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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, May 30th, 2024. At least one person has been

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arrested after RCMP moved in on anti-Israeli protesters at the main

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UBC campus. The blockade disrupted movement around the busy Westbrook

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Mall area at the Point Great Campus. The protesters continued to demand UBC cut

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ties with Israeli universities and companies that do business with Israel.

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This follows an international student movement aimed at condemning Israeli

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retaliations following the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7th that

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killed at least 1,200 people. Other news, sparks, smoke and a crowded platform know

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not a rock concert but rather a malfunction at the Rupert SkyTrain

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station in East Vancouver. The track issue caused major delays on the

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Millennium Line at around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning at the height of the

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morning commute. No one was hurt. Full service resumed within a couple of hours.

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You might see more corporate names on City of Vancouver public spaces. The

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city is considering selling naming rights to venues such as public parks in

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an effort to generate more revenue. Discussions are expected to start in

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the early fall. Pilots at WestJet Encore have now issued 72-hour strike notice in

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an effort to get stall contract negotiations restarted. That means the

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pilots could be in a legal strike position as of Saturday, the Airline

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Pilots Association and WestJet Encore Management have failed to get a deal

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following eight months of negotiations. Thursday will have a few showers.

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Friday should be dry but with a mix of sun and clouds. Expect even more showers

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for the start of next week. For all the details on these Vancouver area stories

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along with the links go to vancouverrundown.substack.com