Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, September 10,
2025. Close to 4 ,000 B .C. public sector workers
are now on strike, with pickets up at 22 sites
across the province. The EB government continues
to acknowledge its latest offer is below the
rate of inflation, but says the pay raises are
above inflation if the previous three years are
taken into account. BCGEU members in places such
as Kelowna joined the pickets, with one telling
black press, the government failed to live up
to a promise last year to keep up with inflation.
Other news, David Eby continues to double down
on his concerns about the temporary foreign worker
program, despite a growing round of criticism
from those within his own party. Eby says there
needs to be a larger conversation about the program.
Last week, former NDP Cabinet Minister Katrina
Chen blasted EB for saying the program has been
beset by fraud. Chen calls that comment divisive.
One person has been killed in a crash between
a car and a truck in Vancouver's Carisdale neighborhood.
It happened near West 57th Avenue and Angus Drive
at around 10 o 'clock Tuesday morning. Police
continue to investigate the cause. Some outrage
continues to grow with calls to cancel a Harry
Potter -themed attraction set to open in Stanley
Park in November. At least two city councilors
are calling on the park board to cancel Harry
Potter, a forbidden forest experience. Councilor
Lucy Maloney says author J .K. Rowling continues
to make statements opposed to people being able
to self -identify their gender. Fog in many areas
Wednesday morning, sunny periods by the afternoon.
A mix of sun and cloud for Thursday and Friday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver
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