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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, November 12, 2024.

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Those living in the federal riding of Cloverdale Langley will go to the polls on December 16.

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That by-election date was announced over the weekend.

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Squaring a vacancy left by Liberal MP John Aldag's failed attempt to win a seat as an NDP MLA.

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Indigenous communications specialist and law school graduate Madison Fleischer will run for the Liberals,

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while former MP Tamara Janssen expects to turn back the seat for the Conservatives once again.

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Other news. Vancouver could be a step closer to giving more naming rights and corporate sponsorships.

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City Council will discuss the move, which would increase non-tax revenue to support facilities, programs, and services.

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Under the proposal, the city manager could approve deals up to $3 million.

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The U.S. will be expanding its Pacific Highway border crossing next year.

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The expansion to the truck crossing in Blaine is expected to cost about $34 million U.S.

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The upgrade is also expected to reduce wait times for the close to 3 million passenger vehicles that cross there each year.

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What's with those strange but beautiful cloud formations?

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Many people continue to ask after folks around Vancouver shared photos of the extremely rare Asperitas clouds that appeared on Friday.

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At least one person described the formations as looking like something from a group of seven painter.

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Little is known about how the clouds are formed, making the forecasting of the Asperitas clouds very difficult.

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A mix of sun and clouds and showers in the forecast for Tuesday, windy at times.

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Showers on Wednesday, sun and cloud for Thursday.

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