Vancouver rundown for Thursday, April 24, 2025.
A large Wednesday morning fire has badly damaged
several historic buildings along East Hastings
in Vancouver. One of those is Wolford & Company,
formerly known as Dayton Boots, which have been
operating in the same building for 75 years.
Windsor Meats and the Indian Chefs have also
been damaged. The fire started just after 4 a
.m. Half a dozen people are displaced. Other
news, three teenage girls have now been arrested
in an attack on a Chinatown resident who was
standing outside her home holding her cat. That
attack, which was caught on video, happened near
Gore and Kiefer on April 9th. The woman says
she suffered a concussion and whiplash after
being punched and shoved by the girls, ages 15,
16, and 17. Those who drive less than 15 ,000
kilometers per year could now get a break on
their insurance premiums. ICBC is upping its
discounts on optional insurance from 10 ,000
to 15 ,000 kilometers starting June 1st. That
means those drivers could pay up to 15 % less
for things like third -party liability. Whitecaps
tickets and the prices have more than tripled.
in the hours leading up to the Thursday game
with Inter -Miami CF. That is in anticipation
of superstar Lionel Messi playing. Messi arrived
in Vancouver on Wednesday, even though his playing
status has been uncertain. Some secondary market
tickets start at about $250 apiece. Sunny and
warm on Thursday with inland highs to 23 degrees.
Sunny and even warmer on Friday. A few clouds
for Saturday. For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories along with those links