Saturday, January 31, 2026
ADVT 
National

B.C. Auditor Targets Include Site C, BC Hydro, Grizzly-Bear Management

The Canadian Press, 14 Sep, 2016 11:24 AM
    VICTORIA — British Columbia's auditor general says she's putting hot-button government issues such as the controversial Site C dam under her audit microscope over the next three years.
     
    Carol Bellringer says making public the programs she'll audit is an important part of maintaining transparency with British Columbians.
     
    Other projects she aims to review include rate-regulated accounting at Crown-owned BC Hydro and government management of the province's grizzly-bear population.
     
     
    Bellringer says plans are also underway for reviews of how the government manages risks posed by climate change and an examination of the independent B.C. Utilities Commission, which is primarily responsible for gas and electricity utilities.
     
    The auditor general says she's adding seven new projects to her target list, bringing to 56 the total number of projects started over the next three years.  
     
    Bellringer says future projects include reviews of access to clean drinking water and audits of government employment and domestic violence programs.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Arrival Of Second Influx Of Syrians Will Be Smoother: Immigration Groups

    Arrival Of Second Influx Of Syrians Will Be Smoother: Immigration Groups
    Most immigrant support groups say this fall's expected surge in Syrian refugee families will be far more manageable than the impromptu turmoil that characterized the first wave of arrivals, which began nearly 10 months ago.

    Arrival Of Second Influx Of Syrians Will Be Smoother: Immigration Groups

    CMHC-Insured Mortgage Arrears In Alberta Increase By More Than 50%

    CMHC-Insured Mortgage Arrears In Alberta Increase By More Than 50%
    Saskatchewan's list of troubled mortgages is also up, to 529 from 392, in the same period.

    CMHC-Insured Mortgage Arrears In Alberta Increase By More Than 50%

    Postal Workers Delay Possible Job Action For 24 Hours As Contract Talks Continue

    Postal Workers Delay Possible Job Action For 24 Hours As Contract Talks Continue
     One of the country's biggest e-commerce companies is urging businesses to call for a legislated end to the labour dispute at Canada Post.

    Postal Workers Delay Possible Job Action For 24 Hours As Contract Talks Continue

    Court Says Airport Officer's Security Clearance Unreasonably Revoked

    Court Says Airport Officer's Security Clearance Unreasonably Revoked
    A woman who lost her job at Toronto's Pearson International Airport because of her family's alleged links to organized crime could have her security clearance restored after a federal judge found it had been unreasonably revoked.

    Court Says Airport Officer's Security Clearance Unreasonably Revoked

    Man Arrested and Charged For Assault And Making Racist Threats on SkyTrain Station

    Man Arrested and Charged For Assault And Making Racist Threats on SkyTrain Station
    Peter Anthony Lee Gagen charged with 2 counts of assault, 2 charges of uttering threats

    Man Arrested and Charged For Assault And Making Racist Threats on SkyTrain Station

    Vancouver Police Appeal To Public To Help Identify Driver In Fatal Hit-and-run Collision

    Around 2:30 a.m. on April 17th, two men were skateboarding on Heather Street near West 54th Avenue when one of the men was hit by a northbound car.

    Vancouver Police Appeal To Public To Help Identify Driver In Fatal Hit-and-run Collision