Vancouver Rundown Thursday March 6, 2025
Summary
A man’s been arrested and charged with assaulting nine people in three days in Coquitlam. All the counts relate to groping incidents during the first week of December in Glen Park. The Maple Ridge man has been released from custody with a promise to stay away from parks and show up to his next court date.
Other news…
A three-year-old child’s been struck and killed by a vehicle in Chilliwack. It happened Wednesday morning at the intersection of Vedder and Petawawa roads. The driver remained at the scene and is co-operating with police.
Dozens of people have chanted ‘justice for Trina’ during a rally on the steps of the Port Coquitlam courthouse Wednesday morning. Trina Hunt’s husband, Iain, is charged with a single count of indignity to human remains. That charge was filed last month, four years after the 48-year-old Port Moody woman’s remains were found near Hope.
The District of West Vancouver has purchased the old Boathouse Restaurant building for a new museum. Daily Hive reports the move follows months of negotiations with the well-known Sewell family. The waterfront restaurant closed in 2016 as the spot was redeveloped into a mixed-use multi-residential cluster.
Some morning fog patches but otherwise sunny Thursday. Cloudy Friday. Rain and wind for Saturday. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.
Top five stories to know
CityNews: Maple Ridge man charged after series of sex assaults in Coquitlam
Chilliwack Progress: Police confirm young child killed by vehicle in Chilliwack
Global News: Dozens rally in support of Trina Hunt, despite husband’s court date pushed back
CTV: ‘Shortchanged’: Surrey mayor slams B.C. budget
Business stories to know
Globe & Mail: Trump pauses 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican-made autos, parts for 30 days
Vancouver Is Awesome: Enbridge plans $400M B.C. pipeline expansion amid tariff tensions
Business In Vancouver: Sustainable aviation fuel can’t quite get liftoff in B.C.
Opinion
Journalism matters
The Tyee: What you need to know about the B.C. budget: Marc Lee
That’s cool
CBC: 'We are Canadian': 25 years later, Joe Canadian is back with a new patriotic video
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