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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, February 25,

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2026. A backcountry skier has been killed in

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an avalanche in sea -to -sky country. RCMP say

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the avalanche happened near Joffrey Peak, east

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of Pemberton. Search and Rescue reached the victim

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Tuesday afternoon and has been devising a plan

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to recover the body. This is the third avalanche

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death in BC in the past week. Other news. The

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Boundary Bay Air Show has been canceled after

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20 years. While the city of Delta has not given

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any specific reasons, air show organizers have

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been trying to find new ways to make it financially

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viable. The Boundary Bay Air Show was a free

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annual event held in July. Kwantlen Polytechnic

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University has placed its president on leave

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for an unknown period of time. While KPU refuses

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to comment on the reasons, citing privacy concerns,

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the Surrey Now Leader reports questions linger

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over Bruce Choi's leadership with the school

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saying it takes any complaints about the violation

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of its respectful workplace policy seriously.

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The Kwantlen Faculty Association has scheduled

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a meeting to discuss concerns over KPU's senior

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leadership. Choi had only been president for

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19 weeks. before being placed on leave. Vancouver

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will be boosting its budget for roads and sidewalks

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by $70 million. Mayor Ken Sim has directed staff

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to set aside $104 million in the next five -year

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capital plan to repair many broken sidewalks

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and bumpy roads. More than 60 % of the city's

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roads and streets are considered to be in very

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poor or fair condition. Showers on Wednesday,

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windy at times near the water. Showers and windy

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for Thursday. A mix of sun and cloud on Friday.

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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.