Vancouver rundown for Thursday, October 10, 2024.
Vancouver business icon and former Canucks owner,
Arthur Griffiths is among several people
under investigation by the BC Securities Commission.
Griffiths is among a group of investors
in cannabis company, Roca Verde Wellness Corporation,
accused of illegally distributing securities.
None of the accusations have been proven in court.
Other news, the BC NDP hold a lead over the conservatives
heading into the October 19 vote,
according to a new survey
by communications firm Fairview Strategies.
Of the 800 BC residents surveyed,
37% are prepared to vote NDP,
32% conservative, and only 8% green.
Almost 16% are still undecided.
The poll was conducted
before Tuesday's televised leaders debate.
It is a loss for the dozens of people
trying to prevent the removal of trees from Stanley Park.
Vancouver's park board has voted to remove large trees
that have been killed by the Hemlock Looper moth,
and are now considered a public risk.
The decision comes after the park board heard
from 37 speakers, opposed to removing the dead trees.
A motorcycle rider has been killed
in a Tuesday evening crash in West Vancouver.
It happened shortly after 11 p.m.
along Marine Drive in the Eagle Harbor neighborhood.
Police are trying to figure out the circumstances,
but say there were no witnesses.
Fog Thursday morning and then mostly sunny,
a few cloudy periods on Friday,
and more sunshine in the forecast
for both Saturday and Sunday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories,
along with those links,
go to vancavarundown.substack.com.