Vancouver rundown for Friday September 20th 2024. The BC election campaign will
officially start on Saturday when the writ drops with the BC Conservatives and
the NDP in a tie according to the most recent polls. The latest Leger poll
echoes others showing statistical ties between the two parties but it also
finds British Columbians tend to approve of Premier David E. B. Moore than
Conservative leader John Rustad. 44% plan to vote NDP, 42% conservative and 11%
green. Polling does not reflect recent decisions by some BC United candidates
to run as independents. Other news free transit for BC teens. No it's not
happening but it is the wish of municipal leaders who have signed on to
a formal request at the Union of BC Municipalities. TransLink says making it
service free for teens would cost 30 million dollars a year. Earlier this week
Metro Vancouver mayors requested more taxpayer funding for TransLink. A
motorcyclist has been killed in a crash that closed the East Lanes of Highway 1
through parts of Langley early Thursday morning. The crash occurred at around 4
20 a.m. The freeway was closed for at least six hours between 2 64th and 2 32nd.
There's no word on the factors behind the crash at this point. A 17 year old
boy is now charged in two stabbings in Surrey's Newton neighborhood. Last week
both men suffered non life-threatening injuries. The boy remains in custody
pending his next court appearance. Clouds and possible showers Friday morning with
sunny periods for the start of the weekend in the afternoon. Cloudy both
Saturday and Sunday. For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories
along with those links go to vancaverundown.substack.com