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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Two wildfires continue to grow between Lytton

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and Ashcroft. Both are burning north of Spences Bridge, with one reaching at least 300 hectares

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late Tuesday afternoon. The Cooks Ferry Indian Band has issued an evacuation order.

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Gusty Wind is expected to hinder efforts to contain those fires.

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Other news, we now know 10 people have been displaced by that Monday evening fire that

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destroyed two homes on Commercial Street, Denise Vancouver. One person suffered minor

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smoke inhalation. The cause is still under investigation. A 52-year-old man from Haiti

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who had been ordered to leave Canada after a student visa expired close to 20 years ago

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has now been sentenced to 16 years in prison for killing his wife and dismembering her body.

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Obnes Regis had earlier pleaded guilty to manslaughter and interfering with human remains.

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Parts of the body of Naomi Onotara of Langley were found along the banks of the Fraser River

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near Fort Langley weeks after she was reported missing. Onotara was the mother of an 18-month-old

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baby and a much-loved teacher librarian at an elementary school in Surrey's Clayton Heights

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neighborhood. A couple of horses have been corralled after wandering alone through the streets of

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South Surrey Tuesday morning. They were spotted near Redwood Park and rounded up by the mouties.

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After escaping from a 15-hectare field, both Arabians are okay. Inland highs may be in the

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mid-30s Wednesday. This stretch of hot, dry weather continues right through until the middle of next

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week. For all the details on these Vancouver area stories along with the links, go to

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vancouverrondown.substack.com.