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Directions home from a Drake concert tops B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 911 nuisance calls for 2023

E-Comm says there was a 13% increase in 911 call volume in 2023
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A call for directions home from a Drake concert has topped E-Comm香蕉视频直播檚 annual list of nuisance calls in B.C. for 2023. (Getty images)

A nose ring down the drain, a cancelled AirBnB reservation and a directions home from a concert.

Those were just some of E-Comm香蕉视频直播檚 top nuisance calls of 2023.

Every year, E-Comm 香蕉视频直播 which handles 99 per cent of B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 911 call volume 香蕉视频直播 releases its list of top nuisance calls.

香蕉视频直播淣o matter how absurd a call might be on the surface, we have to treat every 9-1-1 call as an emergency, until we can confidently determine otherwise,香蕉视频直播 E-Comm police call taker Alaina Milicevic said.

香蕉视频直播淓very second we spend fielding questions about AirBnB reservations or complaints about UberEats orders is time that could otherwise be dedicated to helping someone in a life-threatening emergency situation. We can香蕉视频直播檛 help you with consumer complaints on 911, but reaching out to an appropriate customer service agent, or filing a report with the Better Business Bureau might help resolve your issue.香蕉视频直播

This year, the organization says there was a 13-per-cent increase in call volume to 911. It香蕉视频直播檚 a reminder to keep lines clear for emergency situations. E-Comm has handled more than 2.1 million calls so far in 2023.

The top 10 nuisance calls of 2023 are:

  1. To ask for directions home from the Drake concert
  2. The traffic light was taking too long to turn green
  3. They lost a nose ring down the shower drain
  4. Their AirBnB host cancelled their reservation
  5. Their UberEats order was taking too long
  6. A burger joint wouldn香蕉视频直播檛 let them in before opening
  7. They couldn香蕉视频直播檛 find their cellphone
  8. To complain about a pothole
  9. Their McDonald香蕉视频直播檚 order was taking too long
  10. The barber gave them a bad haircut

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Lauren Collins

About the Author: Lauren Collins

I'm a provincial reporter for Black Press Media's provincial team, after my journalism career took me around B.C. since I was 19 years old.
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