How can BC PavCo’s Board of Directors headed by David Podmore continue to violate the public trust by propping up PavCo CEO Warren Buckley and General Manager Howard Crosley in their flagrant disregard for Vancouver’s civic authority? Buckley and Crosley continue to operate the giant outdoor video screens at BC Place Stadium while knowingly prolonging the suffering of residents in hundreds of adjacent residential households - This despite Vancouver City Council’s unanimous motion on January 17, 2012 demanding that PavCo bring their outdoor signage at BC Place into compliance with the City's sign bylaws.
From within PavCo’s own official literature describing acceptable ‘Standards of Ethical Conduct for Directors of PavCo’ comes another disturbing revelation which further disgraces the PavCo organisation. Where addressing the organisation’s policy concerning compliance with the law, the document stipulates:
“Directors shall not only comply fully with the law, but shall also avoid any situation which could be perceived as improper or indicate a casual attitude towards compliance.”
As clearly stated here, even activities which so much as create ‘a perception of impropriety’ are specifically identified as being in direct contravention of PavCo’s own ethical standards. However, despite this clear and unambiguous policy statement concerning acceptable behaviours, ethical dishonesty continues to flourish at PavCo.
As PavCo’s Board of Directors begin to jump ship (resignation of Peter Brown and Derek Brindle; speculation of further departures including David Podmore himself), one has to ask how contemptuous of civic authority and how self-important those in power at PavCo must be, to continue their reprehensible disregard for our citizens, our standards and processes, and our laws.
(Please click on the following image to view page-1 of the document ‘Standards of Ethical Conduct for Directors of PavCo’. Full document here: http://www.bcpavco.com/resources/)
Spencer Toth of VanCityBuzz publishes a new story concerning the giant screens at BC Place Stadium. In it, the author writes, “There is an even bigger issue represented by the large screen in Terry Fox Plaza, facing out along Robson Street towards Yaletown. In sheer size, it is unbelievable and completely overshadows the Terry Fox memorial located there. At night, the screen lights up the entire neighbourhood. If facing anywhere else, this might have been acceptable, but it is facing a well-populated section of the downtown core. I find it incredibly unsurprising that people have taken issue with it.”
(Please click the following link for the full VanCityBuzz story)
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2012/03/bright-lights-the-anger-over-bc-places-video-screens/
