Here are B.C.’s 10 worst 911 nuisance calls of 2024 [Video]

What do overripe avocados, stinky cologne and misplaced phones have in common?

Generally speaking, none of them warrant a call to 911.

That’s the message from E-Comm – the company that handles the vast majority of 911 calls in B.C. – which is once again urging the public not to occupy crucial emergency lines unless they’re experiencing actual emergencies.

On Monday, E-Comm shared its annual list of the 10 worst nuisance calls of the year, in which people dialled 911 for the following:

• To report a neighbour wearing too much cologne
• Because a dry cleaner stained their shirt
• To request directions to a Shoppers Drug Mart that’s open 24 hours a day
• To report that a “McDonald’s wouldn’t open” its doors
• Because they purchased a box of 38 avocadoes and discovered they were rotten
• To request technical support
• To complain that their power was out
• Because they left their phone in an Uber
• To request help removing a wasp nest
• Because they saw a domesticated-looking bunny in a park

“We understand that some of …