Vancouver Police Board

• Travel expenses released for former Vancouver Police Board vice chair

  The board has released financial statements from Comfort Sakoma's trip to Halifax for two conferences, including the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.

  Politics

  Dec 6
  
• African-descent committee ends contact with Vancouver Police Board

  The African Descent VPD Advisory Committee, which was formed in 2021, decided the time has come to break away from the Vancouver Police Board.

  Canada

  Mar 30
  
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• Local First Nations call for representation on Vancouver Police Board

  Two board spaces have opened in the last year amid high-profile resignations, and Vancouver First Nations say reconciliation calls for their members to fill the gaps.

  Politics

  Feb 14
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• ‘Flawed’ VPD board structure putting police, public ‘at risk,’ says director who quit

  A high-profile member of the Vancouver Police Board who resigned last month has penned a letter to Global News shedding light on her decision.

  Politics

  Feb 6
• High-profile member of Vancouver Police Board resigns

  On Wednesday, Global News reported that Vancouver Police Board member Faye Wightman had suddenly resigned from the board. 

  Politics

  Feb 1
• ‘We’re disturbed’: Not everyone is welcoming police officers back to Vancouver schools

  In April 2021, trustees voted to eliminate the longstanding but controversial SLO program, following an independent review by Argyle Communications.

  Education

  Sep 1, 2023
• Myles Gray: VPD commits to inquest recommendations, critics say it’s not enough

  The VPD says it's committed to adopting the recommendations from a coroner's inquest into the beating death of Myles Gray, but advocates say key concerns remain unaddressed.

  Crime

  Jun 15, 2023
• Vancouver Police Board member resigns over rekindling of school officer liaison program

  Rachel Roy plans to tender her resignation after Thursday's heated and "deeply disappointing" meeting, during which members of the African Descent Advisory Committee walked out.

  Politics

  Jun 15, 2023
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• Nicole Chan: VPD commits to all recommendations from inquest into officer’s suicide

  Const. Nicole Chan took her own life in 2019, amid  an investigation into complaints she had made about sexual harassment and inappropriate relationships with two senior officers.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2023
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• ‘Thin Blue Line’ patches not allowed on VPD uniforms, Vancouver Police Board confirms

  The city's police chief maintains they symbol is about solidarity and honouring fallen officers, while critics say police have yet to engage with the reality of structural racism.

  Politics

  Jan 19, 2023