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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, October 30th,

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2025. Vancouver will not lower its voting age

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to 16. A motion to change the Vancouver Charter

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to lower the age from 18 to 16 has been soundly

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defeated. Councillor Pete Fry says he's disappointed,

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noting those who are 16 and 17 are increasingly

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engaged in civic issues and should be able to

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participate in city life. He says the lower voting

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age exists in some cities in numerous countries

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around the world. Other news, Vancouver has appointed

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Tracy Lee Lawrenson as its new Integrity Commissioner.

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Lawrenson, who trained as a lawyer, has worked

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as a governance and leadership consultant for

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more than 20 years. She replaces Lisa Southern,

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who left the post before her term at the City

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of Vancouver, was set to expire at the end of

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the year. Shots have been fired at another business

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in Surrey. A single bullet shot has been found

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on the outside of White Rock Gymnastics on Croydon

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Drive in South Surrey Wednesday afternoon. Police

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say no one was hit. There's no word on whether

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it's related to recent extortion attacks in Surrey.

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A staff sergeant with the Langley RCMP has been

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convicted of assaulting a suspect who was being

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booked into a holding cell back in August of

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2020. A judge said the case rested on whether

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Damien Volk's use of force was necessary, reasonable,

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and proportional in the circumstances. Volk's

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lawyer had argued the officer believed there

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was a reasonable chance of being assaulted by

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the robbery suspect, who was irate and screaming.

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Clouds and fog in the forecast for Thursday morning,

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sunshine by the afternoon, rain and wind on Friday,

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a mix of sun, clouds and showers for Saturday.

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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.