Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, November 12,
2025. At least 19 birds have now died at the
Okanagan Sanctuary hit by avian flu. CritterAid,
which adopts birds, pets, and farm animals, says
those deaths include a rooster, 10 chickens,
ducks, and other birds. Avian flu was first confirmed
on October 29 at the farm, and the farm has been
closed to the public ever since. The operators
continue to cooperate with the CFIA, Interior
Health, and other authorities. Other news, a
Vancouver -area woman has been found stabbed
to death at a spa in Belize. The body of Marty
Thorne was found Monday morning at the Rosspa
Resort near Bullet Tree Village. That's close
to 100 kilometers south of Belize City. One person
has been arrested and local police are looking
for two more suspects. There's no word on an
apparent motive. A well -known amateur hockey
coach is identified as the victim of that fatal
car crash in Maple Ridge, first reported by Vancouver
Rundown. 47 -year -old Martin Hack was an assistant
coach with the Ridge Meadows Flames. The crash
happened early Sunday evening near Golden Ears
Way and Lady Street, and it injured two others,
one critically. Vancouver City Council will vote
Wednesday on Mayor Ken Sims' plan to keep the
city's operating budget at $2 .4 billion. That
plan includes cutting services and increasing
fees in an attempt to close a $120 million funding
gap as part of Sims' promise of no new tax increases.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says Vancouver's
taxes increased close to 20%. over the previous
three years. The forecast is calling for plenty
of rain for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
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