Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
A woman has been rushed to hospital in critical
condition following a Monday evening pedestrian
collision in Surrey. Police say it happened at
around 6 at the intersection of King George Boulevard
and 40th Avenue. The driver remained at the scene
to talk with police. Some vehicles have been
slightly damaged, but there are no other injuries.
Other news. The Vancouver Police Board hopes
to increase its budget once again, bringing it
to just shy of half a billion dollars for 2026.
The $50 million request comes as other city departments
face cuts. Staff claim the 4 .9 % budget increase
is due to higher costs that the Vancouver Police
Department cannot control. A barefoot hiker has
been rescued from a North Vancouver trail. Rescuers
say it happened on Friday during that rainstorm.
Metro Vancouver Park Rangers and North Shore
Rescue managed to bring the hiker to safety after
the man lost his shoes and gear in a fall in
Lynn Headwaters Regional Park. Crews say they
were surprised to find the man was in good shape.
Despite his lack of clothing during the bad weather,
police gave him a ride to the C -Bus where he
headed home on his own. Hundreds of journalists,
PR flacks, politicians, and business leaders
packed the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver Monday
night to honor BC's best journalists. The winners
of this year's Webster Awards included the Vancouver
Sun's Kim Bolin for excellence in legal journalism,
Mike Graham with Indiginews for excellence in
community reporting, and Business in Vancouver's
Graham Wood, for excellence in business reporting.
The Jack Webster Foundation states its mission
is to foster and celebrate excellence in journalism
to protect the public interest for British Columbians.
Sunny on Tuesday morning, increasing clouds later
in the day with possible showers by the evening.
Showers and windy on Wednesday, rain for Thursday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver
area stories, along with those links, go to VancouverRundown
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