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Hundreds of nurses marched in Vancouver on May 31 to demand the British Columbia (BC) government to improve its health care system. The BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) said the protests took place during the union’s annual convention, with messages such as “well-staffed save lives” gathered at downtown’s Jack Poole Plaza.

In a statement ahead of the demonstration, BCNU called on state governments to move toward achieving a “nurse-to-patient ratio” based on a bargaining agreement between state governments and the Nurses’ Bargaining Association. If this staffing model is properly applied, it will lead to securing the necessary number of nurses.

In the background, there is an argument that hospitals in Metro Vancouver are having various difficulties due to lack of staff. In the week before the demonstration, two different groups of medical personnel released an open letter concerned about the situation inside the Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey.

One was by frontline staff at the hospital, who called for the emergency room (ER) to close because it was understaffed, and the quality of care was being threatened.

Electric bikes (e-bikes: bicycles with an electric power assist function) are attracting attention as an easy and environmentally friendly means of transportation that can replace automobiles.

Starting June 1st, British Columbia (BC) will have a new e-bike rebate program. B.C. residents aged 19 and over can receive rebates based on their income when purchasing a licensed e-bike.

The rebate amount will be $1,400 if the income is $38,950 or less, $1,000 if the income is between $38,951 and $51,130, and $350 if the income is $51,131 or more. Under the previous system, e-bike buyers who scrapped their cars would receive a flat rebate of $750, but the new system eliminates the need to scrap cars. Rebate application and approval must be completed before purchase.

Must be new, $2,000 or more, and purchased from an approved retailer. Buyers are required to keep the purchased e-bike for two years.

Along with this, the state government has partnered with HUB Cycling to provide both online and face-to-face programs for learning basic bicycle knowledge such as hand signals. The state government is calling for attention to the date of purchase as e-bikes purchased before June 1 are not eligible.

An Air Canada flight departing from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport has returned.

An Air Canada spokesperson recently said, “We sensed the smell of burning wires inside the plane, which took off from Pearson Airport at around 6:00 pm on the 18th and headed to Montreal, so we made an emergency return.” According to Flightradar24, a route-tracking website, the aircraft passed Scarborough when it smelled of burning rubber and turned back to Pearson Airport.

One passenger said on the 18th, “I was aware of the return, but all the passengers responded calmly. However, I missed the flight I was going to board at Montreal Airport.”

An Air Canada official said, “The smell of overheating wires came from the power box near the airplane seat.”

A man in his 20s was convicted on May 8 in the murder of a teenager with a drug overdose in the city of Langley, near Vancouver, about three years ago, according to the British Columbia (BC) prosecutor’s office. The incident happened in August 2019.

Carson Crimeni, then 14, was found unconscious from a drug overdose at Langley’s Walnut Grove Skate Park. A group of older teenagers who were with Carson did not call for help, they said, filming Carson and posting it on social media. Carson was taken to hospital but later died.

In September 2021, the Langley RCMP (federal police) sought an arrest warrant for a man, who was 20 at the time, on suspicion of murder.

Carson’s grandfather, Darrel Crimeni, who found Carson lying on the sidewalk, told CBC Radio in 2020 that Carson had ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and had been bullied since elementary school. “They killed [Mr. Carson] for entertainment,” he said.

A 14-year-old boy has been seriously injured after being attacked and bitten by a dog in a park near a Toronto elementary school. According to the Toronto Police on the 17th, a 14-year-old boy was bitten on the lip by a dog without a leash in a park in front of Rawrinson Elementary School near Oakwood Avenue/Rogers Road around 6 pm on the 12th and was taken to the hospital.

The boy is recovering, but has been badly injured, requiring plastic surgery. An official from the Toronto Office of Education said, “Recently, there have been several reports that there are many aggressive dogs around this school.” After the accident, Rawrinson Elementary School asked parents to be careful through a home communication sent to them.

The school said in a letter:

◆Before approaching other dogs, be sure to obtain permission from the dog owner

◆Do not approach dogs that are sleeping, eating, or playing with toys

◆Do not make eye contact with other dogs When growling or barking, step back slowly.

◆Do not make sudden movements around the dog.

Previously, on the 9th, in Indiana, USA, a female sheriff with 17 years of experience was bitten and killed by a fierce dog (page A3 of the 13th), and in Tennessee last October, a 2-year-old girl and a 5-month-old boy died from being bitten by a dog.

The Department of Immigration has unveiled the new passport design.

Canadian citizens now have the option to renew their passport online without sending an application by mail or visiting a passport office or Service Canada.

On the 10^th of May, the Federal Immigration Department stated, “From this fall, you can renew your passport online.” The start date of online passport renewal applications has not been announced yet.

The Ministry of Immigration also unveiled the design of a new passport which includes newly enhanced security features.

The new passport has an image of a maple leaf in the center of the front and a coat of arms in the lower left corner.

The newly designed passport will commence this summer.

