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Victoria’s police chief has received another blow — the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) has ordered two public trust investigations into his conduct and one of them involves allegations of workplace harassment. It all began last August when the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board launched an internal investigation after a concern was brought to their attention regarding private messages that were exchanged on Twitter between Chief Frank Elsner and the wife (a female officer from Saanich) of an officer under his command. An independent lawyer investigated the matter and concluded there was no inappropriate relationship, but there was inappropriate use of direct messaging and social media. What those messages said has not been revealed. On Dec. 4, the police board voted to keep Elsner on as chief, but imposed undisclosed
discipline. A few days later, the police union said it has no confidence in the way the board and its chairs handled the incident. The union also has no confidence in Elsner’s ability to continue to lead. As a result, a report on the investigation was sent to the OPCC — a civilian watchdog that oversees police conduct — to determine whether it was necessary to order a public trust investigation into the matter. Now the review is complete and police complaint commissioner Stan Lowe is calling for an external investigation into five allegations of disciplinary breaches of trust. In a lengthy report on his decision released Friday, Lowe touched on a number of issues he had with the internal investigation and revealed more allegations surrounding Elsner while it was taking place. PlEASE SEE: New allegations, Page A3
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The search is on for a temporary location to house more than 50 campers living outside the Victoria courthouse, and Our Place has been tasked with finding and running the appropriate site. Earlier this month, the province announced it was providing $400,000 to fund a new 40-bed temporary shelter with
Victoria and Island Health. An additional $25,000 will go towards start up costs. The shelter will operate until the end of April and provide meals and other supports. It will also remain open 24 hours a day, seven days a week as opposed to regular shelters that are only open at night. Our Place spokesperson Grant McKenzie is still waiting for specific details about the project, but hopes to bring the campers indoors with their gear by the
end of the month. “They want a place where the people who are at tent city will feel comfortable. What exactly that will look like is difficult to know,” said McKenzie, adding it’ll boil down to the location on whether the campers will be able to pitch their tents indoors. PlEASE SEE: Temporary shelter, Page A3
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According to the report, Elsner is alleged to have had conversations with two witnesses related to the ongoing investigation, even though he was under direction not to speak with witnesses related to the matter. There is also an allegation that Elsner met with a member under his command and provided him with inaccurate and misleading information, in circumstances the chief knew would influence the member in the decision they had to make as to whether he wished to initiate a complaint or request a public trust investigation. “The false information provided
by the chief was consistent with an attempt to mislead the member as to the nature of the chief’s conduct involving the member’s spouse,” wrote Lowe in his decision. “This conduct, if substantiated, would constitute the disciplinary breach of trust of discreditable conduct.” The report also criticizes the way police board co-chairs Lisa Helps and Barb Desjardins handled the internal investigation, noting they did not adequately update board members along its course, tell the commissioner’s office when new allegations arose and misinformed the media about the existence of an
investigation. Lowe said the internal process and procedures in the matter did not meet the level of procedural fairness, accountability and transparency contemplated by the Police Act. Instead of all interviews being audio recorded, they were documented by handwritten notes made by the interviewer, he noted, and there was no opportunity provided for witnesses to review the summaries. “Based on the information that I have received, I am of the view that some individuals who have a direct interest in this matter were not accorded sufficient informational rights, were not provided a
Frank Elsner sufficient right to be heard, and did not receive a decision which clearly identified the basis upon which the co-chairs decided the matter,” wrote Lowe in the decision. Lowe has now appointed retired judge Carol Baird Ellan as the discipline authority on the matter. Chief Superintendent Sean Bourrie of the RCMP has been assigned as
the chief investigator and will have a team of senior officers with the Vancouver Police Department. The investigation must be completed within six months. In the second investigation, which is unrelated to the first one, the OPCC said on Dec. 11 it received information from a representative of the Victoria Police Union in relation to allegations made by four employees of workplace harassment by Elsner. The allegations relate to alleged conduct that has been occurring on an ongoing basis since early 2014. Lowe said the climate within the department appears to be “in a state of tension
and dissonance” and wants investigations into three allegations of disciplinary breaches of trust investigated. No further information has been released. Elsner has since offered an apology, saying he was completely humiliated by the whole situation. He also stated he did not initiate the messages and stopped it “before it became more ridiculous than it was.” Elsner’s usually active Twitter feed has been quiet since Dec. 6. Leading up to the OPCC decision, acting president of the Victoria Police Union Glen Shiels said much of the conversation amongst officers has been centred around Christmas gifts and
