Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
A man has been released from custody even though
the RCMP say a Langley nurse was attacked by
a suspect with a sharp -edged weapon. The Mounties
say they were called to Langley Memorial Hospital
just after midnight on March 8 after the nurse
was assaulted. She is okay. The BC Nurses Union
says it happened after the nurse tried to grab
a knife from a patient, a 37 -year -old from
Surrey, is expected to appear in court at a later
date. Other news, that's not a drive -thru. Cleanup
is underway after an SUV went through the front
door of a TD Bank on Austin Avenue in Coquitlam
Monday afternoon. The front door of the bank
and the SUV heavily damaged. There's no word
on any significant injuries. An arsonist has
torched two Tesla charging stations on Vancouver
Island. RCMP confirmed the two were part of a
bank of eight chargers at Nanaimo's Woodgrove
Centre. The arsons come as anger grows over Tesla
owner Elon Musk and Donald Trump's anti -Canadian
comments, as well as the tariffs on Canadian
exports. and controversial executive orders in
the U .S. Get ready to pay higher B .C. Hydro
bills. As of April 1st, Hydro customers will
be paying an extra 3 .75 % for each of the next
two years. That is well above the rate of inflation.
B .C. Hydro says the increase is due to inflation,
U .S. tariffs, and the cost of the Site C Dam.
However, the utility fails to fully explain how
those contribute to the higher prices. A mix
of sun and cloud in the forecast for Tuesday,
clouds with the possibility of showers on Wednesday,
showers in the forecast for Thursday. For all
the details on these local Vancouver area stories,
along with those links, go to vancouverrundown
.substack .com.