Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, October 15,
2025. SFU's new medical school is now accepting
students. The announcement is a major step forward
with the first group of students expected at
the Surrey campus next August. The medical school
will start with temporary facilities. Permanent
ones are expected to be in place by 2030. The
government expects a school to add an extra 48
students to the region. There's no word on what,
if anything, is being offered to keep them from
moving out of province. Other news. A woman and
a child in a stroller have been rushed to hospital
after being struck by a car at a busy Vancouver
intersection. It happened Tuesday afternoon at
West 16th Avenue and Willow Street. Police say
the woman's injuries are serious. while the child
has been hospitalized as a precaution. Surrey
police now say a woman who was shot while sleeping
inside a home in Wally Sunday morning was not
the intended target. She's now listed in serious
but stable condition. Police say this is the
first confirmed extortion -related injury in
Surrey this year. Dawson Creek is now under a
local state of emergency due to an extended drought.
The move will allow those with the northeastern
BC city to tap into temporary resources for drinking
water as the nearby river runs near record lows.
Residents are under continued water restrictions.
The city is exploring steps for long -term infrastructure
upgrades. The forecast, sunny Wednesday and Thursday,
cloudy on Friday. For all the details on these
local Vancouver area stories, along with those
links, go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.