Vancouver rundown for Monday, March 24, 2025.
Former Premier Christy Clark will run for the
federal liberals in Surrey's Fleetwood Porkell's
riding, according to longtime political watcher
Bill Thielman. That work came this weekend before
current Liberal MP Ken Hardy confirmed he will
not be seeking re -election in the riding. Meanwhile,
former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has announced
he's been tapped to run in Fraserview's South
Burnaby. The federal campaign officially kicked
off on Sunday with Canadians going to the polls
in a general election on April 28th. The three
main party leaders are pushing hard with their
takes on how to best represent Canadian interests
during this current trade war started by Donald
Trump. Other news, six people have become ill
with two being rushed to hospital in some sort
of incident on a B .C. ferry on Saturday. The
passengers got sick in a stairwell on an afternoon
sailing between Swartz Bay and Tawasin. BC Ferries
and police are withholding the cause of that
illness. The incident caused a slight delay in
sailings on Saturday afternoon. Who dumped a
semi -automatic gun in some bushes in Stanley
Park? That's what Vancouver police want to know.
After the gun was found near Lost Lagoon last
week, police hope someone will come forward to
claim the gun or snitch. Heavy rain over the
weekend has closed a stretch of the Stanley Park
seawall. The walking and bike path is closed
between Third Beach and the Lionsgate Bridge
until further notice. The park board did not
give any details, but the seawall is prone to
stabilization issues during stormy weather. The
forecast, more heavy rain on Monday, showers
for Tuesday, mainly cloudy on Wednesday. For
all the details on these local Vancouver area
stories along with those links