plans for the holiday season. But what will happen with Elsner’s position as top cop is still a topic of discussion that isn’t going away any time soon. “People are just waiting to see what happens next,” said Shiels, adding moral is still “pretty good.” Knowing the details of the messages would be interesting, he added, “but kind of irrelevant.” “For me, I am comfortable knowing that a full investigation was done and I’ll rely on the police complaint commissioner to make sure that it’s dealt with appropriately. We are trying to be as respectful as we can to the people involved.” editor@vicnews.com
Temporary shelter first step towards permanent housing Continued from Page A1
“They are working hard to try and get the best possible solution for everybody.” The patch of green space along Burdett Avenue is owned by the province, therefore police need a request to remove the campers like they do in city parks where bylaws only allow sheltering between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. With no police forcing campers to pack up and leave every morning, the
green space has become popular among the city’s homeless. Some of those who live nearby, however, aren’t too fond of their new neighbours, and claim there’s been a spike in crime and disturbances as more tents arrive. Premier Christy Clark has said if the campers don’t move to the new shelter when it opens, they will be asked to leave the courthouse. According to McKenzie, everybody
at tent city wants housing. “Some of them have had bad experiences in shelters and one of the troubles with shelters is a lot of the time it’s very similar to camping in that you are setting up at night, packing up in the morning and moving on,” said McKenzie, adding there will always be a need for shelters until more permanent housing becomes available. “The idea behind this shelter is to make it 24/7 so
that people have a permanent bed. We really want this to be the first step towards permanent housing for everybody.” The new shelter will be in addition to the 150 year-round homeless shelter spaces in Victoria, along with the 145 shelter spaces that are available during extreme weather. The City of Victoria is chipping in $75,000 in rent supplements and the United Way will contribute $25,000. editor@vicnews.com
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Navy returns home for Christmas Kendra Wong Victoria News
It was a Christmas miracle for families in Greater Victoria as navy ships returned home to CFB Esquimalt last week. Roughly 40 regular and reserve sailors on board HMC ships Brandon and Whitehorse were reunited with their families one week before Christmas. “There were excited families on the jetty. There were a couple individuals jumping up and down, kids were calling out for their parents,” said Lt.-Cmdr. Desmond James from the Maritimes Forces Pacific. “It was a great Navy day for everyone and they're home just in time for Christmas which is always a great feeling.” HMC Brandon and Whitehorse took part in Operation Caribbe, a multinational campaign against illicit trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean. The ships, which worked in tandem, were credited with seizing approximately 9,800 kilograms of narcotics during a 44-day deployment, more than any other duo
of vessels during the operation's history. “This was a very significant deployment,” James said. “It's really a one Navy approach and it really shows that we can effectively deploy regular force reserves onto this particular platform and have tremendous success.” The previous record was help by HMC ships Whitehorse and Nanaimo earlier this year, after they seized 5,934 kg while deployed in the Eastern Pacific. “These men and women were away from their families doing an important job in a demanding environment,” said Lt.-Gen. Stephen Bowes, Canadian joint operations command. “Their duty and accomplishment in the protection of Canada makes me immensely proud.” This year as part of Operation Caribbe, they disrupted approximately 18.5 metric tons of cocaine and three metric tons of marijuana. The Canadian Armed Forces have conducted Operation Caribbe since November 2006. kendra.wong@vicnews.com
Kerosene dumped into Gorge waterway Kerosene was dumped into a manhole in the Gorge Waterway last month, according to the Township of Esquimalt. The township conducted an investigation after crews noticed the spill on the waterway on Nov. 30. The substance has been identified as kerosene and was traced back to Colville Road and Carrie Street. The spill was a one-time illegal discharge into a manhole. Engineering and public works crews have containd the spill at the mouth of the creek at the end of Sioux Place, west of Gorge Park. The township is reminding residents to dispose of such substances in a “responsible and legal manner,” and are encouraged to call the public works department if they notice anyone pouring a liquid into a manhole. editor@vicnews.com
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Oak Bay robbery suspect arrested after region-wide pursuit Twenty-year-old man is known to police Christine van Reeuwyk Black Press
An Oak Bay bank robbery led to a region-wide police pursuit that ended in an arrest last week. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Dec. 15, a man demanded cash from a teller at the TD Canada Trust in Oak Bay and fled with money. The suspect did not produce a weapon or threaten bank staff and there were no customers at the time. The suspect was spotted leaving in a black Dodge Ram pickup truck with a dark-coloured canopy.
