Donald Grant, Author at Emergency Communications Professionals of British Columbia

British Columbians need a fully funded 9-1-1 service now

VANCOUVER—The COVID-19 pandemic and recent extreme weather events have highlighted more than ever the need for

British Columbia’s 9-1-1 emergency dispatch system needs an immediate infusion of funding support from local

For some time now, there simply have not been enough 9-1-1 operators in the system to deal with any significant surge in

Over this long weekend, 9-1-1 Operators are being asked to work any additional overtime that they can handle and cancel

9-1-1 operators “stretched to the limit” during heat wave VANCOUVER—Record high temperatures during the historic

Emergency dispatchers and 9-1-1 call takers are the life line for our communities and their work has become all the more

Further strides are still needed to achieve equality in our world, and for this year’s women’s day (March 8), our local

More than twenty years after being brought into the Canadian Union of Public Employees as a sub-local of the Ambulance

E-Comm and CUPE Local 873, the Union that represents E-Comm’s 533 Bargaining Unit employees, have mutually agreed to

The Emergency Dispatchers of BC (CUPE 873-02), representing more than five hundred 9-1-1 dispatchers, call takers