Vancouver ran down for Monday, June 17, 2024. Heavy rain caused massive flooding along Marine
Drive and White Rock over the weekend. On Saturday morning, water was seen streaming
down several streets. Part of Marine Drive was closed for several hours. Meanwhile, that
same storm system produced a rare final cloud between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. There are
no confirmed reports of it touching down. Other news, a body has been recovered from
a boating instant east of Mission. It's believed two men were in a small powerboat doing donuts
when it hit its own wake, tossing both into the water. The passenger managed to swim to
shore. The 37 year old driver's body was later recovered in the Coleman Slough. One person
has suffered smoke inhalation in a small fire in a townhouse complex near Canby and Southwest
Marine Drive in Vancouver. It happened late Saturday morning. Smoke could be seen in parts
of South Vancouver and Richmond. Crews managed to free a stuck person from the otherwise
abandoned building. Fingers are being pointed at the annual compensation for the Metro Vancouver
Regional District's top bureau crat. Chief Administrative Officer Jerry Dobrovoni earned
a base pay of just over $450,000 a year plus $220,000 in taxable benefits and $37,000 in
expenses. Metro Vancouver has issued a statement saying it stands behind the $700,000 total
compensation, calling it in line with other organizations of similar scale. Some clouds
and isolated showers for Monday morning giving way to a mix of sun and clouds in the afternoon.
And then it's going to be sunny and it's going to warm up for Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, highs by Thursday in the upper 20s. For all the details on these Vancouver area
stories along with the links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.