Allure Condo is a new condo that will be located at 250 King St E, Toronto. The project will provide 488 modern condominiums in a 40-story high-rise mixed-use building, with an estimated occupancy date of 2026.

Allure has everything you could want from work to entertainment. The TTC streetcar is located right in front of the condo, and you can take the subway to Union Station for convenient access to all areas of the GTA. It is not inconvenient to move around the city by car. Downtown Toronto is notorious for its terrible traffic jams, but it is located slightly east of Toronto while providing easy downtown access. This provides easy access to The Don Valley Parkway and easy entry into and out of the city.

This building, the work of interior design company Burdifilek, which is praised for its artistic design sense, further upgrades the value of the condominium with a sophisticated texture in achromatic tones. It was designed in consideration of the efficiency and functionality of each space while being sensuous.

Various amenities are provided in the building, such as a fitness center, party room, and rooftop terrace with BBQ area, allowing residents to enjoy a leisurely life in the city. In addition, you can enjoy a convenient life with 24-hour concierge service, underground parking, and bicycle storage. A noteworthy Allure premium service is the Rolls-Royce chauffeur service.

There will be no place in the Toronto condo market as high as the downtown core. This area is not only the endless demand and proximity of many professionals who want to build their careers while staying in downtown, Canada’s economic center, but also a place that has unlimited potential for growth as an area that combines leisure and entertainment. Compared to Avenue Rd. or Bay St., where development has already been completed and new development is difficult, this area in the east of Toronto, where new condos are being sold one after another, is an area with a brighter future value where new development and downtown reorganization are accelerating. That’s enough to get investors’ attention.

On April 26, the Vancouver City Council approved a flat rate of $2 an hour for on-street parking throughout Chinatown. The new fee structure is part of the city’s efforts to help revitalize Chinatown and is part of the Chinatown Revitalization Action Plan approved earlier this year.

Chinatown is a historic district of the City of Vancouver, and Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said, “We remain committed to revitalizing the area and making it safe, accessible and vibrant for travelers and businesses. ‘

The new $2 flat rate will be implemented from June 1, 2023. It will be implemented on a trial basis until December 31, 2024. It is now $1 to $5 an hour during the day and $1 to $3 at night.

During this pilot program, we will also consider ways to improve loading opportunities for commercial vehicles, increase parking, and improve safety in EasyPark parking lots.

The “Chinatown Revitalization Action Plan’ was approved in January 2023 and includes enhanced cleaning and sanitation services, graffiti removal, beautification, and additional community support in Chinatown.

Since the spread of the new coronavirus infection in Chinatown, there has been an acceleration of moves such as closing stores, as well as an increase in discriminatory graffiti and vandalism on buildings due to an increase in hate crimes against East Asians.

Abbotsford Police in Abbotsford, British Columbia (BC) announced on April 28 that they had arrested William Tickle (38) for assaulting an Uber driver.

According to Aman Sood, the victim’s driver, who told Global News electronic version, on April 18, the passenger who picked him up in Abbotsford got angry at Sood’s route selection and yelled at him.

The drive recorder video showed the suspect hitting Mr. Sood on the head from the back seat while saying “I’m going to kill you.” After Sood pulled over, the suspect began attacking him. Sood then chased the suspect out of the car. The video was widely circulated on the Internet and received a lot of attention.

Mr. Sood said that after the assault, he had constant headaches, pain in his arms and shoulders, and was not working as a driver. Sood and Sussanne Skidmore of the B.C. Federation of Labour are calling on the BC government to change the law so that gig workers are covered when they are injured on the job.

Starting May 1, the 25-cent charge for disposable cups previously charged to cafes and food vendors will be abolished.

This is due to the abolishment of the disposable cup ordinance announced by the city of Vancouver on March 28. This eliminates the 25 cents previously charged for things like coffee in disposable cups.

The target is shops and food vendors that use disposable cups, and the city of Vancouver has notified that the 25-cent cup fee will be removed from May 1st.

The charge for disposable cups was a policy taken to reduce waste, but the decision was made to abolish it because the charge was ineffective in reducing waste.

Although the city has abolished the cup fee, it continues to “encourage companies to continue to adopt reusable options to reduce disposable cup waste.”

It also announced that it plans to report to the council recommendations on potential policies and strategies that can help reduce single-use cups by the end of 2023.

Perspective: Changes in reuse options due to the impact of COVID-19

With this decision, the city will require vendors to charge a minimum of 25 cents for disposable drink cups, report the number of disposable drink cups when renewing their business license, and receive clean reusable cups when ordering in-store. I was notified that the points will be abolished.

In addition, as “adoption of reusable options”, “all hot and cold drinks (in-store, mobile app, drive-thru) accept reusable cups and offer discounts to customers who bring their own cups. , providing drinks in reusable cups, and lending take-out cups.”

These measures were recommended to tackle environmental issues before the spread of the new coronavirus infection, but since the spring of 2020, they have been suspended to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

Many measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus have already been abolished, and it can be said that consideration for environmental issues has finally resumed.