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Vancouver went down for Tuesday, September 17, 2024.

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The ball appears to be in Ottawa's court after NDP leader David Eby made that campaign promise

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to bring in involuntary care for the most severe cases of drug addiction and mental illness.

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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and close to two dozen other local government leaders

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are asking the feds to pave the way to make Eby's plan viable.

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That plan also has the backing of leaders from the Musqueam Band, Vancouver Fire,

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Vancouver Police and the Canadian Police Association.

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Politicians aside, some experts in the drug addiction field say force care simply does not work.

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Other news, West Vancouver Campilano MLA Karen Kirkpatrick will run as an independent

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in the October 19th provincial election.

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She is the latest former BC United MLA to shun the BC Conservatives.

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Kirkpatrick says it looks like a close race between the Conservatives and the NDP,

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but says neither is an option for her.

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BC Ferries is moving ahead with its plan to add seven new vessels to the fleet.

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The addition of the diesel-electric hybrids will mark the largest expansion in BC Ferries history.

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A request for proposals for the design phase has now gone out.

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The total expected cost to the new ships will be well over $1 billion.

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Colin James has cancelled his US tour after Sunday's car crash.

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The Vancouver Bay singer is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries,

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suffered a day after performing at the Niagara Blues Festival in New York.

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The 60-year-old was scheduled to perform in New Hampshire this week.

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Fog Tuesday morning, but a mix of sun and clouds with possible showers by the afternoon,

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mostly sunny on Wednesday, sunshine for Thursday.

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

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go to vancaferundown.substack.com