Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
Mayor Ken Sims, former campaign manager. intends
to run for mayor of Vancouver in 2026. Longtime
political insider and strategist Kareem Allum
says he's received a lot of encouragement to
seek the job and plans to file his papers in
the weeks ahead. Allum and Sim have been involved
in a recent public feud that spilled over into
the courts. Allum is one of two people named
in a defamation suit filed by Sim over public
comment suggesting the current mayor had been
pulled over for drunk driving. but immediately
let go. An independent review found the allegations
to be unfounded gossip. Other news, Fraser Health
is being sued by an emergency room doctor over
allegations of unsafe working conditions, harassment,
and bullying. Dr. Caitlin Stockton, who works
at both Royal Columbian and Eagle Ridge, accuses
the health authority of ignoring security incidents
and then threatening to revoke her hospital privileges.
for raising safety concerns. Stockton says the
public has a right to know what's happening.
The allegations still have to be proven in court.
People in Squamish are being asked to avoid an
area near Highway 99 and Depot Road as crews
fight a new wildfire. That fire is less than
a hectare but classed as out of control. It's
burning near some homes. It's also in an area
with a number of biking and hiking trails. A
small Vancouver video game company has just won
a Peabody. Indie developer Sunset Visitor has
received the honor for storytelling. 1 ,000 Times
Resist is a sci -fi adventure featuring aliens,
a global pandemic, and human clones. Mostly sunny
on Tuesday with inland highs about 26 degrees.
A mix of sun and clouds for Wednesday. cloudy
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