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Vancouver rundown for Friday September 20th 2024. The BC election campaign will

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officially start on Saturday when the writ drops with the BC Conservatives and

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the NDP in a tie according to the most recent polls. The latest Leger poll

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echoes others showing statistical ties between the two parties but it also

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finds British Columbians tend to approve of Premier David E. B. Moore than

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Conservative leader John Rustad. 44% plan to vote NDP, 42% conservative and 11%

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green. Polling does not reflect recent decisions by some BC United candidates

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to run as independents. Other news free transit for BC teens. No it's not

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happening but it is the wish of municipal leaders who have signed on to

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a formal request at the Union of BC Municipalities. TransLink says making it

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service free for teens would cost 30 million dollars a year. Earlier this week

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Metro Vancouver mayors requested more taxpayer funding for TransLink. A

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motorcyclist has been killed in a crash that closed the East Lanes of Highway 1

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through parts of Langley early Thursday morning. The crash occurred at around 4

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20 a.m. The freeway was closed for at least six hours between 2 64th and 2 32nd.

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There's no word on the factors behind the crash at this point. A 17 year old

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boy is now charged in two stabbings in Surrey's Newton neighborhood. Last week

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both men suffered non life-threatening injuries. The boy remains in custody

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pending his next court appearance. Clouds and possible showers Friday morning with

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sunny periods for the start of the weekend in the afternoon. Cloudy both

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Saturday and Sunday. For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories

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along with those links go to vancaverundown.substack.com