Vancouver rundown for Thursday, April 3rd, 2025.
Many business leaders in B .C. and the rest of
the country are expressing tenuous relief as
they, for now, escape Donald Trump's additional
tariffs. Canada will still be charged 25 % tariffs
on most autos, steel, aluminum, and other non
-U .S. MCA goods. The U .S. President used his
so -called Liberation Day speech. to list sweeping
tariffs on most countries, starting at 10 % for
those such as the UK and going into the high
double digits for some Asian countries. Other
news, a roofing company in Bellingham appears
to be the first in Washington state to be hit
by Trump's promised immigration raids. Immigration
officers arrested 37 people at a warehouse operated
by Mount Baker Roofing on Wednesday morning.
They are accused of having falsified immigration
documents. The workers are Spanish -speaking,
but their countries of origin unclear. Vancouver
Police Chief Adam Palmer is moving to the RCMP.
Glacier Media has seen internal RCMP documents
showing the outgoing chief constable will have
a new role with oversight over service models,
police culture, reform, and accountability. Palmer
will remain based in Vancouver. Turnout for advance
voting in the Vancouver Civic by -election has
broken previous records. The first two days has
seen 7 ,671 Vancouverites casting a ballot for
two available council seats. That is an increase
of 84 % over 2017's advance voting. Some morning
fog on Thursday, but otherwise mostly sunny.
sunny and warmer for Friday and Saturday. For
all the details on these local Vancouver area
stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown
.substack .com