Linda Lorraine Howe, the accused in the March 31, 2009 Christenson Village shooting, has had her trial date set for 2010.
Howe will face 10 charges, including three counts of attempted murder, one count of robbery, three counts of pointing a firearm, one count of possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace and possession of a weapon without a licence, in Vancouver Supreme Court May 3 to 14.
Crown counsel Trevor Cockfield said Howe has elected to be tried by a judge alone.
The shooting sparked numerous investigations in addition to the original criminal investigation, many of which are nearing completion.
RCMP Major Crimes E Division recently completed investigation into the actions of the officer who fired on Howe, bringing the incident to an end.
"[The investigation] found that the actions of the police officer involved didn't violate any section of the criminal code and fell well within the bounds of the law. The final report is nearing completion and that's going to be forwarded internally," said Sgt. Peter Thiessen, E Division's media liaison.
Thiessen said the officer's name and rank cannot be released.
Anna Marie D'Angelo, spokesperson for Van-couver Coastal Health (VCH), which licenses Christenson Village, said VCH has finished a critical incident report related to patient care based on the shooting.
The report contains the results of VCH's internal investigation into the shooting as well as recommendations for policy changes if any are required. The VCH board of directors and senior executive team is in the process of reviewing the report, D'Angelo said. From there, VCH will act on recommendations within the report.
D'Angelo said she could not offer comment or release the report's confidential findings, but said VCH would respond immediately if drastic changes are needed.
"If there is anything we need to tell the public about anything, we do it right away. There might be general changes, but nothing urgent right now," she said.
D'Angelo said VCH has a policy of not allowing weapons of any kind in VCH licensed facilities, but the rare incident has prompted workers to be extra vigilant in the future.
VCH has also completed a report on worker safety, which has been forwarded to WorkSafeBC for its investigation.
The Good Samaritan Society, which runs Christenson Village, is also required to investigate and prepare a report on worker safety. Like VCH, Good Sam's report has been submitted to WorkSafeBC, but neither report is being made public until WorkSafeBC has completed its own report.
Kathy Daly, director of operations for Good Samaritan Coastal Region, said the Good Samaritan Society is in a constant state of reviewing its policies, but the shooting has prompted the society to focus on its discharge and relocation policy for residents.
"It probably won't be completed until we have the final report from WorkSafeBC. Until you have all the information and the final report that pulls from all those different places, it's hard to complete something," she said.
Daly said the shooting does come up among Christenson Village residents from time to time but, all told, the residents are doing well.
"It's not a major topic of conversation. It comes up. We deal with it. We carry on. The residents, I think, are doing very well. I would say the traumatic part has been dealt with. Ongoing, it will be something we'll always have to deal with," she added.
Donna Freeman, director of media relations for WorkSafeBC, said the agency would release its report after the court proceedings are completed in May.
