Vancouver rundown for Thursday, May 30th, 2024. At least one person has been
arrested after RCMP moved in on anti-Israeli protesters at the main
UBC campus. The blockade disrupted movement around the busy Westbrook
Mall area at the Point Great Campus. The protesters continued to demand UBC cut
ties with Israeli universities and companies that do business with Israel.
This follows an international student movement aimed at condemning Israeli
retaliations following the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7th that
killed at least 1,200 people. Other news, sparks, smoke and a crowded platform know
not a rock concert but rather a malfunction at the Rupert SkyTrain
station in East Vancouver. The track issue caused major delays on the
Millennium Line at around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning at the height of the
morning commute. No one was hurt. Full service resumed within a couple of hours.
You might see more corporate names on City of Vancouver public spaces. The
city is considering selling naming rights to venues such as public parks in
an effort to generate more revenue. Discussions are expected to start in
the early fall. Pilots at WestJet Encore have now issued 72-hour strike notice in
an effort to get stall contract negotiations restarted. That means the
pilots could be in a legal strike position as of Saturday, the Airline
Pilots Association and WestJet Encore Management have failed to get a deal
following eight months of negotiations. Thursday will have a few showers.
Friday should be dry but with a mix of sun and clouds. Expect even more showers
for the start of next week. For all the details on these Vancouver area stories
along with the links go to vancouverrundown.substack.com