Spookiest tales of season come from Victoria
Break-ins, shady deals and plain bad behaviour
Michael Smyth, The ProvincePublished: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Halloween seems to have come early to Victoria, where tales of witching-hour break-ins, shady double-dealings and general skulduggery have the provincial capital in an October tizzy.
There's quite a brew bubbling in Victoria's cauldron. And it ain't Red Rose tea. Let's lift the lid and take a peek:
All in the family: Husband-and-wife bureaucrats Ron and Joan Danderfer seemed to have it all. They both had senior, well-paid jobs in the provincial government.
Until last week, that is, when they both quit amid official inquiries into a $10,000 cheque paid to Joan by a consultant who landed a contract with Ron's Health Ministry department.
"The ministry was contacted by the RCMP," Health Minister George Abbott confirmed. "I presume they were looking for information, but I don't know that."
The RCMP refused to comment. So did the Danderfers. But you can bet the office water coolers have been awash in chatter.
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