Vancouver rundown for Thursday, June 19, 2025.
The David Eby government has polled funding to
cover the $1 million drug for a 9 -year -old
girl with a rare terminal disease. Charlie Pollack
has been taking Brunura to slow the progression
of CLN2, also known as Batten disease, but is
getting her last treatment this week. The B .C.
government says it's pulling the funding because
the disease has hit the point where the Vancouver
Island girl meets the discontinuation criteria.
Pollock is the only person in the province with
the disease. There is no cure. Other news. Vancouver
City Council has joined the Park Board in approving
funding for a controversial 25 -meter pool in
the West End. The final price tag for the pool
is estimated at $175 million. That's $100 million
less than a 50 -meter pool that would have been
preferred by many swim clubs and user groups.
The pool is a replacement for the Vancouver Aquatic
Center, which suffered a partial collapse of
a wall back in March of 2022. RCMP are trying
to find those responsible for firing shots at
a home in Maple Ridge. Police say a house on
226th Street has been hit by gunfire for the
second time in less than a year. No injuries
have been reported in either shooting. Abbotsford
School District is claiming its success in its
first year of a partial cell phone ban in high
schools. That protocol is for students to only
use electronic devices in classrooms if permitted
by teachers. usually as part of the learning
process. The district says it's noticed a significant
drop in device use over last year. The forecast,
mostly sunny for Thursday, clouds and showers
on Friday, and then periods of rain for Saturday.
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