Vancouver run down for Friday, August 2nd, 2024. It could happen now or at any time in the next 24
hours. That is the fear of provincial emergency officials watching that giant landslide that's
blocked part of the Chilcotin River west of Williams Lake. Experts aren't sure when or if it's going
to give way, sending a massive amount of water and debris down the Chilcotin and Fraser Rivers.
Evacuation orders remain in place for dozens of properties downstream. Those as far south as
Hope are being warned to stay clear of the rivers and their banks for now. Other news, RCMP have
arrested a city councillor from Penticton for historic sex crimes. 59-year-old Jim Miller,
who is also a newspaper editor, is charged with two counts of sexual interference and two counts
of sexual assault relating to incidents involving one person under the age of 16
in Sarnia, Ontario back in 1989. The counts stem from an investigation into when Miller was a
youth basketball coach in Sarnia. One of the men convicted in a high-profile double murder in Tawasen
back in 1990 has been granted full parole. The decision was made at a parole board hearing for
convicted ax murderer Derek Lorde, who has been serving a life sentence for the brutal killings
of Sharon Hineman and her mother Doris Leatherbarrow in their family home. Lorde was 17 years old when
he and his buddy David Muir were hired by high school friend Darren Hineman in a bizarre plot
to kill the mother and grandmother for inheritance money. Expect some long waits at the terminals,
as B.C. Ferris starts sailings on one of the busiest holiday weekends of the year. Close to
a quarter million vehicles and 600,000 passengers are expected right through Monday. As of late
Thursday, there were no reports of major mechanical or staffing problems. Some like it hot and they're
in luck as we head into the long weekend sunshine with only a few clouds and highs in the low 30s
right through Monday. For all the details on these Vancouver area stories, along with the links,
go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.