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Vancouver ran down for Monday, June 17, 2024. Heavy rain caused massive flooding along Marine

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Drive and White Rock over the weekend. On Saturday morning, water was seen streaming

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down several streets. Part of Marine Drive was closed for several hours. Meanwhile, that

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same storm system produced a rare final cloud between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. There are

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no confirmed reports of it touching down. Other news, a body has been recovered from

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a boating instant east of Mission. It's believed two men were in a small powerboat doing donuts

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when it hit its own wake, tossing both into the water. The passenger managed to swim to

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shore. The 37 year old driver's body was later recovered in the Coleman Slough. One person

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has suffered smoke inhalation in a small fire in a townhouse complex near Canby and Southwest

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Marine Drive in Vancouver. It happened late Saturday morning. Smoke could be seen in parts

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of South Vancouver and Richmond. Crews managed to free a stuck person from the otherwise

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abandoned building. Fingers are being pointed at the annual compensation for the Metro Vancouver

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Regional District's top bureau crat. Chief Administrative Officer Jerry Dobrovoni earned

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a base pay of just over $450,000 a year plus $220,000 in taxable benefits and $37,000 in

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expenses. Metro Vancouver has issued a statement saying it stands behind the $700,000 total

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compensation, calling it in line with other organizations of similar scale. Some clouds

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and isolated showers for Monday morning giving way to a mix of sun and clouds in the afternoon.

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And then it's going to be sunny and it's going to warm up for Tuesday, Wednesday and

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Thursday, highs by Thursday in the upper 20s. For all the details on these Vancouver area

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stories along with the links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.