By Wolfgang Depner Premier David Eby came prepared with announcements as he spoke to leaders of British Columbia’s local governments, promising more involuntary care facilities for those with severe mental illness and addictions, and to bring in legislation to build the North Coast power line. Eby told delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention on Friday that the new care facilities in Surrey and Prince George will add about 100 more beds as part of a broader push to control crime. “We feel a huge urgency around the need for this kind of care for people, to expand beds, both in the North and Lower Mainland, on (Vancouver Island) and in the Interior,” he told reporters after the speech. “We’re going to ensure that we’re opening beds everywhere across…
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