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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, November 27,

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2025. The Vancouver Celebration of Light fireworks

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competition has been permanently cancelled. Organizers

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announced the end of the long -standing summer

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event, blaming rising costs and declining government

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investment and private sponsorship. They say

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the decision is disappointing, but the numbers

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just don't add up. In 2000, the fireworks competition

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came close to being axed after Benson and Hedges

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pulled out due to changes in rules around tobacco

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advertising. Other news, Surrey is cracking down

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on illegal home construction, going ahead with

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more demolitions for those who don't follow the

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rules. The city says it will encourage accountability,

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enforce compliance, and put safety first. Several

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apartment -like structures have been illegally

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built out of barns or houses. Three court -ordered

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demolitions have occurred so far this year. A

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City of Surrey employee has now been charged

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with four offenses relating to the theft of $2

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.5 million. 40 -year -old Sunny Catlin is charged

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with breach of trust, fraud over $5 ,000, theft

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over $5 ,000, and forgery. The city of Surrey

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had previously gone public with a civil case

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against the same person. Eight former bellhops

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and valets say they were fired by Vancouver's

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Executive La Soleil Hotel for attempting to form

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a union. A B .C. Supreme Court lawsuit claims

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the entire staff was terminated at the end of

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September. Management tells Business in Vancouver

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the move was part of a review of operations and

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market conditions. not related to any Union Drive.

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Rain in the forecast along with wind for Thursday,

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a mix of sun and cloud on Friday, clouds and

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the chance of showers for Saturday. For all the

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details on these local Vancouver area stories,

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along with those links, go to VancouverRundown

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.substack .com.