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Vancouver rundown for Friday, May 16, 2025. A

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City of Richmond employee has now been fired

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following the unjustified purchase of close to

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$300 ,000 worth of gift cards. The RCMP have

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also been notified after a review discovered

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the gift cards were purchased over a three -year

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period as part of an employee recognition program

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but ended up going missing. That program is also

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being reworked and will not include gift cards

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in the future. Other news, a suspect has been

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arrested after a stolen semi rammed several RCMP

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cruisers during a Wednesday night pursuit in

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Langley and Surrey before ending up in the Fraser

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River. At around midnight, officers attempted

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to pull over a truck that was stolen hours earlier

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near 24th Avenue and 156th Street. The driver

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led police on a chase through parts of Langley

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and Cloverdale before a spike belt was deployed,

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sending the truck into the river near Bridgeview.

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The driver ran but was arrested a short time

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later. He remains in custody. Well over 100 speakers

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turned up at a Thursday night Vancouver public

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hearing in light of plans for three residential

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towers on the Safeway lot next to the commercial

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Broadway SkyTrain station. The developers hope

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to build rental unit towers ranging in height

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from 36 to 42 stories. The proposal is being

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considered as part of the Grandview Woodland

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Community Plan. Vancouver has landed the 2026

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FIFA Congress. Delegates from over 200 countries

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will gather at the Vancouver Trading Convention

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Center. To discuss issues relevant to the game,

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the event is expected to have a $5 million impact

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on the local economy. The forecast calling for

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showers on Friday, more showers for Saturday,

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but a mix of sun and cloud for Sunday. For all

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the details on these local Vancouver area stories,

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along with those links, go to VancouverRundown

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.Substack .com.