Contact Information
For further information on E-Comm or emergency services in southwest British Columbia, please contact:
Corporate Communications
604-215-4956 or jody.robertson@ecomm911.ca (Monday-Friday business hours)
For urgent media enquiries ONLY 604-640-1342 (pager)
E-Comm is in operation 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Our administration hours are Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm. Contact our receptionist at 604-215-5000.
Press Releases
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
E-Comm announces 2010-2011 Board of Directors
Vancouver, B.C. – E-Comm 9-1-1, the regional emergency communication centre for southwest B.C. today announced its 2010-2011 Board of Directors, a diverse mix of leaders from across Metro Vancouver.
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
ESRI Canada Delivers Effective GIS Solution for Managing Large-Scale Events
Calgary--Emergency Event Map Viewer (E2MV), a Web-based application conceived of and developed by E-Comm played a key role in supporting public safety and emergency management operations during the 21st Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games held in Vancouver in February and March 2010.
Monday, 01 February 2010
Cell phone callers' general location now available to 9-1-1
Vancouver—Public safety in southwest B.C. has received an important boost with the completion of Wireless Phase II — general location information from cellular phones to 9-1-1. E-Comm, the regional emergency communications centre, has been using the technology successfully for the past several months, well in advance of today's national implementation deadline (Feb 1).
Tuesday, 07 July 2009
E-Comm announces 2009-2010 Board of Directors
For Immediate Release: July 6, 2009 Vancouver, B.C. – E-Comm 9-1-1, Emergency Communications for Southwest British Columbia Incorporated, is pleased to announce the following appointments to its 2009-2010 Board of Directors:
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Cell phones to provide caller location to regional 9-1-1 centre
For Immediate Release: June 24, 2009 Vancouver--Cell phone callers to 9-1-1 who are unable to communicate their location will soon have a better chance of being found by emergency personnel, thanks to new public safety technology being implemented at the regional emergency communications centre, E-Comm. President Ken Shymanski announced today that E-Comm, which is celebrating its tenth year of operation this month, will implement Canada’s first multi-agency, multijurisdictional trial of location information from cell phones, known as “Wireless Phase II.”
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