Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
Most British Columbians will no longer have to
cough up a sick note for their boss. The provincial
government is changing the employment standards
legislation, allowing workers to miss a few days
without proving their illness. The change comes
after years of pushing from the doctors of B
.C. It does not impact requests for notes involving
longer periods of leave. It also doesn't apply
to those employed in federally regulated sectors.
Other news, pay parking is coming to eight Vancouver
community centers and facilities. The Park Board
has approved the plan as a way to raise much
-needed revenue. It currently gets about $10
million a year from pay parking at Stanley Park,
Queen Elizabeth Park, and some beaches. Abbotsford
police are appealing for information and possible
witnesses after a female youth was reportedly
sexually assaulted at a park Monday evening.
Police say it occurred between 10 and 11 .45
at Downs Bowl Park. The suspect is only described
as a possible teen between 15 and 20 years old
with dark brown skin and dark hair in a bowl
cut. Police believe the attack was random. Outgoing
conservative MP Ed Fast has endorsed independent
candidate Mike DeYoung in the riding of Abbotsford's
South Langley in this federal election campaign.
Fast says democracy lost out when his party chose
25 -year -old blueberry farmer Suckman Gill over
DeYoung. DeYoung is a former provincial finance
minister and forestry minister. with eight terms
of experience. He also served as an Abbotsford
school trustee before going into provincial politics.
Sunshine for Wednesday with light wind in some
areas. More sunshine for Thursday and Friday.
Inland highs about 20 degrees. For all the details
on these local Vancouver area stories, along
with those links, go to vancouverrundown .substack
.com.