Vancouver rundown for Wednesday October 9 2024.
Plenty of jabs, but no knockout blows.
That's what most viewers are saying about Tuesday evening's televised leaders debate
as BC voters get set to go to the advance polls.
While David Eby and John Rustad exchanged accusations,
Green leaders on your first and all accused both of being aligned and privatizing BC healthcare.
Most polls still show the NDP and conservatives in a statistical tie heading into the October 19th vote.
Other news, three homes have been destroyed and close to a dozen people have lost their belongings
in a three alarm fire in Vancouver's Strathcona neighborhood.
The fire broke out just before 8 p.m. on Monday.
One person suffered smoke inhalation.
It's believed the fire started on the back deck of one of the homes.
Surrey has raised the fines for setting off fireworks or firecrackers.
Maximum penalties for those without a permit will rise from $5,000 to $50,000.
While most fines will be about $400 bucks.
Mayor Brenda Locke says there has been a significant rise in complaints about fireworks.
Thick clouds and a few showers have blocked any chance of those on the ground around the lower mainland
witnessing the northern lights over the past few days.
But not so for those on some planes around BC.
Some passengers on flights from northern parts of the province have reported seeing beautiful streaks of green lights from their window seats.
People right across the country, especially in central Canada,
have been able to see an unusually strong round of northern lights activity over the past few days.
Partly cloudy skies on Wednesday and a chance of showers in the evening.
Sunshine for Thursday and Friday.
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