Sex offender caught in sting

It was recommended there be a 10-metre buffer between designated drinking areas and areas where youth and children normally congegrate such as ball diamonds, playgrounds and spray parks to “minimize the risk of adverse role-modelling”

The province allowed municipalities, starting in June 2021, to allow drinking in parks Several Lower Mainland cities such as Vancouver, New Westminster and North Vancouver, changed their bylaws to allow some drinking in parks

Mayor Malcolm Brodie told city council he’s spoken to some mayors in the Lower Mainland on the topic and there have been no issues

“They relate they have had no problems with it none,” Brodie said.

However, he said he didn’t want Garry Point Park and Minoru Park to be included in the pilot program. Amendments to take out these two parks, however, failed, and, in the end, the majority voted against the pilot project.

Voting against the motion were Brodie, as well as Couns McNulty, Au, Andy Hobbs and Michael Wolfe

The pilot would have run from July to September

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A convicted sex offender was among several drivers caught in a recent illegal ride-hailing crackdown near Bridgeport Station The operation, jointly held by Transit Police and the provincial Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement branch, led police to drivers with more skeletons in their closets.

Of the drivers who were not licensed to operate ride-hailing vehicles, one did not have a valid driver’s license. Another one had “danger-

Transit Police and the CVSE caught several unlicensed drivers in a recent illegal ride-hailing crackdown Transit Police photo ous tires” on their vehicle Yet another one was a convicted sex offender

The Richmond News has reached out to Transit Police for more information