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Vancouver rundown for Monday December 9 2024. The BC Conservatives have turned

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on one of their own. 13 MLAs are asking fellow conservative Alana Sturkle to

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apologize to an ex Vancouver Police Board member. They've sent a letter to

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leader John Rustad saying Comfort Sakoma Fadagpa was a victim of cancel culture.

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The Surrey Cloverdale MLA says she thought it was appropriate for the board

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to accept the vice-chair's resignation following comments about gender

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transition and erasing Christian values from the lives of children. Other news

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former NDP MLA for Chilliwack Dan Coulter has suffered what's being

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described as a serious medical emergency. That word came late Friday from the NDP's

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provincial director who noted Coulter has been hospitalized. Coulter served as

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the junior minister for infrastructure and transit after being elected in 2020.

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He ran for reelection this past fall but was defeated by conservative Heather

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Moss. Close to 60 dogs have been rescued from a puppy mill in the Caribou. The BC

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SPCA says it's recommending charges against a Quinelle woman after the dogs

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and a dozen birds were found in squalid conditions.

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Animal cruelty charges are likely. Criminal charges are also possible.

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Expect to pay more for natural gas in 2025. Fortis BC has received the green

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light to raise residential rates by 17.5 percent as of January 1st. The price

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hikes are attributed to the cost of several project upgrades to the delivery

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system. Cloudy with a slight chance of showers for Monday. Cloudy again on

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Tuesday. A mix of sun and cloud for Wednesday. For all the details on these

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local Vancouver area stories along with those links go to vancouverrundown.substack.com