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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024.

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The BC Greens are not ready to formally enter into any agreement with the presumptive governing NDP.

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That's the word from New Democrat leader David Eby, who also says he's preparing for every possibility,

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as he awaits the still-to-be-confirmed outcome of the provincial election.

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Meanwhile, Sonia Firstenot has confirmed she will stay on as leader of the BC Greens,

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despite losing her seat.

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Other news. Vancouver's H.R. MacBellan Space Center will go ahead with some major upgrades.

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The federal government has kicked in an initial $350,000 for the non-profit organization that runs the museum part.

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Other upgrades will include a new high-end projector for the planetarium.

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It's hoped the upgraded technology will lead to a resurgence in popularity for the iconic attraction.

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Message from the North Vancouver RCMP to teens and their parents.

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Weapons can cause disagreements to spiral out of control and result in an escalated police response.

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The bounties are issuing that warning, noting there have been 10 cases of teens found carrying replica guns,

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knives, and homemade tasers over the past two weeks.

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Police hope parents will have discussions with their children about the dangers of having such items.

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Family members of a missing 59-year-old man continue to search an area around the Coquitlam River.

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Following the torrential rains over the weekend, rubber balding was last seen near Pipeline Road and Galette Avenue late Sunday afternoon.

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Coquitlam Search and Rescue thinks balding fell into the river and was swept away.

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A mix of sun and clouds and even some fog on Wednesday with a slight chance of showers.

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The same thing for Thursday without the fog and Friday will be mostly sunny.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories along with those links go to vancaferundown.substack.com