Coroners

Whereas the residents of the Province of British Columbia deserve timely and professional coroner services when deaths occur; And whereas there are only 32 full-time coroners and approximately 75 community coroners working from five regional offices and the Offices of the Chief Coroner in Burnaby and Victoria; And whereas the community coroners are expected to cover a wide range of communities which results in substantial wait times when deaths occur: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM lobby the Province of British Columbia to hire more coroners and to establish a model that ensures adequate staffing levels are in place.