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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, May 15, 2025.

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Protesters have gathered at an ostrich farm in

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southeastern B .C. where the giant birds are

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said to be culled. The co -owner of Universal

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Ostrich has asked supporters to surround her

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farm. After a judge backed up the Canadian Food

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Inspection Agency order, The CFIA says it will

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move ahead with the humane depopulation and disposal

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of the birds at the infected premises in Edgewood.

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Those who run the farm say the surviving ostriches

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appear to be healthy and should be retested for

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bird flu. Other news, dozens of parents and students

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gathered outside the Surrey School District offices

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Wednesday evening to protest planned cuts to

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grade 7 band programs. The students, including

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many of those who are now in high school, play

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their band instruments while trustees met for

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their regular meeting. The school board plans

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to cut a dozen teaching positions to save money

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by concentrating on core subjects. A house has

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gone up in flames. in an afternoon fire near

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72 Avenue and 150th Street in East Newton. The

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residents and a pet apparently escaped unharmed.

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The fire started in the kitchen and quickly spread

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to the ceiling. The area was closed to traffic

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for a short time. YVR has been named one of the

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most accessible airports in the world. The Vancouver

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Airport ranks number six on CN Traveler's list.

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which also includes those in Singapore, Zurich

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and Amsterdam. Those airports were judged on

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experiences for those with mobility issues, staff

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support services, signage, restrooms and transportation

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links. Clouds and showers in the forecast for

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Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For all the details

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on these local Vancouver area stories, along

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with those links, go to VancouverRundown .substack

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.com.