Vancouver rundown for Friday, April 11, 2025.
Two RCMP officers have been slightly injured
in a multi -vehicle crash in the Brookswood area
of Langley. It happened Thursday afternoon at
200th Street and 32 Avenue with a crash involving
the cops and a vehicle driven by a robbery suspect.
RCMP will not say whether it followed a police
chase, but do say Mounties from Surrey, Langley
and the gang unit were following up on a robbery
at the South Surrey Home Depot. Other news, RCMP
have raided several sophisticated fentanyl labs
in residential areas of Pitmetals, Mission, and
Aldergrove. Word of the raids came Thursday,
weeks after they happened. Two of the arrested
suspects have since been released from custody.
RCMP say none of the fentanyl was destined for
the U .S. Transit fares and taxes will be going
up again to help cover money problems at TransLink.
That's been confirmed as the provincial government
promises to kick in an additional third of a
billion dollars over the next three years. TransLink
says the extra money is required to update the
system. TransLink currently collects money from
transit fares, rental space, and numerous taxes,
including those on utility bills. Metro Vancouver
gas, downtown parking, property, and general
income. Premier David Eby is again telling government
departments and crown corporations to find ways
to cancel U .S. contracts, software subscriptions,
and magazines. Eby has ordered a review of such
contracts, saying, B .C. has to be prepared to
stand on its own two feet. He has also confirmed
the government will not be pursuing any contracts.
with Elon Musk's Starlink. A mix of sun and cloud
for Friday, sunshine and windy on Saturday, back
to only sunshine for Sunday. For all the details
on these local Vancouver area stories, along
with those links, go to VancouverRundown .substack
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