Vancouver rundown for Thursday, April 9, 2026.
Mayor Ken Sims says Vancouver will spend $400
million to rebuild and renovate five community
centers. The promise comes in Sims' State of
the City address. The mayor calls it the most
ambitious funding package in the city's history.
Details including which community centers will
be included have not been unveiled. Last September,
the city's independent auditor said Vancouver
had not put aside enough money for the replacement
of pools, rinks, and community centers, which
have reached the end of their useful lives. Other
news, Vancouver police have arrested a thug who
robbed a woman pushing a stroller at knife point.
The woman says the man grabbed her phone and
pushed the stroller during the confrontation
on West Broadway near Blenheim late Tuesday morning.
The mother was able to stop the stroller. Officers
made the arrest within minutes. A man has been
sentenced to 15 years in prison for a fatal shooting
in Maple Ridge two years ago and an unrelated
robbery. The 34 -year -old victim was gunned
down near 223th Street and Lougheed Highway in
Haney on May 31, 2024. Alexander Dallaire, first
charged with second -degree murder, has since
pleaded guilty to manslaughter. A former commercial
pilot has pleaded guilty to two terrorism charges
in the theft of a small plane on Vancouver Island
last July. That plane was flown to YVR, prompting
a security incident that resulted in fighter
jets being scrambled. Shahir Qasim has apologized
for the incident, which police claim was motivated
by ideology. Sunshine in the forecast for Thursday
and Friday. Inland highs near 20 degrees. A mix
of sun and cloud for Saturday with a chance of
showers. For all the details on these local Vancouver
area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown
.substack .com.