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Vancouver run down for Friday, November 8, 2024.

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One of Vancouver's longest standing and best known homeless camps is gone for now.

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Rangers moved in Thursday afternoon and started dismantling tents in Crab Park.

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Those with the city say they have been working to make sure everyone has a place to go, but

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Crab Park will be treated like all other Vancouver parks with no overnight camping allowed.

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Other news, a motorcyclist has died in an apparent police pursuit in East Vancouver

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Wednesday evening.

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A 21-year-old rider died at the scene after crashing into several cars and a tree near

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East Hastings and Victoria Drive.

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BC's police watchdog, the IIO, has been notified as per protocol.

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A judicial recount is expected to be finished sometime Friday in Surrey, Guilford.

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Currently incumbent AMLA Gary Beggs holds the seat with 27 votes more than BC Conservative

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candidate Hanvir Singh Randhawa.

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A BC Supreme Court judge, along with elections BC officials and NDP and Conservative candidate

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reps are observing or involved in that recount.

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A weak tornado did in fact hit Seychelt during Monday's windstorm.

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That is the conclusion of researchers from Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project.

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Some trees and branches came down across power lines as the tornado touched down sometime

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after 10.30 Monday morning.

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No one was hurt.

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Clouds with rain in the afternoon on Friday.

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Rain for Saturday showers on Sunday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, along with those links, go to

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vancouverrundown.substack.com.