Vancouver Rundown Monday April 7, 2025

Apr 07, 2025

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Summary

Two social advocates, running for left-of-centre civic parties, have been elected to Vancouver City Council in a byelection with near record turnout. COPE’s Sean Orr and Lucy Maloney with OneCity defeated all other candidates by at least a two-to-one margin. Former councillor Colleen Hardwick, the only candidate with elected experience, came in third. The two candidates running for Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC were far behind. A number of Vancouverites have expressed outrage over the hours-long voting lines as the City decided to cheap-out on polling stations and election day staff.

Other news…

A man has been found shot dead in an East Vancouver home. The 49-year-old was found inside a house near North Kootenay and Dundas streets early Sunday morning. Two suspects in their 20s have been arrested.

An 18-year-old has been caught going close to three times the speed limit on an Abbotsford side street. Police say the teen was clocked driving a BMW at 140 km/h in a 50 zone on Livingstone Avenue. The teen said he was late for an exam - police still impounded the car.

Amtrak has is restored its passenger train service between Vancouver and Seattle (and points south). Service is reportedly back on schedule, 11 days after Amtrak pulled its Horizon train cars due to severe erosion. The rail company arranged for some alternate transportation during the downtime.

A few showers and the risk of isolated thunderstorms on Monday. Showers Tuesday. A mix of sun and cloud for Wednesday. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.