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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, May 8, 2025.

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Langley City's fire chief says his department

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is unable to meet the recommended minimum staffing

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levels. Fire Chief Scott Kennedy says a consultant's

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recommendation of a six firefighter minimum per

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shift is not achievable without considerable

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use of overtime. And Kennedy says it still might

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not be possible, even with overtime, as many

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firefighters would not be willing to work the

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extra time. Langley City is trying to hire four

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extra firefighters to increase its strength to

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30 members. Other news, a thug has been arrested

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after assaulting a woman pushing a stroller in

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New Westminster. Police say the 27 -year -old

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from Coquitlam is facing charges after witnesses

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reported seeing the stranger push the stroller

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before punching the woman in the face. It happened

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near the Carnarvon Street roundabout early Monday

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afternoon. The City of Vancouver will reinstate

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funding for school meal programs. Council voted

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unanimously in favor of the move instead of waiting

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for senior governments to live up to their funding

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commitments. The City has provided up to 3 ,500

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meals each day for public school students through

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various food programs over the past 10 years.

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The Vancouver Park Board confirms the Kitsilano

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Pool will open in mid -June. That's several weeks

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later than most other pools, but in time for

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the summer. The iconic 137 -meter outdoor pool

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has been plagued by numerous problems, including

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a series of leaks. A mix of sun and cloud in

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the forecast for Thursday, mostly cloudy for

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Friday and Saturday. For all the details on these

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local Vancouver area stories along with those

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links