Vancouver Rundown Friday November 24, 2023

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Nov 24, 2023

Summary

Many people knew of Harald Hasselbach through his time with the Denver Broncos. He was a two-time Super Bowl champ with a large following back here in the Lower Mainland, where he spent most of his teens. I remember Harald as a nice kid…my partner in Grade 8 drama class at Tsawwassen Junior Secondary. Funny. Kind. A bit shy. I’m sad to learn that Harald passed away Thursday at his home in Colorado. He was surrounded by family and loved-ones. He had been battling stage-4 cancer for six months. Harald Hasselbach was only 56.

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A convicted sex-offender has served his time and been legally released, but Surrey RCMP and Mayor Brenda Locke are outraged and issuing a public warning. The Mounties say Brian Abrosimo poses a significant risk to adolescent and adult women. Abrosimo served 18 years for sexual assault, kidnapping, unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon and forcible confinement. In 2004, he abducted an 11-year-old girl and assaulted her in his van. Mayor Locke says it’s outrageous that Abrosimo is living in her community - a place with more children per capita than anywhere else in the province.

Things are going from bad to worse in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs. Mayor Ed Wood is offering $5,000 of his own money for a reward and wants council to hire an investigator in the quest to identify the person writing critical letters about him. Wood claims a mole exists and that mole should be prosecuted. Harrison Hot Springs has lost its entire senior staff due to resignations or retirements in the past year and several meetings have been cut short due to disruptions.

The group that represents B.C.’s mayors and councils is demanding the provincial government kill its homeless bill. The Union of BC Municipalities says Bill 45 makes t difficult for local governments to manage homeless encampments. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon suggests the bigger problem is local governments are having a tough time agreeing to locations to build homeless shelters.

Expect it to be sunny and cool right through Monday with highs around 7C and lows near the freezing mark. That could mean more overnight fog. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.