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Vancouver Rundown Thursday December 7, 2023

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Bruce Claggett

Dec 07, 2023

Summary

There’s division in Mayor Ken Sim’s civic party and it has to do with his move to eliminate Vancouver’s park board. ABC commissioner Laura Christensen has confirmed that she, along with fellow commissioner Scott Jensen and chair Brennan Bastyovanszky, have now been booted from Sim’s party. The three don’t support Sim’s desire to transition away from having an elected board. This comes as the mayor seeks a change in the Vancouver Charter to repurpose the board.

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Both Crown prosecutors and the defense lawyers recommend ‘no jail time’ in the case of a Surrey Mountie, who remains suspended without pay, who pleaded guilty to three counts of breach of trust for accessing the files of three women for his own sexual gratification. Cpl. Peter Leckie has apologized during his sentencing hearing in a case that outlined police databases being accessed to get information about a troubled 19-year-old sex worker and her mother. CBC reports the mother has told the court she feels Leckie was a sexual predator pursuing a teen who who had suffered a great loss and was dealing with mental illness. The hearing is scheduled to continue Thursday.

Metro Vancouver Transit Police have linked to a disturbing video circulating on social media while addressing the anti-Semitic remarks in the original post. The force says it’s aware of the events that took place on the Canada Line on Nov. 12, of which the video shows a small glimpse. It also notes that officers have talked to those involved and consider the situation resolved.

Canada’s largest flag and its pole soon won’t be the only skyscraping structures on 104 Avenue in Guildford. Pacific Reach Properties is finalizing details with the City of Surrey as it plans on building a 31-storey residential tower across the street from the 20-storey Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel. The proposal has already gone through the public hearing stage and the developer says final adjustments are being made to plans for the 280-unit building.

Friday will be the day you can expect a break from the showers and fog. The weekend will be rainy. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.