Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Once again, it is illegal to use hard drugs
in public in BC. The federal government has now approved the province's policy reversal,
effective immediately. The Trouble Pilot project had allowed British Columbians to carry and
use small amounts of crack, coke, meth, and other hard drugs. Critics have pointed out
such drugs were being consumed in hospitals, parks, and other public spots, while tainted
drug overdoses continue to rise. Other news, some members of BC's sick community demonstrated
outside a Surrey courthouse on Tuesday, as three men made a first appearance on charges
in last June's shooting death of heart-deep Singh Nijir outside the Kurdwara on Scott
Road. The three were arrested in Edmonton last week in what police and our federal government
consider a hit sponsored by the Indian government. Nijir was an outspoken advocate and campaigner
for a separate, sick-controlled state in India. Delta Council has turned on its mayor
and voted to remove George Harvey as chair of Metro Vancouver. A joint statement notes
the decision reflects Council's loss of confidence in the mayor to represent Delta's interests
in Metro Vancouver. Harvey is in his second term as mayor. A sad note in the BC labor
movement, Kim Novak, the youngest and first female leader of the United Food and Commercial
Workers Union Local 1518, has passed away following a brain hemorrhage. Her family was
by her side. UFCW represents many grocery workers, including those at Safe on Foods
and Safeway. Here comes the sun, and it will be warm over the next few days, but not nearly
as hot as some at first thought. The earlier forecasts were way off. For all the details
on these Vancouver area stories, along with the links, go to vancouverundown.substack.com.