“We believe that the vehicle used in this incident may be related to the report of a theft of a vehicle reported to police earlier this same day,” said Sgt. Steve Eassie of Saanich Police. “The vehicle description of the stolen truck matches that of the vehicle used to flee the area by the suspect.” Later that night, Victoria police discovered the stolen black pickup in the parking lot of the Wendy’s restaurant in the 700 block of Bay Street. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle the driver backed into another car, climbed the curb and fled from police. Police identified the driver and recommended a variety of charges. On Wednesday, West Shore RCMP spotted the stolen truck as it made its way through to Victoria before officers discov-
ered it abandoned not far from Hillside mall. Not far away, a VicPD canine officer located and arrested a 20-year-old man who is known to police. “Our investigators believe that there is a direct connection to the stolen vehicle, the suspect and the robbery that took place yesterday in the late afternoon. As a result, charges for the robbery will also be recommended against the suspect,” Eassie said. “This is another great example of regional co-operation amongst the police resources in the Greater Victoria area.” The suspect, 20-year-old Brandon Seguin from the Greater Victoria area, who is known to police as a result of previous contact, was taken into custody. Charges have yet to be laid. editor@vicnews.com
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Many questions remain in chief scandal In the past week, discussions amongst officers with the Victoria Police Department have mainly centred around Christmas and plans for the holiday season. What will happen with Chief Frank Elsner’s position as top cop is also a topic of discussion that isn’t going away any time soon. Ever since an internal investigation (on inappropriate Twitter messages between the chief and the wife of one of his officers) was forwarded to the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) for review earlier this month, officers have been patiently waiting to hear whether a public trust investigation will be ordered. Now officers have an answer. The OPCC has ordered not one but two public trust investigations into the alleged conduct of Elsner. The second relates to allegations made by four employees of workplace harassment by the chief. In a lengthy 13-page document that criticizes the internal investigation (conduced by an independent lawyer through the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board), the commissioner elaborates on the allegations made against Elsner. Some of those allegations are a bit surprising — like Elsner having conversations with two witnesses related to the ongoing investigation, even though he was under direction not to speak with witnesses related to the matter. But one key detail that’s still missing is what was said in those direct Twitter messages between Elsner and his officer’s wife. As the plot thickens, it’s not looking good for Elsner, but we must remember that these are all allegations and no charges have been laid. Those in charge of the investigation now have six months to complete it and determine what the next step will be from there. Whatever the outcome, it would still help to know what exactly those Twitter messages said. Was it simply playful banter or how much did it cross the line?
