Vancouver Rundown Tuesday December 17, 2024

Dec 17, 2024

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Breaking: Conservative Tamara Jansen has flipped Cloverdale-Langley City Conservative. Jansen soundly defeated all her opponents in Monday’s federal byelection - getting more than four times as many votes as Liberal Candidate Madison Fleischer. The loss for the Liberals comes as another blow to the Justin Trudeau government…on the same day Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit cabinet. Voter turnout in this byelection was an extremely low 16 per cent.

Other news…

Lions Bay is now under a local state of emergency following Saturday’s deadly landslide and as the area gets drenched again with heavy rain. Debris flow swept a home off its foundation resulting in the death of a woman - her husband remains missing. An emergency operations centre has been set up.

Parents, along with the unions representing teachers and support staff, are calling on Premier David Eby to increase funding for Surrey schools. They’ve fired off a letter demanding the government speed up building more schools, adjust funding for inflation and commit to ‘fully funding inclusive education.’ Surrey is B.C.’s largest school district.

Sun Peaks Mayor and Canadian ski hill icon Al Raine has died. The Village of Sun Peaks confirmed the legendary husband of former alpine ski champion and senator Nancy Greene Raine died on Sunday. On Saturday, he issued a resignation statement saying his illness had grown more difficult. Raine had ALS and adult-onset asthma. He was 83.

Rainfall warnings are posted for the South Coast with heavy rain expected Tuesday afternoon. Windy at times. A mix of sun and cloud for Wednesday. Showers on Thursday. Here are the latest details from our private weather station in Surrey.