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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Emergency evacuations were issued Monday after

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the Chilcultin River breached its slide. Water started to flow over the top and through the

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blockage near Faroe Canyon, southwest of Williams Lake. Evacuation orders are in place for some

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people downstream. Alerts remain posted all the way down the Fraser River to Hope. Other news,

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one of the communities downstream from the Chilcultin River blockage temporarily closed

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its emergency room on Monday. The ER at Littleouette Hospital was the latest to face a closure due

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to a lack of staff. Patients have been redirected to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops more than

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two hours away. Crews are continuing to monitor the spot on the Sea to Sky Highway where a grassfire

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broke out Sunday night. It was caused by a vehicle fire. No one was hurt. Crews remain more than a

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bit worried about human-caused fires with all those dry conditions around the province.

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Anti-Israel protesters managed to cut the Vancouver Pride Parade a bit short on Sunday.

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A group of mask protesters blocked the route near Burrard and Pacific about midway through the route.

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Pride organizers talked with the protesters but failed to get them to leave. Some clouds are in

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the forecast for Tuesday morning but otherwise it's going to be sunny and warm. Sunshine with inland

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highs around 30 degrees for Wednesday and even a bit warmer for Thursday and Friday.

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For all the details on these Vancouver Area stories along with those links,

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go to vancouverrundown.substack.com