Vancouver rundown for Monday, May 27, 2024.
Two people have been killed in the Friday evening crash of a small plane south of Squamish.
It went down in the mountainous area west of Howe Sound during bad weather.
A smartphone fall indicator was the first sign that something went wrong.
Search and rescue members had to be called in over the weekend to reach the crash site.
Other news, the Broadway Skytrain extension out to UBC has been delayed until at least
the fall of 2027.
The tunneling and excavation work has been taking longer than expected.
Business owners along the Broadway corridor are outraged with the new timeline.
The BC government is not offering any compensation related to business impacts.
Charges are likely after a high-speed motorcycle vs. car crash on 72nd Avenue in the Clayton Heights area of Surrey.
Three people were injured, including the rider who went to hospital under police escort.
RCMP say those in Air 1, the helicopter, had been watching the rider driving dangerously just before the crash.
Crews battling wildfires in the northeastern corner of the province say the region is seeing
a tremendous amount of fire.
Close to 2,500 square kilometers is burning right now.
The Parker Lake and Patrick Creek fires near Fort Nelson are still the largest.
The area has been under thunderstorm advisories over the past couple of days.
Let's talk about our weather.
More rain in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday.
Wednesday will have a few showers.
For all the details on these Vancouver area stories, along with the links, go to vancouverundown.substack.com.