Cops frantic search for missing Scots girl, 14, who vanished from Livingston
There s growing concern for the whereabouts of teenager Courtney Leigh Simpson who has been reported missing from Livingston.
Courtney Leigh Simpson was last seen in the Granby Avenue area of Livingston (Image: Police Scotland)
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In an interview, B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union president Graeme Johnston said they have taken up the cause of Goundar’s workers because three of the shipping company’s vessels Queen of Prince Rupert, Queen of Chilliwack, and Queen of Nanaimo were purchased from B.C. Ferries and Goundar was at one time a manager at B.C. Ferries. “We share solidarity with other seafarers around the world and when we see B.C. Ferries vessels being used in a way that is akin to human trafficking it’s going to be something that causes a lot of hard feelings among our members and stir up a lot of passions,” he said.
Frisco locals might have noticed a new store on Main Street reminiscent of Dillon’s Everything Colorado and Copper Mountain’s Copper Mountain Mercantile. Members of the Johnston family, who own Everything Colorado and Copper Mountain Mercantile, opened the new store, Frisco Trading Post, in November.
The three stores are owned by sisters Ariel and Alison Johnston and their father, Graeme Johnston. Ariel Johnston wrote in an email that the family calls the three shops “sister stores” as they carry similar products and have similar themes but are not exactly the same.
“We do carry some of the same items, especially the locally made items, in all of the stores, but the products do vary quite a bit, as well,” Johnston wrote.
The president of the BC Ferry and Marine Workers Union penned a letter to Transport Canada saying the agency needs to rethink its policy in recognition of more transmissible COVID-19 variants.
“We believe the increased risk of COVID-19 infection from highly contagious virus variants … may outweigh the risks of passengers remaining in their vehicles on enclosed decks in many circumstances,” Johnston wrote. In 2017, Transport Canada ruled passengers on the lower, enclosed levels could no longer remain in their vehicles during crossings. The federal body relaxed the rule early in the pandemic, but reinstated it in September. Passengers, including B.C.’s premier, have voiced opposition to the rule, suggesting they are better protected from COVID-19 if they are permitted to stay in their vehicles. In an interview, Johnston said acting now is essential, rather than waiting for COVID variants to take hold.