Vancouver run down for Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
Sonja Firstenow is stepping down as leader of the BC Greens.
The 54-year-old was first elected as an MLA in 2017 and became leader five years ago.
But Firstenow failed to win a seat in last fall's election after choosing to run in the NDP stronghold of Victoria Beacon Hill.
A new leader will be chosen by the party in September.
Other news. A cycling advocate who led protests against the Stanley Park bike lane removal will run for Vancouver City Council.
Lucy Maloney will be a One City Vancouver candidate in the April 5 by-election.
Two seats are up for grabs following the resignations of Christine Boyle of One City and Adrian Carr of the Greens.
A 29-year-old man has been arrested after a Surrey police cruiser was rammed in a parking lot near 139th Street and 101 Avenue early Friday morning.
Police say a driver attempted to get around the cruiser after officers arrived.
Stephen Thomas Payton is charged with several offenses, including attempting to flee police and possession of stolen property.
A busy section of Fraser Highway will be closed for seven months starting in April.
The stretch between 140th Street and 96th Avenue will be blocked as crews build the Green Timbers Skytrain station.
2025 will continue to see numerous other lane closures along a 16-kilometer stretch of Fraser Highway from King George Station to 203th Street in Langley.
All this to allow a new phase of construction on the Skytrain extension.
Mostly sunny for Wednesday with some morning fog, rain showers or flurries on Thursday, Friday will be rainy.
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