Vancouver rundown for Thursday, October 9, 2025.
All government liquor and cannabis stores are
now behind BCGEU pickets. The move marks a major
escalation in the public service strike after
last week's brief meeting between union and government
negotiators. It also comes as the province's
bars and restaurants start running out of stock,
which would normally come through the government
liquor distribution system. Right now, there
are still no plans for the two sides to return
to the bargaining table. Other news, Chilliwack
RCMP say they're checking with Health Canada
to see if a barn that's been destroyed in a huge
fire had a license to produce marijuana. Area
residents say they heard explosions in two buildings
collapsed in the Wednesday morning fire on Wilson
Road in Yarrow. Over 40 firefighters from five
halls responded. Investigators are still trying
to figure out the exact cause of the blaze. South
Delta's best -known developer is pushing back
after the city nixed plans for residential towers
in the heart of Tawasin. All members of council
voted against a plan by Sean Hodgins and his
Century Group to redevelop Town Center Mall.
The reason? It did not align with Delta's official
community plan. Hodgins says it shows a lack
of flexibility around projects that increase
density. Many Tawasin residents have pointed
out their community only has two roads in and
out. and still struggles with providing adequate
services, such as the often -closed emergency
room at Delta Hospital. Lululemon billionaire
Chip Wilson has now been fined $600 for erecting
an anti -NDP election sign outside his Point
Grey home. That sign read, EB will tell you the
conservatives are far right, but neglect saying
NDP is communist. Elections BC says the sign
neglected to contain a required statement on
who paid for it. Clouds and showers for Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday. For all the details on
these local Vancouver area stories, along with
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