Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The Vancouver Canucks are out of the Stanley
Cup playoffs. The Oilers beat Vancouver 3-2 Monday night, ending the second round series
in seven games. The Canucks ended their regular season as the top team in the Pacific Division.
The Canucks had not been in the playoffs since 2015.
Other news close to one in four BC jobs postings are missing salary figures according to a
provincial report. The provincial government warns compliance and enforcement measures
will be added to the legislation if required. As of November 1, all provincially regulated
employers were required to post salaries in their job ads under the new Pay Transparency
Act.
Serial killer Robert Picton is clinging to life after a brutal attack in prison. The
BC killer, who was convicted of six murders and suspected of many, many more, was speared
in the head with a broom handle at Quebec's Port Carciay Institution. The 74-year-old
former Port Coquitlam pig farmer preyed on vulnerable women from Vancouver's downtown
east side.
Drones are endangering the lives of those trying to fight forest fires, so says Northern
Rockies Mayor Rob Fraser. He says helicopter pilots are already under tremendous amounts
of stress and can't be looking for drones as they fight the forest fires around Fort
Nelson. The BC wildfire service says the weather conditions are looking more favorable for
crews in the northeastern corner of the province.
Rain and gusty winds in our forecast for Tuesday, possible showers for Wednesday and mostly
cloudy for Thursday.
For all the details on these Vancouver area stories, along with the links, go to vancouverundown.substack.com.