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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

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A Maple Ridge City Councilor has been charged

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with a half -dozen assault and firearms offenses.

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Ahmed Youssef says he's stepping aside from council

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to focus his time and efforts on some personal

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matters. Those matters apparently include four

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charges of assault, one count of pointing a firearm,

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and another gun -related offense. The city of

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Maple Ridge has issued a statement saying it

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can't provide further details, but the city will

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continue to conduct business as usual. Other

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news, tensions appear to be growing between the

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EB NDP government and its largest public sector

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union. The B .C. General Employees Union has

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accused the New Democrats of engaging in delay

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and intimidation tactics as the two sides appear

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stalled in reaching a new contract agreement.

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The current contract for close to 30 ,000 BCGEU

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members came to an end on March 31. The provincial

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debt is now $100 million and is expected to grow

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to $160 million by 2028. An arson charge has

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been laid against a 39 -year -old woman from

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Surrey in connection with a house fire near 132

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A Street and 108 Avenue. The fire broke out in

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a fourplex in the early evening last Tuesday.

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The woman remains in custody pending her next

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court date. Over 40 B .C. firefighters have been

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deployed in Manitoba as that province deals with

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a massive out -of -control wildfire in the north.

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It's not clear how long the crews will be in

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the province. Right now, BC is dealing with a

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few small wildfires in the northeast. A mix of

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sun and clouds in the forecast for Tuesday. Clouds

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and possible showers on Wednesday. Rain for Thursday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown

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