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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, February 27, 2025.

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New supportive housing in Vancouver has been put on hold.

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City Council has approved the temporary halt.

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That controversial move follows an outcry of public hearings and demonstrations

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from those who are concerned with Mayor Ken Simms' plan to stop new supportive housing projects,

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including those on the downtown east side.

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Simms maintains Vancouver has only 25% of the region's population,

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but directly or indirectly supports 77% of the supportive housing units.

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Other news, the city of Surrey wants to pull the plug on its participation

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in the Metro Vancouver Regional District's growth strategy.

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Mayor Brenda Locke says it fails Surrey by attaching too many things to public transit

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while stopping a lot of development in her city.

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The Metro 2050 regional growth strategy is a coordinated approach to planning jobs,

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housing and population increases over the next 30 years.

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A man has been arrested after several brutal assaults in Holmbrinkens in South Surrey.

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The arrest happened very early Wednesday morning after homes were broken into near King George Blvd. and 160th St.

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It's believed one of the assaults involved an elderly man being beaten and dragged into the street.

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Police think the incidents are random.

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A dangerous crack in a Fraser Valley waterslide has prompted industry-wide recommendations.

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At least three sliders were badly cut.

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When a fiberglass slide cracked last July at the Bridal Falls Waterpark,

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Technical Safety BC is calling for updated hazard training and inspections, recording changes to the conditions of the slides,

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and revamping hazard reporting procedures.

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A mix of sun and clouds for Thursday, the slight chance of showers, sunny on Friday, showers on Saturday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, along with those links,

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go to vancouverrundown.substack.com