Vancouver rundown for Friday, November 21, 2025.
An instructor at Langara College, who was fired
after praising the pro -Hamas terrorist attacks
in Israel two years ago, has won her job back.
An arbitrator has reinstated Natalie Knight and
told the college she should be made whole for
the loss of compensation. Three weeks after the
October 7, 2023 assault, Knight told anti -Israeli
demonstrators at the Vancouver Art Gallery the
attacks were an amazing, brilliant offensive.
Her comments sparked outrage in the Vancouver
Jewish community. Knight was put on paid leave
and later fired after making more remarks in
support of Hamas. The Langara Faculty Association
backed Knight, citing a tolerance for all views.
Other news. A 44 -story hotel and rental housing
tower is now proposed for a location near Surrey's
King George SkyTrain station. A developer is
proposing the massive project for a site on 137th
Street, replacing a previously planned 13 -story
tower. The hotel portion will include 266 guest
rooms. Only 133 underground parking stalls are
planned. A large fire has heavily damaged an
old sawmill in Delta, just north of the Alex
Fraser Bridge. Crews from Delta and Surrey battled
the blaze late Thursday morning. Black smoke
could be seen across a large portion of Metro
Vancouver. Several people are injured, including
two critically, after a grizzly bear attack near
the tiny community of Ballakula. It happened
on a trail near Highway 20 Thursday afternoon.
Several of the victims are children from a nearby
school. Rain and gusty wind in the forecast for
Friday, rain for Saturday and Sunday. For all
the details on these local Vancouver area stories,
along with those links, go to VancouverRundown
.substack .com.