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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, June 27, 2024. Should Vancouver's Mayor turn civic space

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into Ken's Mojo-Dojo-Kesa house? That is the exact wording Councillor Pete Fry is using

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to question why Ken Sim has turned his City Hall 3rd Floor boardroom into a private exercise

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space. The Mayor has held a news conference to defend the space saying it's a way to improve

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health, well-being and privacy for his office. Fry is likened the move to a stereotypical

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bachelor pad from the 2023 Barbie movie. Other news, Vancouver has scrapped parking

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requirements for new developments in the City. Council voted in favor of the move as a way

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to streamline building permits. The action won't have any impact on accessible spaces

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for those with disabilities. Traffic has ground to a halt on AM730.

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Corris Entertainment has shut down as Vancouver all-traffic radio station,

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as well as 880 CHQT in Edmonton. A statement from the company says Corris will operate only one

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news talk station in each city. There's no word yet on where the next White Caps game will be

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broadcast. Cornell 730 is rebroadcasting a program feed from 980 CKW. Three First Nations

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are demanding the return of land for a Surrey potato farm. The 300 acres of federal land has

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been used by the Hepel family in their potato farming business. They want the Campbell Heights

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land placed in the agricultural land reserve. The Katzee-Quantland and Semiamu believe senior

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levels of government must allow the Bans to make decisions about future use.

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Periods of showers for both Thursday and Friday, the forecast calling for a mix of sun and clouds

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for Saturday and Sunday. For all the details on these Vancouver area stories along with the links,

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go to vancouverrundown.substack.com