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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

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Great trains have been used to smuggle people from BC into the United States.

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Two Americans have been arrested and are accused of smuggling dozens of people across a line at the

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Peace Arch border crossing. Close to 30 Mexican nationals and one Colombian were found inside

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one of the cars concealed inside a load of plastic pellets. American law enforcement

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has been tracking the smuggling operation since 2022. Other news, a BC to Calgary West

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Jet Flight had to make an unexpected landing in Terrace after a passenger became unhinged.

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RCMP in Terrace had happened over the noon hour on Monday when the passenger showed signs of paranoia

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and tried to open the exits. It's believed the man was stoned on some sort of drugs.

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The Canadian Union of Public Employees, better known as QP, has fired the entire executive

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board of the local that represents City of Vancouver workers. Senior union leaders say

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the executive members stopped doing their jobs, putting members of local 10-04 at risk.

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That local represents workers in the City Engineering Department,

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Park Board, as well as those with Easy Park and the PNE. Hey, free parking! It's coming back to

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the West Cordova Parkade in Gastown. The Gastown Business Improvement Association is providing

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free parking for up to three hours in a move aimed at boosting restaurant and retail visits.

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The promotion will coincide with Gastown's car-free pilot project this summer. A slight

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chance of thundershowers remains in the forecast for Wednesday. Otherwise, it will be a mix of

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sun, clouds, and rain. Thursday and Friday will be mostly cloudy. For all the details on these

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local Vancouver area stories, along with the links, go to vancouverrondown.substack.com.