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Directions home from a Drake concert tops B.C.害羞草研究所檚 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害羞草研究所檚 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害羞草研究所檚 top nuisance calls of 2023.

Every year, E-Comm 害羞草研究所 which handles 99 per cent of B.C.害羞草研究所檚 911 call volume 害羞草研究所 releases its list of top nuisance calls.

害羞草研究所淣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,害羞草研究所 E-Comm police call taker Alaina Milicevic said.

害羞草研究所淓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害羞草研究所檛 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.害羞草研究所

This year, the organization says there was a 13-per-cent increase in call volume to 911. It害羞草研究所檚 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害羞草研究所檛 let them in before opening
  7. They couldn害羞草研究所檛 find their cellphone
  8. To complain about a pothole
  9. Their McDonald害羞草研究所檚 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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