Vancouver Rundown Wednesday December 20, 2023

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Dec 20, 2023

Summary

A family is demanding answers noting a Fraser Valley woman died after waiting 14 hours for care at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. Luanora Irtenkauf, 55, died Sunday night while waiting for treatment…she’d be taken to the ER by her daughter who told staff Irtenkauf lived with chronic kidney stones, according to Global News. She was prescribed antibiotics by her doctor but still had to wait in the ER for 12 hours before being admitted. She later died in the ICU from multiple organ failure, a short time after a CT scan identified a bowel obstruction. The family has now filed an official complaint with Fraser Health.

Other news…

Breaking news (Vancouver Rundown exclusive): There’s no word on possible injuries in a Tuesday night residential structure fire at a home in a rural area northwest of Aldergrove. The fire broke out shortly after 10:30 p.m. on 52 Ave east of 248 St. and quickly went to a second alarm. There’s no early word on how it started.

A woman with a ‘family relationship’ has been charged with murder, a day after a body was discovered on a Ladner property. A single count of first degree murder has been laid against 28-year-old Preety Teena Kaur Panesar. Delta police have not released any information about the dead woman and how the two are related. The circumstances are not being released due to ‘legal proceedings.’

The provincial government has asked the B.C. Supreme Court to throw out the City of Surrey’s case seeking to keep the RCMP as the police force of jurisdiction. The province calls the City’s case unnecessary and moot in light of legislation that’s been passed to facilitate the transition. The City claims changes to the Police Act interfere with Surrey Voters expressed preference.

Thursday is expected to be the busiest travel day at YVR this holiday season. Vancouver International Airport is expecting more than half a million travelers over the entire week. Staff and volunteers are hoping to avoid the travel woes during last year’s holiday storm that left many passengers stuck on planes or in the terminal with little information or help.

Wednesday and Thursday will be mostly cloud with a good chance of off-and-on showers both days. Friday will be very rainy. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.