1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,640
Vancouver rundown for Friday, November 22, 2024. Two more South Coast ski hills are

2
00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:12,760
opening this weekend, Grouse and Seymour. It follows this week's fresh snow dumps

3
00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:17,960
on the North Shore Mountains. On Thursday, Whistler Blackcomb reopened. All mountains

4
00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:22,560
are operating with a few other runs set to go. Full openings usually start during

5
00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:27,620
the winter break. Other news, the Vancouver Police Board may be pushing its

6
00:00:27,620 --> 00:00:33,680
luck asking the city for an extra 23 million dollars in funding for 2025. The

7
00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:39,200
434 million dollar budget was given the green light by the board on Thursday and

8
00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:44,800
will now go to City Council. Mayor Ken Simm has been advocating for increasing

9
00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:49,520
resources for the police force. Green counselor Pete Fry says if the new

10
00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:54,000
request is approved, it would be difficult to keep property tax increases

11
00:00:54,000 --> 00:01:00,600
to 5.5%. $100,000 in damage. That's what the owner of the Honda Way

12
00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:06,200
dealership in the Fraser Valley Automall says is the tally of recent vandalism.

13
00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:12,000
Brendan Hall says those vandals have tossed rocks at his cars at least seven

14
00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:18,120
times, damaging hoods, fenders, and windows. Hall is offering a cash reward in

15
00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:23,360
hopes the vandalism will stop. The man who drove his car into Burrard Inlet

16
00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:29,000
in Port Moody has been sentenced to a year's probation. The failed social media

17
00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:34,200
stunt earlier this year resulted in Jawad Mazen Fawaz's conviction for a

18
00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:39,040
single count of mischief under $5,000. Police in Port Moody received a call

19
00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:44,840
that the incident at the Rocky Point boat launch was being streamed live. Fawaz

20
00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:50,520
will not have a criminal record if he complies with the court rules. Rain

21
00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:55,920
easing off to a few showers but still windy on Friday, showers on Saturday and

22
00:01:55,920 --> 00:02:01,600
Sunday. For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories along with

23
00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:21,360
those links go to vancavorundown.substack.com