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Vancouver run down for Friday, July 5, 2024. Great views of the city and mountains may

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soon be disappearing thanks to Vancouver relaxing its view cone policies to increase housing.

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City Councils expected to vote next week on staff recommendations to reduce or eliminate

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many of the building height restrictions designed to protect those views.

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Staff think a relaxation could create up to 215 million square feet of housing space.

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The recommendations could impact about 35% of the protected view cones.

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Other news, another NDP MLA will not be running for re-election.

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Labour Minister and Surrey Newton MLA Harry Baines is stepping aside.

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This is the second high-profile Surrey-based cabinet minister to call it quits.

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Surrey Wally MLA Bruce Wohlston confirmed this week he will not be seeking a sixth term

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in the October 19th Provincial Election. Vancouver police now confirm they are seeking a couple

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of men in a suspicious death that dates back to May 30th. A 35-year-old man was found dead in

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his western apartment on that date. Police are looking for two men who were seen with that guy

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just before the death. BC Ferries continues to have problems maintaining summer sailings.

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Two early Thursday morning sailings were cancelled on the Tawasin to Swartz Bay route

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because of rudder problems with the Queen of New Westminster. The problem did not impact

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later sailings. Sunny and hot heading into the weekend highs will range from 26 degrees on the

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coast to 32 degrees inland through Sunday. For the latest on these Vancouver area stories,

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along with the links, go to vancouverrondown.substack.com.