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By Adam Berls

911 calls

Top 911 nuisance calls of 2022

Jan 4, 2023 | 3:37 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — The agency that handles 911 calls throughout BC says it was busier than ever last year, but they still receive a large amount of nuisance calls that tie up emergency lines.

E-Comm answered over two million calls on 911 in 2022, making it the busiest year in their history with a 1.8 percent increase from 2021.

The top 10 nuisance calls in 2022 include:

• The nozzle wasn’t working at the gas station
• They had a flat tire
• People were playing basketball on a public court at night time
• Someone wasn’t picking up after their dog
• Someone was using their garbage bin
• Complaining about children drawing with chalk at a playground
• Their phone was stuck in a bench Looking for an update on a nationwide telecommunications outage
• Someone cut in line at the car wash
• Someone called 9-1-1 because they had a broken window wiper

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E-Comm is encouraging British Columbians to commit to a resolution to protect BC’s critical emergency resources by keeping 911 lines free for police, fire and ambulance emergencies.