Vancouver went down for Thursday, September 12, 2024.
You will no longer be able to get free crackpipes
or any narcotic supplies.
The government supported vending machines at BC hospitals.
The provincial government is getting rid of the machines
and reviewing its harm reduction approach,
following a huge public backlash,
much of it played out on social media
during this election campaign.
The vending machines also contain the Lock Zone kits,
which could be used to reverse the effects of some overdoses.
Other news, the cost of rent in Surrey and Vancouver
continues to rise.
New data from rentals.ca suggests the province's
fastest growing city, Surrey,
had an 8% average jump in the cost of rent.
That average cost of a one-bedroom apartment
is now $2,100 a month.
The average rent for a one-bedroom in Vancouver, $2,900.
A construction mishap knocked out teleservice
to a large section of the Fraser Canyon on Tuesday.
Calls including those to 911 were not possible
for much of the day.
In Yale, Boston Bar, and Hell's Gate,
it took close to seven hours to restore the service
to communities along Highway 1.
The Vancouver Humane Society is once again calling
for a boycott of horse racing, this time at Hastings Park,
following an incident back on September 6th.
A horse died and another was injured
at the racetrack on that day.
Back in May, two other horses died at the same racetrack.
Cloudy for Thursday morning, mostly sunny by the afternoon,
a mix of sun and clouds for Friday.
For all the details on these Vancouver area stories,
along with those links,
go to vancavarundown.substack.com.