BC 911 Calls

• Intermittent issues with 911 lines in northern B.C. now fixed

  The B.C. RCMP North District covers more than 775,000 square kilometres in the top half of B.C. which includes Terrace, Prince George, Fort St. John and Quesnel.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2023
  
• B.C. 911 service ‘in crisis’: Union says staffing levels need 80% increase

  The union says it needs funding from all levels of government to help the E-Comm 911 service retain and hire call operators and meet minimum emergency response times.

  Health

  Aug 3, 2022
  
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• Ahead of B.C. heat wave, E-Comm warns of high call volumes

  Wildfires, gang-related shootings, the ongoing opioid overdose crisis and a recent historic heat wave are cited as reasons for the rise in calls.

  Health

  Jul 28, 2021
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• 911 operators saw ‘surge’ of nuisance calls during Vancouver power outage

  Widespread power outages across Vancouver's west side affected more than 60,000 customers.

  News

  Nov 4, 2020
• ‘They’re not redeeming your coupon for you?’: B.C.’s 10 dumbest 911 calls of 2018

  E-comm, a service which handles more than 1-million calls from across the province each year, has released its annual top-10 list of nuisance calls.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2018