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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, June 13, 2024. App-based ride, hailing, and food delivery

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workers will be covered by new regulations as of September 3rd that set minimum wage,

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mileage, and work-safe standards. The BC government has finalized rules including a minimum wage

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of $20.88 per hour, for time engaged in a pickup and delivery, $0.35-45 per kilometer

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traveled, and 100% of the tips collected. BC's new rules do not apply to other gig

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workers such as dog walkers, musicians, and freelance writers. Other news, the woman who

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was hit in her car when a volleyball-sized rock went right through the windshield last week has

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now died of her injuries. That incident happened on Highway 1 in Burnaby just east of the willing

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to nex it is believed the rock came from a passing vehicle. Vancouver rundown has learned a home

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has been heavily damaged by fire in a rural area north of Mission. The blaze broke out at around

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6 p.m. Wednesday evening on Cardinal Street, prompting firefighters to go into a defensive

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attack protecting nearby structures and vehicle. There were no initial reports of anyone hurt.

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Crews from Maple Ridge assisted those admission. There's no early ward on the cause. The annual

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collision conference is moving from Toronto to Vancouver next year. The event is one of the

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largest tech and innovation conferences in the world with up to 40,000 attendees from 130

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countries. Mayor Kensim has praised the relocation, calling Vancouver a young, energetic city,

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full of opportunity. A mix of sun and clouds for Thursday showers for Friday and Saturday.

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For all the details on these Vancouver area stories, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.