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224 Street is closed in both directions between 117 Avenue and Callaghan Avenue in Maple Ridge while FortisBC crews respond to a gas leak. Residents of three nearby apartment buildings have been evacuated.
Ken Sim says Vancouver will not mount a legal challenge, while Brenda Locke supports the proposal. George Harvie wants Delta involved in planning and assessing combined local impacts.
B.C. plans to buy eight MRI machines after the election, including one designated for Eagle Ridge Hospital. Premier David Eby says the province would order it right away if successful in the election, while also recruiting MRI technicians and introducing regional surgical waitlists.
Brent Chapman will not run for Surrey South in the provincial election after saying he has “just had enough.” His wife, former Conservative Party of BC leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, is also absent from the candidate list; five candidates are listed for the riding.
The three candidates discussed congestion, infrastructure, permitting and industrial land at an hour-long Q&A. Mayor Brad West and challenger Pasquale Zampieri also gave differing accounts of a meeting between them.
“Birds of a Feather,” created by mural artist Laura Johnson with two youth artists and 13 other young people, is the third work in Maple Ridge’s Mural Collective Program.
Lorne Doerkson and David Eby held separate campaign events in Vernon as the provincial race tightens. They promoted local candidates and outlined competing promises on fuel prices, groceries, tariffs and wildfire response.
At a Greater Vancouver Board of Trade forum, Ken Sim defended his record while four challengers set out different approaches to public safety, city costs, permitting, housing and economic development.
Amy Wang, 33, was killed on Highway 1 in Burnaby on Sept. 23 when a pickup truck allegedly drove the wrong way. Police are investigating whether alcohol impairment was a major factor.
Surrey Golf Club hosted its first RBC Community Junior Golf / First Tee clinic, with 24 children aged seven to 13 taking weekly lessons. The free programme is part of a national initiative that now involves 38 courses across Canada.
Xiaoyu Bistro, run by chef Alan Chen from Taichung, has opened in Richmond with a seafood-focused menu of Taiwanese night-market dishes, stir-fries and classic cold plates. It is open until 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Teresa Townsley was injured in a crash while travelling to a Monday candidates’ meeting. Her campaign manager says her injuries were serious but not life-threatening, and she has since been released from hospital.
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