Vancouver run down for Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024. Williams Lake has been saved from a wildfire that
came close to the Caroboo City. The BC Wildfire Service says that fire is now in the bop-up stage,
even though it burned right next to the downtown core. The lake itself was still closed on Monday
afternoon to allow aircraft to safely scoop up water. Close to 340 fires are burning in the
province right now. Some were sparked by lightning over the weekend. Other news, a man is recovering
from smoke inhalation and two homes have been badly damaged following a Monday afternoon fire
in Port Coquitlam. A firefighter was also hurt by some falling debris as flames spread right
through two homes on Rindell Avenue. There's no early word on the cause. Homicide investigators
in Maple Ridge are trying to figure out the backstory of a woman who died after being found
bleeding near 232nd Street and 132 Avenue Sunday afternoon. Fire crews and paramedics were not
able to revive her when they arrived at around 230. RCMP don't think there's any remaining risk to
the public. Destination unknown. However, we do know that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be
heading to BC with his family for a summer vacation at the end of the week. Trudeau and his family
will be in BC this Sunday and plan to stay on vacation until August 1st. They'll be flying on
a government aircraft as per protocol and will reimburse the taxpayer for the expenses. Tuesday
and Wednesday will have a chance of drizzle and then it's back to pure sunshine by Thursday.
Eyes will be in the low 20s. For all the details on these Vancouver area stories along with the links,
go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.