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Horgan on trade, carbon tax and LNG to stimulate economic activity here at NDP leader John Horgan sat down home. with Tom Fletcher for a year-end TF: Your party supports the carbon interview in his Victoria office Dec. 10. tax now, but not the revenue neutral Here are excerpts. For the full version, approach. Do you support increasing see the Opinion tab at Victoria News. the rate? TF: In the recent federal election, JH: I’ve looked carefully national NDP leader Thomas at the report tabled by Mulcair rejected the Trans the premier’s [advisory] Pacific Partnership sight group, a vast array of British unseen, endorsing letters Columbians, and there was a from Unifor and CUPE lot of water put into the wine saying this is a bad deal. Is to get to the position they your party seen as against got to. What I’m comfortable Pacific Rim trade? with is that the date that JH: No, I don’t think so, they’ve selected for a ramping and what I said at the time up of the carbon tax is 2018, was that I support trade. which will be a year after the We’re a trade-centred Tom Fletcher next provincial election. So province. We’re looking B.C. Views if I’m successful and form a across the ocean at the government, I’ll have time to largest market the world look at tax policy broadly to see if we has known, and I support getting our can make improvements in the carbon products to higher-priced markets. But having said that, the B.C. Liberals tax. For me, and I think for most British embraced TPP without even having Columbians, the model that Alberta seen it. has adopted of taking revenues TF: The NDP and unions have and driving them into industries, or historically been protectionist. Do you activities like transit, that will reduce see any need to modernize the B.C. emissions over time. party? TF: Natural gas price and volume JH: When it comes to trade, I think continue to go down, along with we have modernized. And who was commodities generally, and supply of the first premier to go on a trade oil and gas keeps going up. What’s your mission from British Columbia? It take on the prospects for LNG after the was Dave Barrett. And now there has year we’ve had? been a succession of premiers make JH: Not good. I’ve always said price regular visits to other markets to try
will determine whether investors drop down multi-billions of dollars in a faraway place to provide a product that is not developed here. Brownfield opportunities have moved very quickly in the U.S. Changing LNG import facilities to export facilities is a whole lot easier and cheaper than starting from scratch. Getting to the coast is a challenge for fossil fuels, and the last LNG price point I saw delivered in Asia was $5.70 a unit. You’re not going to make money at that price, even with rock-bottom prices here in B.C. TF: We’ve just had a couple of announcements as part of the government’s Jobs Plan, $100 million in financing for tech startups, which your critic was pleased about, and an agriculture and food strategy. Are we going to see more Jobs Plan advertising in the new year? JH: It’s the Christmas season, the federal election is over, there are two sets of ads running now. I think these ads are self-promotion. These are not informing the public on information that they really need. If it’s just smiling people with hardhats on, I think we’re going to have something to say about that. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Just three weeks into the season, Ballet Victoria's principal dancer Andrea Bayne was rehearsing so hard for an upcoming performance that she broke her foot. Following a gruelling hourslong rehearsal for Ballet Rocks, the ballet’s first performance of the season and Bayne's personal favourite, she went to her home in Cook Street Village and went to bed. In the middle of the night, she got up and rolled her ankle. “When it happened, I heard the crack,” Bayne said. “It definitely hurt, but I think I was in shock.” She started doing plies and tondues to see how badly she was injured, something she could do easily. She figured she hadn't injured herself that badly so she took a painkiller. But two hours later, her ankle swelled up and she decided to go to the emergency room. Bayne had broken her fifth metatarsal in her left foot (the first bone she had ever broken) and had a cast put on, which forced her off the stage for all upcoming performances. For the next few months, Bayne focused all her efforts on regaining strength in her foot. She did Pilates, cardio training and physiotherapy daily to keep the blood flowing to her left foot. Within six weeks her hard work and perseverance paid off — her foot healed fully and she returned to the stage with a stronger core as well. “I turned something really devastating into something positive. I think that's something we all have to do in life,” Bayne said. “Sometimes you take for granted the passion that you have and the opportunity you have to do what you love as a career . . . it was definitely a time where I was able to say
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“She's truly committed to the art form. It shows dancers are very smart and very resilient,” he said. “Although this was a complete freak accident, she took the time to focus and really heal her body and that creates a stronger dancer.” Now Bayne is ready for a new challenge as the principal dancer in Ballet Victoria's
