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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, September 3,

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2025. The first round of job action by B .C.

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public sector workers has started. Pickets went

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up in Surrey, Victoria, and Prince George as

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members of the B .C. G .E .U. and Professional

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Employees Association push for substantial wage

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hikes. Several ICBC offices are not open. The

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Royal BC Museum in Victoria is closed. While

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many of the workers are deemed essential and

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likely won't strike, others work for government

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liquor stores, cannabis outlets, social service

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agencies, and more. Other news. Unionized workers

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at Hello Ferries have voted 91 % in favor of

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job action to back their contract demands. Their

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union says the Vancouver to Nanaimo Passenger

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Ferry Company has failed to fairly negotiate

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a first contract. The members are seeking wage

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hikes, better scheduling conditions, and greater

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job security. A child has been rushed to hospital

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after being found unconscious in a public pool

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in Surrey. The Surrey Now leader has been told

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lifeguards were able to revive the child after

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they were found in a 50 -meter pool at the Surrey

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Sport and Leisure Complex Monday afternoon. The

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city of Surrey says it remains in contact with

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the family and will continue to follow up on

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the child's condition. Chilliwack RCMP are saying

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they have no reports of a violent fight that

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broke out on the banks of the Fraser River over

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the long weekend. Video widely shared on social

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media shows several fishermen in a physical altercation

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at a busy stretch of the river near Gilbar. There's

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no word on the number or extent of injuries.

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It appears the fight was caused by an argument

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over fishing spots. The forecast, sunshine but

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hazy conditions on Wednesday, windy at times,

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inland highs above 30, sunny and warm for Thursday,

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a few clouds and cooler on Friday. For all the

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details on these local Vancouver area stories,