CUPE 8911 launches campaign to fix B.C.’s broken 9-1-1 service
VANCOUVER—CUPE 8911 members have launched an ambitious public campaign to raise awareness about critical underfunding and staff shortages at E-Comm 9-1-1. The campaign exposes that recent long wait times and unanswered emergency calls—a top news story during the summer heat wave—are symptomatic of an understaffed and underfunded service. “When you call 9-1-1 in an emergency, […]
