In the News

News articles feature Commissionaires BC and our staff as they appeared in local or national newspapers or websites.

Remembering our Veterans

November 9, 2009

Commissionaires BC Remembrance Day Public Service Announcement

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Commissionaires BC’s Public and Private Security Services are Backed by the Experience of Former Canadian Military Personnel

Genevieve Diesing, venture-magazine.com
Fall 2009

Commissionaires BC – aka BC Corps – the British Columbia division of Commissionaires Canada, is an organization that employs veterans for a range of public and private security services. Today, Commissionaires BC does more than $30 million of business with 500 employees. Nationally, Commissionaires has gross revenues in excess of $460 million, and has more than 19,000 employees total.

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Darrel O’Shaughnessy Interviewed by CHBC Kelowna on Tips to Prevent Looting during Fire Evacutions

CHBC Kelowna
July 31, 2009

Darrel O’Shaughnessy interviewed on July 31 by CHBC Kelowna sharing tips to prevent looting during fire evacuations and other emergencies.

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Commissionaires BC Offers Advice on Home Security

Kelowna Capital News
July 31, 2009

West Kelowna residents were appalled to learn that some people who were evacuated from their homes during the recent fires became double victims.

They may have been lucky enough to avoid having their homes razed by fire, but many were not lucky enough to escape looters.

With fire season still in full force, in the face of a sudden evacuation what can Okanagan residents do to protect their homes from thieves?

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Why I Work Here

Andrea Dean, Uber Employees
July 21, 2009

Reasons for working for the Commissionaires: "It's the whole package - I have an excellent job, we are in the downtown core, which is terrific. I love the amenities of being downtown - I can go to an art gallery on my lunch hour and I like that kind of stimulation. We have great office space, I can bike to work and the benefits are great."

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Coldstream Monitors Parking

Jennifer Smith, Vernon Morning Star
May 30, 2009

With the heat of summer upon us people are flocking to the water.

But between swimmers, boaters, kayakers and other water enthusiasts, the warm weather can also bring a host of parking problems.

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