Scandal at hearings into the death of Myles Gray, Sego Resources' participation in an investment conference, and discussion of reform for Metro Vancouver's unwieldy board.
Hearings into Myles Gray's death adjourned after on-air obscene remark
Public hearings into the high-profile case surrounding the death of Myles Gray after a police beating in 2015, which finally began in Vancouver, were unexpectedly adjourned following a controversial incident. A lawyer participating in the proceedings made a crude insulting remark about another person, and the words were caught by a “hot mic” and broadcast on the hearings’ live audio stream. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, forced adjudicator (retired B.C. Supreme Court justice) Elizabeth Arnold-Bailey to postpone the session until Monday morning, interrupting a long-awaited process that was scheduled to last ten weeks.
The hearings, organized by the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner, were launched at the request of the family and represent an attempt to establish the circumstances of the tragedy that occurred nearly a decade ago. Myles Gray died in August 2015 after a violent confrontation with a group of Vancouver police officers. Seven officers involved deny any wrongdoing at these hearings, and notably none has ever faced criminal charges or disciplinary action in connection with the fatal incident. The hot-mic incident happened during a technical discussion between lawyers and the adjudicator about the procedure for playing police recordings. A lawyer whispered that another person was “stupid,” using a coarse profanity often directed at a woman. The remark, which went on air, not only disrupted the proceedings but cast a shadow over the tone of the entire hearing, already tense and emotionally charged. As reported in the Castanet.net article, Gray’s family, including his mother Marji and sister Melissa, attended the hearings hoping for justice. The episode vividly illustrates how a technical slip or a moment of indiscretion can jeopardize a serious legal process closely watched by the public and media, who are seeking answers about police accountability.
Sego Resources to participate in Vancouver VRIC conference
Mineral exploration company Sego Resources Inc. has announced its participation in a key industry event. The appearance will give the company an opportunity to showcase its projects to investors and industry professionals.
Canadian mineral exploration company Sego Resources Inc. (TSXV: SGZ) confirmed it will attend the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) on January 25–26, 2026. The company will be at booth No. 1030, where it plans to display core samples and maps of its prospective claims. This is standard practice for companies of this profile seeking to attract investor and partner attention to their assets. At its booth Sego Resources will show polished core samples from drill holes No. 69 and No. 71 drilled on the Miner Mountain project. Core is a cylindrical column of rock recovered during drilling, and displaying it allows geologists and investors to visually assess mineralization and geological features underground. In particular, the sample from hole 69 will illustrate potassic alteration, while hole 71 will demonstrate phyllic (sericitic) alteration. Alteration is the process by which rocks are chemically changed by hot fluids, and the type of alteration is an important indicator when exploring for certain deposits, in this case a copper–gold porphyry system. In addition to samples, the company will provide maps of all prospective zones.
Sego Resources’ primary asset is the 100-percent-owned Miner Mountain project, located near Princeton, British Columbia. It is an alkaline copper–gold porphyry project covering 2,056 hectares. Notably, it lies just 15 kilometres north of the operating Copper Mountain mine, managed by Hudbay Minerals Inc. Such proximity to an operating mine is often viewed positively, indicating the region’s prospectivity. The company also reports a Memorandum of Understanding with the Upper Similkameen Indian Band, on whose traditional territory the project sits, and notes it has received an award for reclamation quality. More details are available from CEO J. Paul Stevenson, as stated in the Yahoo! Finance Canada press release.
Participation in a major conference like VRIC is a strategic step for Sego Resources to attract funding and raise its profile. Showing tangible geological materials (core) is intended to back up claims with visual evidence of the project’s potential value. Mentioning proximity to the Copper Mountain mine and having an agreement with the Indigenous community are key factors that can reduce perceived investment risk for potential partners. However, like all early-stage exploration companies, Sego Resources issues cautious statements, noting that future results may differ from expectations due to changes in market prices, exploration success, and overall economic conditions. Thus, its VRIC appearance is an effort to move the project from a geological hypothesis to an investment opportunity supported by tangible data.
Governance reform at Metro Vancouver: an oversized board seeks efficiency
The question of governance efficiency for large urban regions has returned to the forefront in Vancouver. Metro Vancouver’s regional board, which oversees major infrastructure projects and regional planning, has faced criticism for its size and cumbersome structure, prompting authorities to initiate a major review of how it operates.
Upcoming changes to Metro Vancouver’s governance were discussed at a governance committee meeting on Thursday. As reported by Global News, the reform was prompted by a Deloitte consulting report that described the organization’s 41-member board as “large and unwieldy.” Metro Vancouver is not a municipality but a regional district that brings together 21 municipalities, one electoral area and a city. It performs functions beyond the scope of individual cities, such as supplying drinking water, treating wastewater, regional land-use planning, managing major parks and a housing corporation. The scale of these duties makes governance efficiency critically important.
The problem, however, is that the current board structure, with its size tied to population growth, is becoming increasingly difficult to operate efficiently. As Delta councillor and committee member Dylan Kruger noted in an interview, without systemic change the board could grow to over 50 members within the next decade. Kruger believes the number of directors should be cut by more than half. The Deloitte report contained 41 recommendations for reform, including a review of travel and honorarium payments to board members of CAD 1,094 for meetings lasting more than four hours. A key recommendation was to create a new board structure capable of providing more effective governance and oversight. The audit was commissioned amid a series of issues, including a projected CAD 3.5-billion increase in the cost to complete construction of the Northshore Wastewater Treatment Plant, which highlights the risks of inadequate oversight of major projects.
After committee discussion, specific recommendations for change are expected to be brought forward for consideration in July. The process reflects a broader trend of balancing representation of diverse communities in large metropolitan regions with the need for fast, strategic decision-making. The outcome of this reform could set a precedent for other regional authorities in Canada facing similar challenges of growth and managing complex infrastructure.