annual Christmas performance of The Gift. The ballet is a unique rendition of the perennial Christmas time favourite, the Nutcracker. Characters take centre stage in the troupe's original version that tells the story of a family celebration with Pandora, a mischievous child who can't resist opening a mysterious box her uncle left her under the Christmas tree. When she does, it unleashes a number of wild characters, including minions and Princess Elsa from Frozen. The Victoria Symphony will perform pieces from Tchailkovsky's score. The Gift will be on stage at the Royal Theatre for three matinee performances on Dec. 27, 28 and 29. Tickets start at $17 and are available at the Royal Theatre box office or by phone at 250-386-6121. kendra.wong@vicnews.com
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Volunteer Calendar Want to Volunteer? Opportunities are available through these positions at Volunteer Victoria: 250386-2269 or volunteervictoria.bc.ca. The Victoria branch of the B.C. Alzheimer Society seeks a skilled communicator who can apply their knowledge and administrative savvy to helping the society get the word out about its programs, services and events. If you have the skills and are available during the daytime, two to three hours a week, please call 250-382-2052. Training and resources on dementia, caregiving and resources will be provided. B.C. Housing Management Commission’s Good Food Box market increases residents’ access to low cost healthy food and creates a positive upbeat space twice a week for residents living on a very low income. The program seeks volunteers to bring the Good Food Box market to B.C. Housing sites and work with tenants to prepare the food for sale to others. If you are passionate about food security and would like to help bridge the gap between low income and good quality food, please call 250-9782918. CNIB provides support, knowledge and a national voice to ensure Canadians who are blind or partially sighted have the confidence, skills and opportunities to fully participate in life. CNIB seeks a peer support meeting assistant for their young adult transition peer sup-
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There will be no more political staff deleting email records in ministry offices, Premier Christy Clark promised last week. Clark said she accepts all of the recommendations made by Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham and a follow-up study by a former commissioner to preserve email records that could be requested under freedom of information law. “The practice of ‘triple deleting’ will be prohibited, ministers and political staff will
continue to retain sent emails and a new policy and specific training will be developed,” Clark said. “As soon as practicable, public servants will be made responsible for the searching of records responsive to information requests on behalf of ministers and political staff.” Denham reported in October on investigations into three complaints, and determined in at least one case that emails had been intentionally deleted in an effort to avoid public release. She also condemned the practice of political staff such as Clark’s deputy chief of staff to
delete all of their sent emails at the end of each day. A political staffer in Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s office resigned when Denham’s report came out. She said he denied under oath deleting another staffer’s emails related to meetings with remote communities on safe transit options for Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert. NDP leader John Horgan said giving non-partisan public servants responsibility for records searches is an important step, but the government needs to legislate a “duty to document” policy deci-
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B.C. Liberal Party executive director Laura Miller has resigned and returned to Ontario to face criminal charges stemming from deletion of government email records belonging to the Ontario government. Miller was deputy chief of staff to former Ontario Liberal premier Dalton McGuinty in 2013. She and former chief of staff David Livingstone have been charged with one count each of breach of trust, mischief in relation to data and “misuse of a computer system to commit the offence of mischief,” the Ontario Provincial Police said in a statement Thursday. The charges relate
to email records that were sought by opposition parties after the Ontario government abruptly cancelled two planned gas-fired power plants that were facing strong local opposition. Miller and Livingstone were accused of bringing in Miller’s partner, computer technician Peter Faist, to erase hard drives in McGuinty’s office that contained the records. Miller left the Ontario government when McGuinty retired and came to B.C. to work for the B.C. Liberal Party. Miller posted a statement on her Twitter account Thursday, saying she has retained lawyer Clayton Ruby to defend her. She said the charges come after she filed a complaint against two OPP officers over their investigation into the handling of the gas plant documents investigation. editor@vicnews.com
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