Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
A Maple Ridge City Councilor has been charged
with a half -dozen assault and firearms offenses.
Ahmed Youssef says he's stepping aside from council
to focus his time and efforts on some personal
matters. Those matters apparently include four
charges of assault, one count of pointing a firearm,
and another gun -related offense. The city of
Maple Ridge has issued a statement saying it
can't provide further details, but the city will
continue to conduct business as usual. Other
news, tensions appear to be growing between the
EB NDP government and its largest public sector
union. The B .C. General Employees Union has
accused the New Democrats of engaging in delay
and intimidation tactics as the two sides appear
stalled in reaching a new contract agreement.
The current contract for close to 30 ,000 BCGEU
members came to an end on March 31. The provincial
debt is now $100 million and is expected to grow
to $160 million by 2028. An arson charge has
been laid against a 39 -year -old woman from
Surrey in connection with a house fire near 132
A Street and 108 Avenue. The fire broke out in
a fourplex in the early evening last Tuesday.
The woman remains in custody pending her next
court date. Over 40 B .C. firefighters have been
deployed in Manitoba as that province deals with
a massive out -of -control wildfire in the north.
It's not clear how long the crews will be in
the province. Right now, BC is dealing with a
few small wildfires in the northeast. A mix of
sun and clouds in the forecast for Tuesday. Clouds
and possible showers on Wednesday. Rain for Thursday.
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