Vancouver rundown for Wednesday January 15 2025.
Christy Clark is out.
The former premier now says she will not be seeking the federal liberal leadership.
Clark says she has not been able to learn enough French to connect with voters in Quebec
and there's not enough time to launch a successful campaign.
Clark has also had a very difficult week trying to backtrack her claim that she's never been
a member of the conservatives.
She was recently.
Other news Green Party Vancouver City Councilor Adrienne Carr is calling it quits.
She's making that known in a Wednesday news conference.
Carr has expressed frustration working with the ABC majority on council.
She's also hinted at wanting to spend more time with family.
Carr is the current council's longest sitting member.
A small group of students and instructors staged a Tuesday protest outside Vancouver
Community College expressing outrage over a decision to shutter the school's language
instruction for newcomers to Canada program.
Close to 800 students will have to search for other language options when funding gets
polled at the end of March.
Close to 30 instructors had various levels of employment through that program.
One of Vancouver's most spectacular real estate listings has had a three million dollar price
drop.
Penthouse One with its sky pool overlooking Cole Harbor has slid in resale value as the
city's high end condo market continues to dive.
The Penthouse and its private glass elevator located at 1568 Albany was listed for $22
million last summer.
Now it's a bargain at $18.9 million.
Some fog patches but otherwise a mix of sun and cloud for Wednesday.
Showers on Thursday.
Cloudy for Friday.
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