Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
The BC Greens are ending their cooperation agreement
with the EB NDP government. Green leader Emily
Lowen says the move comes after the New Democrats
failed to follow through on two -thirds of their
promises made during the Cooperation and Responsible
Government Accord, or CARGA. This leaves the
NDP vulnerable. As it governs with a single -seat
majority, it's also sparked a new round of speculation
about a possible provincial election call. Other
news, the cleanup and damage estimations continue
after a water main burst on Vancouver's west
side. flooding condo basements and submerging
cars in a below -ground parkade. It happened
Saturday morning in a condo complex near U Street
and West 32nd Avenue. City of Vancouver crews
have spent the past couple days sandbagging the
area. The pipe was installed in the 1960s, but
not due for immediate replacement. Ridge Metals
Hospital will be closing its maternity ward for
five days starting February 12th. The move is
due to an OBGYN shortage, something that's hit
both Ridge Meadows and White Rocks Peace Arch
Hospitals extra hard in recent months. Fraser
Health says expectant parents and those with
pregnancy -related issues will be redirected
during the shutdown. FortisBC is applying to
restart its Vancouver landfill gas facility at
the Metro Vancouver dump in Delta. It's requesting
a 20 -year permit to process renewable natural
gas, or RNG, from an upgraded biogas system.
That gas would continue to be purchased and processed.
Right now, much of it is being flared off. A
mix of sun and cloud in the forecast with possible
showers on Tuesday. Sunny for Wednesday. A mix
of sun and cloud for Thursday. For all the details
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