Vancouver Run Down for Thursday June 6, 2024. The Metro Vancouver Board should be elected.
That's a call from four city councilors in light of cost overruns on projects like the
new wastewater treatment plant in North Vancouver. Surrey's Linda Annas and US Minister's Daniel
Lafontaine, along with Cash Heed from Richmond and Amid Youssef from Maple Ridge, say voters
should be the ones who decide who gets to sit on the Regional District Board. Board members
are currently chosen by membered municipalities, an electoral district, and a First Nation.
Other news. Two people have been hospitalized following a Wednesday morning apartment fire
in Vancouver's West End. One of them is in critical condition. The fire started on
the 15th floor of a tower on Harold Street. There's no early word on the cause. A 32-year-old
man has died in a stabbing on Vancouver's downtown east side. It happened at around
3.30 Wednesday morning near Union and Main Street. No arrests have been made. Elon Musk.
Yeah, he's used his social media platform, X, to question UBC's hiring practices. Musk
asked, is this legal in Canada in response to a faculty of dentistry job posting? That
posting notes the federally funded position through the Canada Research Fund would be
restricted to only those from equity-seeking groups. Short answer, Elon. Yes, it is legal
in Canada. Finally, some June temperatures that will crack 20-degree highs, sunshine
with a few cloudy periods for Thursday and Friday as it warms up with inland highs to
the upper 20s. For all the details on these Vancouver area stories, along with the links,
go to vancouverrondown.substack.com.