VANCOUVER B.C.’s director of police services says she’s leaving the organization to spend more time with her family, after only two years on the job and in the middle of a complex transition to the Surrey Police Department, according to a memo obtained by CTV News. Brenda Butterworth-Carr, who also commanded the RCMP’s E Division in B.C., says she’s leaving the job, which oversees policy and much of policing in the province, early in the new year. “I am writing to advise you that after thoughtful consideration, I have made the difficult but necessary decision to leave the provincial government, and my role as assistant deputy minister and director of police services, early in the new year to focus on personal matters and spend more time with my family,” she said.
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A former deputy B.C. attorney general has been tapped to investigate the Vancouver police board’s handling of a review of police street checks, after concerns were raised about the deletion of allegations of police racism and misconduct.
The provincial government has asked David Loukidelis to investigate, among other things, the roles of the Vancouver police board and police department in the production of a review released in February.
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Property taxes in the City of Prince George will be increasing by 3.98 per cent this year, following council’s approval of the city budget on Wednesday.
The total tax levy for 2010 will total $73.54 million, up from $69.87 million in 2009. For an average home, valued at $209,060, the increase will mean an additional $58.37 in property taxes.
The city’s total operational budget for 2010 will be $118.19 million. The budget excludes the city’s water, sewer and garbage collection services which are funded by user fees.
Only four service enhancements, totaling $390,937, were approved by council this year. Of the 3.98 per cent tax increase, 3.11 per cent was a result of increase operating costs and 0.31 per cent by a $215,000 to the road rehabilitation levy.