Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
David Eby is demanding the federal government
declare a notorious South Asian gang a terrorist
organization. The premier says the Lawrence Bishnoi
Group is responsible for recent extortion attempts
targeting South Asian business people in Delta,
Surrey, Abbotsford, and right across the country.
Several recent arsons and shootings are linked
to that organization. Other news, a woman has
been struck and killed by a train east of Mission.
It's believed she was walking on tracks in the
Darosh area when hit late Tuesday afternoon.
An air ambulance was stood down by paramedics
at the scene. A 93 -year -old woman is dead after
a two -car crash in Surrey's Fleetwood neighborhood.
It happened on 92 Avenue near 158th Street at
around 10 .30 Tuesday morning. The woman was
the only person in her car. The driver of the
other vehicle was not seriously hurt. Paid parking?
Yeah, it's about to become a permanent thing
along Vancouver's Spanish banks. The park board
has approved a plan to charge $1 .50 an hour.
Despite a recent petition that followed a pilot
project, some commissioners pointed out free
parking still exists in a couple of Vancouver
spots, such as the Sunset Community Centre, and
the Trout Lake Community Center. Clouds and showers
or even a possible thundershower on Wednesday
afternoon, sunny on Thursday, clouds for Friday.
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