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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

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The Vancouver School Board is considering tighter restrictions on cell phones in schools.

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Board chair Victoria Jung has been pushing to get the superintendent to bring in new rules,

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which would also include requiring students up to grade 6 to keep their phones on silent

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and out of sight during school hours.

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The provincial government is asking all school districts to bring in some form of rules,

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covering students and their phones.

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Other news, Vancouver Bay's branded podcasting firm Pacific Content has been closed down

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by parent company Roger Sports & Entertainment.

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Rogers took over the boutique business-to-business company in 2019

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during the telecom's attempt to become a key innovator in the digital space.

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All Pacific Content employees are impacted by disclosure.

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A man from North Vancouver is now charged with attempted murder after a weekend knife attack in Deep Cove.

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RCMP got several reports of an arm and confronting drivers in their cars.

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Here, Mount Seymour Parkway and Deep Cove Road on Saturday afternoon.

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A motorcycle rider escaped injury after being struck in the helmet.

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Alexander Curry is also charged with uttering threats, possession of a weapon, assault with a weapon,

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and assaulting a police officer.

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West Vancouver has unveiled plans to turn close to 8 square kilometers of forested mountainside

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into a park twice the size of Stanley Park.

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The park still has to be named.

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The area is already being used for recreational purposes by many hiking groups.

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Part of the funding for the newly launched endowment comes from Chip and Summer Wilson.

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Rain and gusty wind in the forecast for Tuesday, a few showers on Wednesday, and some clearing for Thursday.

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For all the details on these Vancouver area stories along with the links go to vancouverundown.substack.com.