Levi Landry

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, meanwhile, said he thought the work was being done for free.

It's difficult to say whether the $25 increase over five years will stop there.

"I couldn't care less if you want to do all that work ahead of a fire, that's great. But once I have my resources focused on fighting the fire defending what we can, I don't need to have some independent group that now I've got to assign somebody to oversee."

The company dropped off all its equipment for an auction in Surrey just before filing for bankruptcy.

"It just felt so avoidable if any amount of action had taken place."

Among the electronics seized were 74 counterfeit iPhones, 29 AirPods and 51 Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultras, police said.

"I was back and forth... You know, I've never really — I guess I never really considered it."

The decision was met with outrage from some in the courtroom.

Crews confirmed it was a body nearly three hours before Kamloops RCMP told the public to stay clear the scene and “suspicious debris.”

“I’ve got legal expenses that are backing up, so maybe it’s time for me to sell off some property.”