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Vancouver rundown for Friday August 16, 2024. Late and over budget. The provincial government

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now admits its latest cost projections for the Suri de Langley Skytrain extension

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will be $6 billion. That is a stunning 50% more than first promised. The Ministry of

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Transportation also says it now expects the project to be finished at the end of 2029,

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not 2028 as previously announced. The government blames market conditions, rising costs, labor

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shortages and supply chain issues for the extra costs. Even though work is already underway,

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BC conservative leader John Rustad says he doesn't think the NDP government will ever deliver on this

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project. Other news investigators are trying to figure out how and why a man died after falling

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from a transit bus in Wally. It happened after the man got off the bus near King George Boulevard and

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Old Yale Road early Wednesday evening. He could not be revived. Police say he was pronounced dead

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at the scene. Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley home prices are on the rise again, at least

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according to a report by REMAX. The real estate company says 83% of valley neighborhoods are

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reporting an increase in the median price, 70% for Greater Vancouver. Meanwhile, the prices have

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dropped for high-end luxury homes, those valued at over $5 million. A well-known Vancouver anti-Israel

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protester has praised the October 7 terrorist attack during an Iranian TV interview. Charlotte

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Cates, who leads a Vancouver-based protest group, was arrested back in May after hate speech was

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uttered at a rally. Canadian Jewish groups have been lobbying the Trudeau government,

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trying to get her group declared a terrorist organization. Friday is going to be mostly sunny

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with highs in the low 20s. Saturday turns to rain or possible thunder showers. Expect rain on Sunday.

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For all the details on these Vancouver area stories along with the links,

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go to vancaverundown.substack.com