each of the comptroller general’s recommendations — including that B.C. Ferries be subject to Freedom of Information law. Read the rest of this entry →
For Immediate Release
VICTORIA—North Coast MLA Gary Coons is concerned that the ‘proposed’ BC Ferries new service from Tsawwassen to Prince Rupert will have a huge impact on jobs and the economy in Prince Rupert and the entire region. Read the rest of this entry →
For Immediate Release
VICTORIA – An independent report released Friday has found that since the Liberals privatized B.C. Ferries, the corporation has lost accountability, costs have increased, and executive pay has skyrocketed to unprecedented levels, the New Democrats said today.
“This report clearly spells out what New Democrats have been saying all along,” said New Democrat deputy transportation critic Gary Coons. “Costs have skyrocketed but instead of protecting the public interest, the B.C. Liberals have sat by as their hand-picked ferries board award themselves pay raise after pay raise.” Read the rest of this entry →
For Immediate Release
VICTORIA— The B.C. Liberals’ decision to ram through legislation forcing an imposed contract on ambulance paramedics is an admission of their failure to manage the health care system, New Democrat leader Carole James said today.
“The B.C. Liberals could have appointed an independent arbitrator and settled the paramedics’ strike months ago. Instead, they ignored the issue and refused to listen to ambulance workers’ concerns,” said James. Read the rest of this entry →
For Immediate Release
Nov. 4, 2009
VICTORIA— Today in question period the B.C. Liberal Environment Minister shrugged the fact that the grizzly bear population of the Great Bear Rainforest is plummeting when he was questioned by New Democrat MLA Gary Coons. Read the rest of this entry →
For Immediate Release
VICTORIA – Community groups have every right to be worried that the B.C. Liberals will use a potential shake-up of community gaming grants as an excuse to slash funding for charities even further, the New Democrats said today. Read the rest of this entry →
