Policy review may mean BC Coroners Service will release fewer identities
KAMLOOPS — A policy review at the BC Coroners Service may have a major impact on the way information on deaths in the community is conveyed to the public.
Word of the policy shift came in response to a CFJC News inquiry this week about the identity of a pedestrian who died after he was hit by a vehicle on Westsyde Road.
In an email, a spokesperson said the Coroners Service is conducting a review of its policy on releasing names to ensure it complies with the Coroners Act.
According to the spokesperson, no names will be released until that review is finished.