On Aug. 6, 2026, BCCNM received a complaint from a member of the public regarding Lori Chern, a registered nurse. The complaint sets out concerns of sexual misconduct alleged to have taken place in a private work setting.
On the direction of the Investigation Committee, a Summary Protection Order was made by the Registrar on Nov. 4, 2026. The Investigation Committee made the Summary Protection Order given the serious nature of the alleged misconduct and after identifying a risk to the public in an unsupervised private setting. Terms of the Summary Protection Order include a limit restricting the licensee from practising in a private setting and disclosure of certain protected information to protect the public from harm.
A Summary Protection Order is an interim risk mitigation measure made to protect the public during an investigation. Measures taken by way of a Summary Protection Order relate to concerns raised with the college that have not been fully investigated and have not been proven.
The Summary Protection Order can be found here.