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Vancouver rundown for Friday the 13th of December 2024.

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BC is once again offering huge tax breaks to film and TV production companies in an

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effort to keep studios shooting in the province.

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Premier David Eby has announced the BC Film Incentive Tax Credit will increase slightly

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from 35 to 36 percent.

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The Production Services Tax Credit will go up from the current 28 percent to 36 percent

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starting in January.

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Bonuses are also being offered for big budget productions.

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The Surrey Board of Trade calls the announcement a win for both film production and businesses

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right across the province.

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Other news.

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Flair Airlines has announced it will increase service between Vancouver and Abbotsford and

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the two largest cities in Alberta.

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The extra flights will start in April and increase by as many as 340 extra trips by

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the summer.

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Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens tells Global News the expanded service will make travel

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more accessible for those who don't want to go to Vancouver in order to fly to Alberta.

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Turnout for advanced voting in the Cloverdale Langley City by-election has been low.

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Elections Canada says only a few thousand voters cast ballots between December 6 and

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December 9.

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The by-election is Monday with the polls open between 8.30am and 8.30pm.

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Greenhouses or some sort of alien visitations.

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That's what some people are debating as more people in areas around Surrey and Delta spot

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multi-colored lights in the night sky.

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Daily Hive reports many have gone on social media to share photos of the streaks of light

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being spotted in clouds in areas like Cloverdale.

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Some of the more worldly explanations include ice crystals causing optical illusions or

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bright lights bouncing off commercial cannabis greenhouses.

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Rain and gusty wind in the forecast for both Friday and Saturday, especially near the water,

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showers on Sunday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories along with those links go to

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vancouverrundown.substack.com.