Vancouver Rundown Thursday November 28, 2024

Nov 28, 2024

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A Metis society is questioning the status claims of the Liberal candidate in the Cloverdale-Langley City federal byelection. The Waceya Metis Society says it wants to distance itself from Madison Fleischer’s claims of Metis identity. The Waceya says it met with Fleischer over the weekend and is disappointed she could not provide any evidence to support her heritage. Fleischer now says she’s collecting the necessary documentation for application through the BC Metis Nation.

Other news…

B.C.’s Civil Forfeiture Office hopes to seize three Fraser Valley homes it says are linked to drug trafficking. Two of the houses are in Maple Ridge. The other is in Abbotsford. Police in Abbotsford say one of the owners met with undercover officers and sold cocaine and fentanyl in an arrangement made through a drug-trafficking phone line. A court claim says the three homes are the proceeds and instruments of unlawful activity.

A man and 12-year-old boy have been treated in hospital after being rescued from a capsized boat in Boundary Bay, about two kilometres from Crescent Beach. Rescuers say the two were trapped in the water after their small boat tipped over late Tuesday afternoon. Rescue efforts involved ambulance and fire crews as well as the RCMP and Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue.

BC Ferries plans to get rid of its current system for community feedback. It says the Ferry Advisory Committee needs to be replaced with something that involves more digital engagement with customers. B.C. Ferries used a digital survey of close to 5,000 customers to find 81 percent prefer digital engagement.

Cloudy with the chance of showers for both Thursday and Friday. Cloudy on Saturday and Sunday. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.