Vancouver rundown for Friday, February 7, 2025.
The BC Conservatives are demanding a public inquiry into allegations of fraud, abuse, drug trafficking, and organized crime infiltration
linked to the provincial government's prescribed opioid alternatives program.
This follows the explosive findings in an internal health ministry report into the PharmaCare Harm Reduction Program.
There are concerns millions of taxpayer dollars are being diverted into drug trafficking networks instead of going to the people in need.
The NDP government's Safer Supply Program was launched in 2020 as a way to help combat BC's opioid crisis.
Other news. The owner of Anabas for Daycare has been charged with several counts of abusing children in her care.
The arrest comes after police looked into reports of abuse of children between 2 and 6 years old over a two-year period.
60-year-old Indu Thakkar is charged with six counts of assault but has been released from custody.
She is not allowed to visit her own daycare. Smile and play.
A woman has been fined for getting too close to a pod of orcas on Vancouver Island.
40-year-old Christine Jamison will have to pay $2,500 in fines.
After witnesses reported her running down to the dock in Euclulant Harbour and paddleboarding out to the whales,
there is a 200-metre buffer zone to help protect them.
ICBC is reporting a spike in claims as drivers struggle to deal with the recent ice and snow.
The Crown Corporation says claims jumped 40% on Sunday compared to the same day last year.
There were 1,339 claims on February 2nd, the first day the South Coast experienced widespread snow.
Mainly sunny on Friday, windy in the afternoon, a mix of sun and cloud and possible flurries for Saturday and Sunday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories along with those links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.