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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, November 26,

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2025. Job losses and cuts to programs are coming

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as the city of Vancouver pushes ahead with its

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0 % property tax increase. Mayor Ken Sim and

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his ABC counselors have voted as promised after

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a series of sharp increases over the past three

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years. The tax freeze has the support of the

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Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and several

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other business improvement agencies. and hospitality

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groups. Meanwhile, the price tag for a new amphitheater

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at the P &E has almost tripled to $184 million.

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The city blames a huge cost increase on rising

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construction prices, building materials, and

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challenging ground and soil conditions. It's

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hoped the outdoor theater will be ready in time

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to host some of the events connected to Vancouver's

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portion of the FIFA World Cup. Other news...

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A pedestrian has been hit and killed by the driver

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of a semi in Chilliwack. It happened on Vedder

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Road near Highway 1 late Tuesday afternoon. Part

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of the intersection was closed through most of

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Tuesday evening. Four anti -logging protesters

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have been arrested on Vancouver Island. RCMP,

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backed by a court injunction, moved into a site

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on Tuesday morning in the Walbrand Valley near

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Port Renfrew. a move which will allow logging

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to resume. More than a dozen protesters cleared

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out before those arrests started. The forecast

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calling for clouds and drizzle on Wednesday morning,

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rain and wind by the evening, rain for Thursday.

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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.