Vancouver went down for Friday, August 30th, 2024.
A man has been shot dead on Vancouver's downtown east side.
The victim was found by police near East Cordova and Carroll Streets
at around 3.30 a.m. on Thursday.
He died at the scene.
The cops don't know if the victim knew his attacker
or if the shooting was targeted.
Other news, it was a traffic nightmare for those heading towards Surrey
at the Portman Bridge during the run up to Thursday afternoon's commute.
A semi's trailer flipped before the bridge, reducing traffic down to a single lane.
There's no word on why it happened.
Late and over budget, the new Vancouver Art Gallery is the latest big project
to be hit by increased expenses and delays in BC's construction industry.
Work was set to get underway in October.
That has been pushed back to some time in 2025.
The project's cost has increased by more than 50 percent to 600 million dollars.
There is speculation it might have to be drastically scaled back.
A high profile MLA is pulling the plug on her election campaign
following BC United leader Kevin Falcon's move
to suspend the party's run and endorse the conservatives.
Prince George Valemont to MLA Shirley Bond says
her decision came after talks with members of her family.
Bond had previous roles as interim party leader, deputy premier,
attorney general, public safety minister and transportation minister.
The last long weekend of the summer will be sunny and warm in land highs
up to 26 degrees on Friday, 28 degrees on Saturday, 29 on Sunday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, along with those links,
go to vancaferundown.substack.com.