Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
The Vancouver School Board is considering tighter restrictions on cell phones in schools.
Board chair Victoria Jung has been pushing to get the superintendent to bring in new rules,
which would also include requiring students up to grade 6 to keep their phones on silent
and out of sight during school hours.
The provincial government is asking all school districts to bring in some form of rules,
covering students and their phones.
Other news, Vancouver Bay's branded podcasting firm Pacific Content has been closed down
by parent company Roger Sports & Entertainment.
Rogers took over the boutique business-to-business company in 2019
during the telecom's attempt to become a key innovator in the digital space.
All Pacific Content employees are impacted by disclosure.
A man from North Vancouver is now charged with attempted murder after a weekend knife attack in Deep Cove.
RCMP got several reports of an arm and confronting drivers in their cars.
Here, Mount Seymour Parkway and Deep Cove Road on Saturday afternoon.
A motorcycle rider escaped injury after being struck in the helmet.
Alexander Curry is also charged with uttering threats, possession of a weapon, assault with a weapon,
and assaulting a police officer.
West Vancouver has unveiled plans to turn close to 8 square kilometers of forested mountainside
into a park twice the size of Stanley Park.
The park still has to be named.
The area is already being used for recreational purposes by many hiking groups.
Part of the funding for the newly launched endowment comes from Chip and Summer Wilson.
Rain and gusty wind in the forecast for Tuesday, a few showers on Wednesday, and some clearing for Thursday.
For all the details on these Vancouver area stories along with the links go to vancouverundown.substack.com.