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Vancouver run down for Friday, July 19, 2024.

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Over a hundred people are on evacuation order as the Shetland Creek wildfire

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continues to grow.

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That order covers several reserves of the Cooksbury Indian Band and many small

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roads leading to Highway 1 between Spences Bridge and Cache Creek are now closed.

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The village of Ashcroft issued an evacuation alert for Ashcroft Ranch late

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Thursday evening. Meanwhile Ashcroft Mayor Barbara Rodin is slamming the

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provincial government and his BC wildfire service for a lack of communication

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in responding to the rapidly growing fire.

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It's now close to 50 kilometers, but area residents have almost no real time

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information about his growth.

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Exclusive photos and videos can be found at vancouverrundown.substack.com.

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Other news, two people are dead and one is seriously hurt following a Thursday

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afternoon plane crash near Tofino on Vancouver Island.

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The small private plane hit the runway at the Long Beach Airport at around 1pm.

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A survivor was pulled from the plane and rushed to hospital while the two others

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died at the scene.

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A roaming black bear has been euthanized after a woman was bit in deep

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in deep cove. The bite happened as the woman was guarding at her home

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Wednesday afternoon. She was not seriously hurt.

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The North Shore Black Bearer Society says the conservation services decision

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to put down the bear is unfortunate, but completely necessary.

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The Okanagan's only private TV station is laying off close to 20 people.

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Corus, which continues to struggle with its massive debt problems, is cutting

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staff and local programming at Kelowna Bay's Global Okanagan.

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Similar moves are also happening at Corus's smaller market TV operations in

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Ontario. BC's hot dry conditions, they're going to continue right through

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the weekend. More sunshine and warm temperatures are in the forecast for

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the lower mainland with inland highs up to 30 degrees by Saturday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, go to

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vancouverrundown.substack.com.