Vancouver rundown for Friday the 13th of December 2024.
BC is once again offering huge tax breaks to film and TV production companies in an
effort to keep studios shooting in the province.
Premier David Eby has announced the BC Film Incentive Tax Credit will increase slightly
from 35 to 36 percent.
The Production Services Tax Credit will go up from the current 28 percent to 36 percent
starting in January.
Bonuses are also being offered for big budget productions.
The Surrey Board of Trade calls the announcement a win for both film production and businesses
right across the province.
Other news.
Flair Airlines has announced it will increase service between Vancouver and Abbotsford and
the two largest cities in Alberta.
The extra flights will start in April and increase by as many as 340 extra trips by
the summer.
Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens tells Global News the expanded service will make travel
more accessible for those who don't want to go to Vancouver in order to fly to Alberta.
Turnout for advanced voting in the Cloverdale Langley City by-election has been low.
Elections Canada says only a few thousand voters cast ballots between December 6 and
December 9.
The by-election is Monday with the polls open between 8.30am and 8.30pm.
Greenhouses or some sort of alien visitations.
That's what some people are debating as more people in areas around Surrey and Delta spot
multi-colored lights in the night sky.
Daily Hive reports many have gone on social media to share photos of the streaks of light
being spotted in clouds in areas like Cloverdale.
Some of the more worldly explanations include ice crystals causing optical illusions or
bright lights bouncing off commercial cannabis greenhouses.
Rain and gusty wind in the forecast for both Friday and Saturday, especially near the water,
showers on Sunday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories along with those links go to
vancouverrundown.substack.com.