Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, October 29, 2024.
The BC NDP have managed to scrape out a slim majority government after several recounts.
Barring any unexpected change due to a judicial recount,
David Eby's New Democrats returned to power with 47 seats.
That means they will not need the support of BC's two newly elected Green MLAs to pass legislation.
The BC Conservatives won 44 seats.
Other news, outspoken anti-abortionist Tamara Janssen has retained the nomination
for the Federal Conservatives in Cloverdale Langley City.
Janssen lost the seat in the last election to Liberal John Eldag,
who had lost to Janssen in the previous election.
Eldag suffered a huge loss after stepping aside as the MP
to run for the NDP on the October 19th provincial election.
One person has been found dead in a Monday morning house fire on Vancouver Island.
RCMP say remains were found in a home north of Duncan.
The cause of that fire is unclear.
Close to 700 people packed the Hyatt Regency in downtown Vancouver
to celebrate the best to BC journalism.
This year's Webster Awards recognized contributions from both the large media organizations
and small independent ones right across a wide swath of traditional and new media.
Keynote speaker, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Ray,
shared his belief journalists would see the importance of their contributions
in the next several weeks and months.
Mainly cloudy on Tuesday with some drizzle, windy and rainy for Wednesday,
a mix of sun and cloud for Thursday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories,
along with those links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.