Vancouver rundown for Thursday, December 5th, 2024.
A Taiwanese company has pulled the plug on plans to build a $1 billion battery plant in Maple Ridge.
Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier David Eby attended last year's announcement,
promising a combined $285 million in government funding to help kickstart construction of the lithium-ion battery cell plant.
Now, the plant's parent company, Taiwan Cement, says Canadian plans have been put on hold to concentrate on Taiwanese production.
Experts continue to predict a lower demand for EV batteries heading into 2025 and beyond.
Other news. Vancouver police have shot a man dead after two people were stabbed in a downtown restaurant on Robson Street.
Three officers opened fire on the suspect inside a 7-Eleven across the street from Original Joe's,
a pub-style restaurant where the man may have stolen some booze. The victim's injuries are not believed to be serious.
A 78-year-old woman has been killed in a head-on crash on Wilson Street in the Ruskin area of Mission.
It happened Tuesday evening when the woman's car crossed over into an oncoming lane.
The driver of the other car, also in her 70s, survived with non-life-threatening injuries.
Wilson Street, south of Doody Trunk Road, was closed for several hours as police looked into why it happened.
Blame the stubborn thick fog for dozens of flight delays at YVR.
Both arrivals and departures were delayed for much of Wednesday, as a blanket of fog smothered much of the lower mainland.
Travelers have been advised to check the status of their flights with their airlines.
Foggy for much of Thursday, clouds on Friday, showers on Saturday, windy at times.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverundown.substack.com.