Vancouver rundown for Thursday, August 1st, 2024. One person has been hurt and an evacuation
order is in place after a landslide in a remote area along the Chillcultin River west of Williams
Lake. The Silcott has issued an updated Stage 2 emergency due to a danger of unpredictable
water flows in at least one area. The few people living along the river are being told to leave,
most of the evacuees are being told to head toward Highway 20 and then east to Williams Lake.
Other news, Mayor Ken Sim says everyone who lives, works or visits Vancouver
deserves to feel safe and secure. That's the bottom line from a statement issued after a man
was charged and one of three random stabbing attacks that occurred back on July 22nd in or near
the Granville Entertainment District. 29-year-old Geronimo Fuentes is now charged with aggravated
assault after a man was stabbed in the back on Nelson Street near Hornby. Sim says the charged
man is from Surrey and was on probation. Some west Vancouver residents are pissed off that the city
has sold public beach access to a private buyer. The move was made to get a private buyer for a lot
off Park Lane, also interested in buying a municipal lot next door. One resident told CBC,
the message is west Vancouver is for sale, if you have the money then come talk to us.
Don't jump off a cliff, at least not in Ling Canyon. That is the message from the district
of north Vancouver fire and rescue. As the weather starts to heat up again, the water below the cliffs
has very strong currents and below surface are some hazards. Many swimmers have been hurt or
even died from jumping into Ling Creek in past summers. Mostly sunny on Thursday with inland
highs of 30 degrees, sunny and warm for Friday and right through the long weekend. For all the
details on these Vancouver area stories along with the links go to vancouverundown.substack.com