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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday,

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February 26th, 2025.

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Two pedestrians have been rushed

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to hospital with very serious injuries

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after being hit by a truck on

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Lowe Heat Highway in Burnaby.

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A section of the road was closed for

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several hours near North Road late Tuesday night.

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Speed and alcohol have not been

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ruled out as contributing factors.

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Other news.

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One person has been found dead

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after a house fire near Agassi.

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Crews spent several hours putting out

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and then investigating the fire to

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home on Seabird Island late Sunday afternoon.

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The cause is not known,

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but it's not believed to be suspicious.

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One month.

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That's how long the Vancouver Park Board

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staff have been given to determine how

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to keep the Vancouver Aquatic

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Center's 50 meter pool that comes

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after staff recommended the design

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to be half the size at a cost

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of over $100 million.

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Close to 70 people attended two nights

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of hearings on how to proceed

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with the center's new pool.

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Some BC conservative MLAs are

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accusing the NDP of laying a trap

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by introducing a wedge motion in

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reaction to planned US tariffs

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on Canadian imports.

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That motion calls for all MLAs to

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condemn Donald Trump's threat and

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back retaliatory measures if necessary.

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Five conservatives voted against the move.

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Cloudy for Wednesday morning,

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but some sunshine by the afternoon.

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A mix of sun and cloud for Thursday.

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Sunshine for Friday for all the

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details on these local Vancouver area

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stories along with those links,

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go to vancouverundown.substack.com.