Vancouver rundown for Wednesday,
October 30th, 2024.
Premier David Eby is reaching
out to opposition members following word.
The NDP will form a thin majority government.
Eby says his party has his work cut out,
noting British Columbians want
more from their government.
He's not ruling out asking a BC
conservative to serve as speaker of the House.
The comments come in his first
official news conference following
the confirmation of results from the BC election.
Other news.
Vancouver will have to hold a city
by election to replace Christine Boyle,
one cities only member on Council,
has started the process of resigning
from City Hall so she can take on her
job as the newly elected NDP MLA
for Vancouver Little Mountain.
The cost of running a by election,
by the way, about $2 million.
No one was hurt after a large construction
crane dropped its load at a site on
East Hastings late Tuesday morning.
Some witnesses posted details on
social media saying a sling broke.
Some pieces of metal fell but
missed nearby cars.
WorkSafe BC is investigating.
So far, the threat of $50,000 fines
is doing little to cut down on the
bangs from firecrackers and fireworks
in Surrey. The city brought in those
maximum fines earlier this month after
an increase in calls to police Thursday
is expected to be extra noisy as
Halloween and Diwali fall on the same night.
Possible showers for Wednesday,
along with gusty winds and then a
mix of sun and cloud for Thursday.
A clear sky is possible for
Halloween night showers on Friday.
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Vancouver area stories along with those
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