Vancouver Rundown for Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
Pope Francis was a tireless shepherd of the Church,
a beacon of hope, and a champion of the Gospel.
That is how Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller
describes the late pontiff. Pope Francis died
Easter Monday after a stroke and several weeks
of illness. He was 88. The conclave should happen
within two weeks. There is widespread speculation
voting cardinals will choose a new pope from
Asia or Africa. Other news, a 28 -year -old woman
has died after a fall on Mount Seymour. She fell
in deep snow and slid over the edge of Pump Peak
at around 7 .45 Saturday morning. More than two
dozen volunteers worked to recover her body.
North Shore Rescue continues to warn hikers about
icy conditions in the backcountry. We now know
it was a 26 -year -old international student
who died while swimming off Wreck Beach last
week. University RCMP say they were notified
about a swimmer in distress on Thursday afternoon.
Despite a large marine and shore search, Rahul
Ranwa's body was recovered. not recovered until
the next day. He was an international student
enrolled at Vancouver Community College. The
BC government is going to court to seize the
property where a Langley house blew up in February.
The remains of a cannabis processing lab were
found in the ruins. Two owners of the property
were badly injured in the blast. A third was
killed. The home is in a busy residential area.
near two home -based daycares. Sunshine in the
forecast for Tuesday with only a few clouds,
breezy at times. Sunny on Wednesday, sunshine
and warmer Thursday with inland highs in the
low 20s. For all the details on these local Vancouver
area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown
.substack .com.