Vancouver run down for Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
Premier David Eby says British Columbians should rethink their American vacations now
that Donald Trump appears poised to slap that 25% tariff on Canadian goods as early as February
1st.
Eby is also not ruling out banning the sale of American wine in B.C. liquor stores, stopping
U.S. companies from bidding on infrastructure projects, and slapping new charges on truckers
crossing the border to head up to Alaska.
B.C. conservative leader John Rustad accuses Eby of being focused on framing Trump as a
political enemy.
Other news, it's official and not a surprise, Vancouver's civic by-election will be April
5th.
Two council seats are open after Adrian Carr and Christine Boyle quit.
Advance voting will be open at City Hall from March 26 to April Fool's Day.
Unionized Canada Line workers have ratified a five-year contract.
The new deal will be retroactive to December 2023 when the last contract expired.
The Canada Line is operated and maintained by ProTransBC, a subsidiary of the company
formerly known as SNC Lavelyn.
B.C.'s most listened to news talk radio station is making a big switch at the end of February.
CK&W will no longer be heard on 9.80 a.m.
Switching to 7.30 a.m., where it's been simulcast for the past several months after parent company
Corus turfed its all-traffic radio station format.
CK&W's signal with the transmitter site north of Floverdale is weak in downtown Vancouver.
The 7.30 transmitter is newer, stronger, and closer to the downtown core.
A mix of sun and cloud in the forecast for Wednesday, windy in some areas, clouds and
possible showers on Thursday, sunshine on Friday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, along with those links, go to
vancavorundown.substack.com.