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Vancouver run down for Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

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The wind came late and stayed a little too long.

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More than 150,000 homes and businesses were hit by

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blackouts as strong wind hit the lower mainland on Monday.

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Some of the strongest winds on the south coast,

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almost 110 kilometers an hour,

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keeping BC Hydro crews and contractors busy.

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Meanwhile, homes and business owners have been asked

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to keep storm drains clear of leaves,

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so water from the heavy rain can drain.

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Other news, Langley RCMP will take over policing

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of Barnston Island in the Fraser River, north of Surrey.

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The move comes as the Maltese in Surrey

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yield jurisdiction to a new Surrey police service.

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Barnston Island is an unincorporated area

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with close to 150 residents,

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many of whom are members of the Cassie First Nation.

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There will be no jail time for an elderly man

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who drove his truck into residential school marchers

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in Mission.

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79-year-old Richard Albert Manuel has received

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a nine-month conditional sentence

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for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

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On June 4, 2022, Manuel drove his pickup into four marchers

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near the site of the St. Mary's Residential School

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on the Lowheed Highway.

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A Vancouver-based developer is hoping to build

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a 29-story hotel tower at the edge of Stanley Park.

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Marcon Developments has submitted a zoning application

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to build the 330-foot tower at Lost Lagoon,

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a building that would have both long

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and short-term accommodations.

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There's no word on who would operate the hotel.

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Mostly sunny with a few clouds on Tuesday,

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sunshine for Wednesday and Thursday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories,

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along with those links,

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go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.