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Weekly Vancouver oct. 5 - oct. 11, 2026

Élections en double, adieu au Bayside et dégâts du vent — la semaine à Vancouver

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🏛️ Gouvernement et politique

  1. Des élections en double en octobre embrouillent candidats et électeurs locaux. Les Colombiens-Britanniques doivent désormais voter aux municipales le 17 oct. et à la provinciale le 24 oct., après que le chef du NPD, David Eby, a déclenché une élection provinciale anticipée alors que la campagne municipale était déjà en cours; la présidente de l'Union of BC Municipalities, Jenna Stoner, et la candidate au conseil de Prince George, Cori Ramsay, rapportent que des électeurs confondent les deux dates distinctes.

  2. La campagne de la semaine axée sur la santé, les aînés et la fabrication. Le chef du NPD, David Eby, a promis 20 nouvelles cliniques de soins primaires, l'accélération de la reconnaissance des diplômés médicaux formés à l'étranger et 1 000 places de formation supplémentaires pour les travailleurs de la santé; le chef du Parti conservateur de la Colombie-Britannique, Lorne Doerkson, s'est engagé à annuler les changements au report de la taxe foncière et à construire des lits en soins de longue durée, tandis que la cheffe de CentreBC, Elenore Sturko, a lancé son parti avec 36 candidat·e·s et une proposition pour relancer la fabrication.

  3. Le NPD provincial promet un gel triennal des taux de base de la SAAQ provinciale s'il est réélu. (Note: ICBC — Insurance Corporation of British Columbia — est l'entité visée.) Le chef David Eby a annoncé un gel provincial des taux de base d'assurance automobile pour trois ans pendant que se poursuivent les débats sur le modèle sans faute de 2021 et les propositions conservatrices d'alternatives hybrides, selon un arrêt de campagne à Richmond et des propos partagés dans du matériel syndical de MoveUp.

  4. Le candidat de Victoria–Beacon Hill Joachim Agou a présenté des excuses après que des publications sur les réseaux sociaux lui ont coûté l'investiture conservatrice. Agou a reconnu sa responsabilité pour des publications comprenant une remarque insensible sur une voiture traversant une manifestation et un mème insultant le Pakistan; le chef conservateur par intérim Lorne Doerkson a déclaré qu'Agou ne siégera pas avec le caucus du parti s'il est élu et le parti a retiré son appui.

🚨 Criminalité et sécurité publique

  1. Le procès pour homicide à Surrey s'est poursuivi avec le témoignage d'un enquêteur de l'IHIT. L'agent Ryan Gerlinski, membre de l'Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), a témoigné être arrivé au domicile de Tori Dunn à Port Kells à 23 h 40, avoir saisi des vêtements comme pièces à conviction à 3 h 20 et avoir découvert un couteau de chef ensanglanté sur une propriété voisine le 17 juin dans le cadre de l'accusation visant Adam Mann, qui plaide non coupable de meurtre au deuxième degré.

  2. Une permission temporaire accordée à l'assassin d'enfant Shane Ertmoed relance la pression politique pour changer les règles. Ertmoed, purgeant une peine à perpétuité pour l'agression sexuelle et le meurtre en 2000 de Heather Thomas, 10 ans, s'est vu accorder une absence temporaire non accompagnée de 60 jours pour des cours de cuisine, puis l'absence a été reportée; la mère de Heather a rencontré le député conservateur Frank Caputo pour demander des modifications aux règles d'absences temporaires et l'inversion de la charge de la preuve pour les décisions de libération.

  3. Une agence de recouvrement multée 34 000 $ pour harcèlement d'emprunteurs en C.-B. Une décision provinciale a infligé une amende de 34 000 $ à une agence de recouvrement de la Colombie-Britannique après avoir conclu qu'elle induisait en erreur et harcelait des emprunteurs, selon le jugement publié détaillant l'application de la loi contre certaines pratiques de recouvrement dans la province.

💼 Économie et affaires

  1. Le bar bien-aimé du West End, le Bayside Lounge, fermera après 47 ans, victime de la hausse des coûts. Le Bayside Lounge a annoncé sa fermeture après 47 ans; le personnel et la gérante Danica Walker évoquent le choc et les pétitions pointent la hausse des loyers et la pression des projets de réaménagement; un hommage public invite les habitués à « venir pour une dernière boisson » avant la fermeture.

  2. La C.-B. a perdu 20 000 emplois en septembre, selon les chiffres provinciaux mensuels. Les statistiques de l'emploi publiées cette semaine montrent une baisse nette de 20 000 emplois en septembre, poursuivant les tensions sur le marché du travail provincial alors que les partis débattent fiscalité et politiques d'emploi pendant la campagne.

🏥 Santé

  1. Des promesses chiffrées pour les soins de santé ont été dévoilées cette semaine. La plateforme de David Eby promet 20 nouvelles cliniques de soins primaires, l'accélération de la délivrance de permis pour les diplômés médicaux formés à l'étranger et 1 000 places de formation pour des travailleurs de la santé si le parti est réélu; les alternatives conservatrice et CentreBC ont mis l'accent sur des lits en soins de longue durée et des mesures de soutien aux aînés, lors d'événements de campagne précédant le vote provincial.

🎨 Communauté et culture

  1. Les viticulteurs de l'Okanagan disent que l'assurance récolte fédérale ne compense pas les pertes liées au climat. Le vigneron Karnail Singh Sidhu a signalé environ 15 tonnes de raisins endommagés par la fumée des feux cette saison et a indiqué à des chercheurs que les indemnités actuelles d'assurance récolte ne reflètent pas le coût réel des pertes liées au climat, tandis que des producteurs provinciaux préviennent que l'assurance doit être réformée pour couvrir l'altération par la fumée et les phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes.

  2. Une pétition communautaire lancée pour sauver le Bayside Lounge pendant que le propriétaire évalue le bail. Après l'annonce de la fermeture du Bayside, une pétition créée par des habitués et des musicien·ne·s demande au propriétaire de reconsidérer le bail, visant à démontrer le soutien de la communauté pour maintenir ce lieu de 47 ans dans le West End.

🏈 Sports

  1. L'heure avancée permanente provoque des débuts plus tardifs de matchs de la LNH pour l'Ouest canadien. Le maintien de l'heure avancée en C.-B., Alberta et Manitoba fait en sorte que des équipes comme les Vancouver Canucks verront certains matchs débuter à 21 h, les Calgary Flames ayant huit départs prévus à 21 h, dont les 26 déc. et 16 jan., selon des changements d'horaire de la LNH liés aux politiques provinciales d'horloge.

  2. Taylor Ruck, de Kelowna, a remporté une deuxième médaille d'argent à la Coupe du monde de natation. Ruck a ajouté une deuxième médaille d'argent à son palmarès dans la série de la Coupe du monde cette semaine, offrant une nouvelle performance internationale avant les compétitions nationales.

🌦️ Météo et routes

  1. De fortes rafales ont déraciné des arbres et privé des milliers de foyers d'électricité dans le Lower Mainland. Une tempête de vent cette semaine a abattu des arbres à travers le Grand Vancouver et laissé des milliers de foyers sans électricité pendant que des équipes intervenaient pour réparer les pannes et nettoyer, selon des rapports régionaux et les cartes de pannes des services publics.

  2. Des sections d'arche du pont Pattullo seront retirées pendant la fin de semaine prolongée de l'Action de grâce. Les équipes de transport prévoient enlever des arches du pont Pattullo durant la fin de semaine prolongée de l'Action de grâce dans le cadre des travaux de remplacement et de démolition en cours, ce qui affectera la circulation et les calendriers de construction.

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