Vancouver rundown for Thursday November 28 2024. A Metis Society is questioning
the status claims of the liberal candidate in the Cloverdale Langley
City federal by-election. The Wachia Metis Society says it wants to distance
itself from Madison Fleischer's claims of Metis identity. The Wachia say it met
with Fleischer over the weekend and is disappointed she could not come up with
any evidence to support her heritage. Fleischer now says she's collecting the
necessary documentation for application through the BC Metis Nation. Other news
BC Civil Forfeiture Office hopes to seize three Fraser Valley homes it says
are linked to drug trafficking. Two of the houses are in Maple Ridge the other
is in Abbotsford. Police in Abbotsford say one of the owners met with
undercover officers and sold cocaine and fentanyl in an arrangement made through
a drug trafficking phone line. A court claim says the three homes are the
proceeds and instruments of unlawful activity. A man and 12 year old boy have
been treated in hospital after being rescued from a capsized boat in Boundary
Bay about two kilometers from Crescent Beach. Rescuers say the two were trapped
in the water after their small boat tipped over late Tuesday afternoon.
Rescue efforts involved ambulance and fire crews as well as the RCMP and Royal
Canadian Marine Search and Rescue. BC Ferries plans to get rid of its current
system of community feedback. It says the ferry advisory committee needs to be
replaced with something that involves more digital engagement with customers.
In fact BC Ferries used a digital survey of close to 5,000 customers to find 81%
prefer digital engagement. Cloudy and the chance of showers for both Thursday and
Friday, clouds on Saturday and Sunday. For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories along with those links go to vancouverrundown.substack.com