Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, December 3rd,
2025. Vancouver Island's Crofton pulp mill will
be permanently closed. Pulp and paper company
Domtar says the mill will shut down December
15th. Close to 350 jobs will be lost. The news
comes after the recent closure of the nearby
Western Forest Products mill that resulted in
150 layoffs. North Cowichan Mayor Rob Douglas
has a Wednesday meeting with Premier David Eby
and two cabinet ministers to discuss next steps.
Other news, a speaker has been arrested after
1BC went ahead with an unsanctioned event at
the University of Victoria on Tuesday afternoon.
A UVic staff member told 1BC leader Dallas Brody
and her supporters, that they were trespassing
and asked them to leave. Most did, but one person
stayed behind and was arrested under the Trespass
Act. Indigenous groups condemned Brody and her
party for residential school denialism. A man
from Delta has been charged with money laundering
after a victim from Lethbridge was defrauded
of nearly $600 ,000 in an investment scam. In
the summer of 2024, the victim made numerous
money transfers that were subsequently converted
into cryptocurrency and moved out of Canadian
jurisdiction. 36 -year -old Aylan Chu of Delta
is charged with possession of property over $5
,000 and laundering the proceeds of crime. The
future is unclear for hundreds of customers claiming
to be international students. Following the closure
of a private college in Surrey, BC's private
college regulator has issued a notice of cancellation
for Pacific Link College. Many of the customers
had complained of services not delivered as promised,
false and deceptive practices, and classes that
simply did not happen. Clouds for Wednesday morning,
rain by the afternoon, rain on Thursday, showers
on Friday. For all the details on these local
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