Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, December 2nd,
2025. David Eby may be backing down on his hard
stance opposing another oil pipeline to the West
Coast. Speaking on CTV's Question Period, the
BC Premier says his anxiety is centered on removing
the North Coast oil tanker ban. That comment
paves the way for discussions about a southern
route. The BC Conservatives accuse Eby of flip
-flopping on the pipeline issue. demanding the
premier make up his mind. Other news, it's called
Zoom. That dismissive remark has landed Federal
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson in trouble with the
B .C. First Nations group. Hodgson is now apologizing
for what he calls a poor choice of words after
being asked about a possible last -minute meeting
with an alliance of nine First Nations opposed
to any new Alberta to West Coast oil pipeline.
The group says the remark was deeply disrespectful
and showed a lack of understanding of the communities.
Surrey has approved a plan for a new mixed -use
hotel residential tower for 97A Avenue near 137th
Street. The 44 -story building will have 266
hotel rooms, 180 rental units, but only 133 underground
parking stalls. The project is within walking
distance to the King George Skytrain Station
and Surrey Memorial Hospital. A small vigil has
been held in downtown Vancouver to remember the
150 people killed in Hong Kong's huge apartment
tower fire. Seven buildings of the Wangfuck Court
went up in flames last week. Relatives of the
victims, including some in Vancouver, continue
to demand answers to how such an inferno could
happen. Clouds and showers in the forecast for
Tuesday, cloudy on Wednesday, rain for Thursday.
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