Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
A former lower mainland BC United candidate
is throwing his support behind the NDP
for this fall's election.
Delta North candidate Amrit Paul Singh Dott
has suspended his campaign
to endorse new Democrat incumbent Ravi Kalon.
Dott's status along with that
of many other BC United candidates
has been in question after leader Kevin Falcon
withdrew and offered his endorsement
of BC conservative leader John Rustad.
Other news, a man from Langley has died
in an apparent drowning at Coltis Lake.
RCP say he entered the lake on Saturday
but did not resurface.
It happened near the Entrance Bay campground.
Divers recovered the body on Sunday.
Two workers are recovering from their injuries
after an incident involving a construction crane
in Victoria over the weekend.
Police, fire crews, and paramedics rushed to the site
in Victoria's Chinatown late Saturday morning
after some people heard a loud bang.
WorkSafe BC is trying to figure out just what happened
and the circumstances behind their injuries.
A sad note from the world of entertainment,
distinguished actor and voice of Darth Vader,
James Earl Jones has died.
His reps confirmed the one-time imaging voice of CNN
passed away at his home in Dutchess County, New York
Monday morning.
Jones was 93.
Fog for Tuesday morning giving way to a mix of sun and cloud,
cloudy on Wednesday, mostly sunny on Thursday.
For all the details on these Vancouver area stories
along with those links,
go to vancavarundown.substack.com.