Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, September 3,
2025. The first round of job action by B .C.
public sector workers has started. Pickets went
up in Surrey, Victoria, and Prince George as
members of the B .C. G .E .U. and Professional
Employees Association push for substantial wage
hikes. Several ICBC offices are not open. The
Royal BC Museum in Victoria is closed. While
many of the workers are deemed essential and
likely won't strike, others work for government
liquor stores, cannabis outlets, social service
agencies, and more. Other news. Unionized workers
at Hello Ferries have voted 91 % in favor of
job action to back their contract demands. Their
union says the Vancouver to Nanaimo Passenger
Ferry Company has failed to fairly negotiate
a first contract. The members are seeking wage
hikes, better scheduling conditions, and greater
job security. A child has been rushed to hospital
after being found unconscious in a public pool
in Surrey. The Surrey Now leader has been told
lifeguards were able to revive the child after
they were found in a 50 -meter pool at the Surrey
Sport and Leisure Complex Monday afternoon. The
city of Surrey says it remains in contact with
the family and will continue to follow up on
the child's condition. Chilliwack RCMP are saying
they have no reports of a violent fight that
broke out on the banks of the Fraser River over
the long weekend. Video widely shared on social
media shows several fishermen in a physical altercation
at a busy stretch of the river near Gilbar. There's
no word on the number or extent of injuries.
It appears the fight was caused by an argument
over fishing spots. The forecast, sunshine but
hazy conditions on Wednesday, windy at times,
inland highs above 30, sunny and warm for Thursday,
a few clouds and cooler on Friday. For all the
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