1. Man charged with attempted murder in Chilliwack River Valley deemed mentally unfit
Peter Anthony Kampos believes that Earth is being attacked by aliens, that he can recognize those aliens in human form, and it鈥檚 his duty to eliminate them.
That鈥檚 according to his extremely concerned father Vaclav Kampos who attended part of his son鈥檚 trial for attempted murder.
2. Surrey man鈥檚 death at St. Paul鈥檚 Hospital prompts call for change
Beds for patients admitted to hospital with acute medical and mental-health issues are lacking in the province, and were non-existent at St. Paul鈥檚 at the time Spencer Walden fell to his death from one of the facility鈥檚 seventh-storey windows, coroner Claire Thompson notes in a report that was issued to Walden鈥檚 family.
| Spencer Walden鈥檚 family 鈥� widow Nicki, brother Brodie, mother Rosanne and sister Rhianna 鈥� brought concerns over hospital care that preceded the 32-year-old鈥檚 death to Peace Arch News in September 2016. (File photo) |
3. Cloverdale hockey parents, players rally against mayor鈥檚 plan to postpone arena
More than 100 hockey parents, players and community members arrived at the Cloverdale Arena Monday night (Dec. 10) to protest the proposed 鈥減ostponement鈥� of a new ice rink in the community.
4. Strong winds, heavy rain lash Lower Mainland
Environment Canada said the southern portions of the region could see winds of southeasterly winds of 60 to 80 kilometres per hour, as well as between 40 and 60 millimetres of rain.
A wind warning and a rainfall warning have been issued for Metro Vancouver
鈥� ECCC Weather British Columbia (@ECCCWeatherBC)
5. B.C.鈥檚 skyrocketing real estate market will 鈥榗orrect鈥� in 2019: analyst
A 2019 market survey forecast from Royal LePage suggests that house prices are in the Lower Mainland will rise by just 0.6 per cent.
The predicted increase would leave houses costing an average of $1.3 million by the end of the year.
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