Vancouver rundown for Monday, April 7, 2025.
Two social advocates running for left -of -center
civic parties have been elected to Vancouver
City Council in a by -election with near -record
turnout. Copes Sean Orr and Lucy Maloney with
one city defeated all other candidates by at
least a 2 -1 margin. Former councillor Colleen
Hardwick, the only candidate with elected experience,
came in third. The two candidates running for
Mayor Ken Sims' ABC were far behind. A number
of Vancouverites have expressed outrage over
the hours -long voting lines as the city decided
to cheap out on polling stations and Election
Day staff. Other news, a man has been found dead,
shot dead inside an East Vancouver home. The
49 -year -old was found inside a house near North
Kootenai and Dundas Streets early Sunday morning.
Two suspects in their 20s have now been arrested.
An 18 -year -old has been caught going close
to three times the speed limit on an Abbotsford
side street. Police say the teen was clocked
driving a BMW at 140 kilometers an hour in a
50 zone on Livingston Avenue. The teen said he
was late for an exam. Police still impounded
the car. Amtrak has restored its passenger train
service between Vancouver and Seattle and Point
South. Service is reportedly back on schedule
11 days after Amtrak pulled its Horizon train
cars due to severe erosion. The rail company
arranged for some alternate transportation during
the downtime. A few showers in the forecast and
the risk of an isolated thunderstorm on Monday.
Showers for Tuesday. A mix of sun and cloud for
Wednesday. For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories, along with those links,
go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.