Gordon Hoekstra

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Vancouver lawyer who wired $2.7 million to Dubai for client under a U.S. stock investigation handed suspension

Neal Burton Wang failed to obtain, record and verify client identification documents in relation to several client matters, said a panel.

16 hours ago News

Scale up efforts to reduce wildfire risk or B.C. faces dire economic consequences: Study

Indirect costs — that include disaster recovery, property loss, environmental damages, and business and health costs — can push the total costs of wildfires 1.5 to 20 times higher.

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2 days ago News

Old logging roads pose landslide risk along Highway 99 where five died: Internal report

A B.C. government hazard assessment report of slopes above Highway 99 between Duffey Lake and Lillooet shows 45 kilometres that are high risk of landslide.

5 days ago News

Help wanted: Incentives, innovative financing needed to help cool B.C.'s aging apartment buildings

There are an estimated 10,000 to 14,000 aging three- and four-storey walk-up apartments in B.C., mostly in Metro Vancouver, that often house seniors and those on lower or fixed incomes.

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September 22, 2025 News

'Sobering' news: No money for B.C.'s flood strategy that will need billions, Metro Vancouver told

This week, the B.C. government announced that this year’s ballooning operating deficit has grown to $11.6 billion.

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September 19, 2025 News

B.C. lawyer sanctioned for running $6.6 million through trust account without 'reasonable inquiries'

A Law Society of B.C. tribunal concluded that Rene Henri Daignault had “failed to make reasonable inquiries" about his client and the purpose of the money.

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September 18, 2025 Business

UBCM calls on province to clarify who’s responsible for buying out homes valued at $2 due to disaster risks

A 2021 report prepared for the Fraser Valley Regional District stated heavy rains had increased the likelihood of a major slide by 20 times for one Chilliwack River Valley homeowner's property and his neighbour's.

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September 12, 2025 News

B.C. municipalities want more input on increasing RCMP contract costs and services

RCMP contract policing costs jumped 10 per cent from 2022 to 2023 to $780 million for 65 communities, the latest period for which data is available.

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September 5, 2025 News

'When a street dies, a city dies': B.C. businesses say disorder, crime jeopardizing their survival

A recent survey for the Business Improvement Association of B.C. says nearly one in five businesses may not be financially viable beyond the next year if conditions do not improve

September 2, 2025 Business

John Clerides of Marquis Wines on Davie Street in Vancouver on September 2, 2025.

Alberta woman who was allegedly kidnapped and trafficked for sex escaped from Surrey apartment

The victim is said to have been kidnapped, drugged and trafficked for sex, but managed to escape from a Surrey apartment.

August 29, 2025 News

Gordon Hoekstra

LATEST STORIES BY GORDON HOEKSTRA

Vancouver lawyer who wired $2.7 million to Dubai for client under a U.S. stock investigation handed suspension

Scale up efforts to reduce wildfire risk or B.C. faces dire economic consequences: Study

Old logging roads pose landslide risk along Highway 99 where five died: Internal report

Help wanted: Incentives, innovative financing needed to help cool B.C.'s aging apartment buildings

'Sobering' news: No money for B.C.'s flood strategy that will need billions, Metro Vancouver told

B.C. lawyer sanctioned for running $6.6 million through trust account without 'reasonable inquiries'

UBCM calls on province to clarify who’s responsible for buying out homes valued at $2 due to disaster risks

B.C. municipalities want more input on increasing RCMP contract costs and services

'When a street dies, a city dies': B.C. businesses say disorder, crime jeopardizing their survival

Alberta woman who was allegedly kidnapped and trafficked for sex escaped from Surrey apartment

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