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E-Comm 9-1-1 is a multi-municipality agency that provides emergency communications for British Columbia.The company coordinates 9-1-1 PSAP answering service for police, fire, and ambulance services in all of the province of BC, excluding the City of Nelson.
North Vancouver City Police - North Vancouver was incorporated on May 13, 1907, with a population of 1500 policed by the British Columbia Provincial Police. The first chief of police was appointed on May 21, 1907, and by June of that year a constable was hired to assist the chief.
Crown corporations in BC are public-sector organizations established and funded by the Government of British Columbia to provide specialized goods and services to citizens. [1] They operate at varying levels of government control, depending on how they are defined, funded, and the kinds of services they provide.
Vancouver Fire Department circa 1925. The Vancouver Volunteer Fire Brigade was established in 1886 [2] with one volunteer hose-wagon company assigned to protect the new city which mainly had lumber mills at the time, and within 16 days of its existence, the city of Vancouver burned to the ground. [3]
The legislation, passed in 1953, supersedes the Vancouver Incorporation Act, 1921 and grants the city more and different powers than other communities possess under BC's Municipalities Act. The city is governed by the 10-member city council, a nine-member school board, and a seven-member park board, all elected for four-year terms.
On January 28, 2020, British Columbia became the second province to confirm a case of COVID-19 in Canada. [2] The first case of infection involved a patient who had recently returned from Wuhan, Hubei, China. [3] The first case of community transmission in Canada was confirmed in British Columbia on March 5, 2020. [4]
The Vancouver Five (aka Direct Action) Archived August 27, 2005, at the Wayback Machine. Includes an interview with Ann Hansen and an essay by a supporter of the Five in Toronto. Direct Action: Reflections on Armed Resistance and the Squamish Five, an audio CD recorded by Ann Hansen, presenting information from her book.
Municipalities in British Columbia grant the freedom of the city, rather than a key, to individuals worthy of recognition. In accordance with Section 158 of the Community Charter, [24] potential recipients must receive the unanimous support of the city council before they are granted the Freedom, which is then usually bestowed upon them during a special ceremony.