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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, September 17,

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2025. Public sector workers who support the BC

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mining sector are the latest to walk off the

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job as the BCGEU strike expands. Many of the

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workers are involved in safety and environmental

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regulation. The move comes as the two sides appear

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entrenched in their positions, with the union

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pushing for a large wage increase and the government

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facing a huge budget deficit. In addition to

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the strike action, an overtime ban is now in

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place for provincial corrections workers. Other

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news, Malcolm Brody will not seek re -election

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as mayor of Richmond. Brody was first elected

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to Richmond City Council back in 1996 and has

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been mayor for the past 24 years. The announcement

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comes after several scathing media reports about

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Richmond's spending decisions including gift

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certificates as prizes for some city staff. The

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Vancouver Park Board has given its approval to

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a new bus route and bike lane through Stanley

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Park. The plan is to work with TransLink on a

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new bus shuttle along Stanley Park Drive that

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will connect to Waterfront Station. Some bad

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news for drivers. The new plan calls for car

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-free days while also nixing any hopes of a six

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-story parkade. City Council will decide on two

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more rental towers as part of Vancouver's Broadway

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plan. One is proposed for 45 East 16th Avenue

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in Mount Pleasant. The other for 2110 West 5th

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Avenue in Kitts. Both are proposed in neighborhoods

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where the vacancy rate is only 1%. The forecast

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sunshine and some gusty wind warm on Wednesday.

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A mix of sun and cloud for Thursday. Sunny on

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Friday. For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories, along with those links, go to VancouverRundown

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.substack .com.