Vancouver Rundown Wednesday March 12, 2025

Mar 12, 2025

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Go north - that’s the message to American doctors and nurses who may want to consider a career in B.C. The provincial government is launching a plan to fast-track the recognition of American credentials. The move comes as Donald Trump moves forward with plans to leave the World Health Organization. It also echoes the Eby Government’s belief that many American health professionals are unhappy with perceived uncertainty south of the border.

Other news…

B.C.’s police watchdog has set up a database so you can see if a cop has had a history of questionable conduct. The Discipline Decisions Digest will allow anyone to enter an officer’s name to see if they’ve been linked to substantiated misconduct allegations. The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner’s new website is inline with recommendations from the province’s Special Committee to Reform the Police Act.

At least two, and possibly as many as five, people have been injured in a three alarm fire in a residential apartment tower in Vancouver’s West End. The fire on Nelson Street started early Tuesday afternoon in one of the units and quickly spread to several others. There’s no early word on the cause.

Vancouver City Council has approved high density residential towers in a mixed-use development on the site of the old Safeway in West Point Grey Village. The green light comes despite concerns being expressed from dozens of speakers at a public hearing late last month. The three acre site at West 10th and Sasamat will have two towers - one 19 storeys, the other 21.

Rain and gusty wind on Wednesday. A mix of sun, cloud and showers Thursday. Rain for Friday. Here are the latest details from our private weather station in Surrey.