Vancouver rundown for Thursday August 8, 2024. The Hawkeye Mountain wildfire near Vernon
has almost doubled in size to nearly 6.7 km. Dozens of people were forced to evacuate on Tuesday,
shortly after the fire broke out. Others remain on evacuation alert. Meanwhile, evacuation orders
remain in place for two small wildfires near Penticton. Hot conditions are in the forecast for
much of the BC interior, with an added danger of possible thunderstorms in some areas.
Other news? Blame a ladder on the freeway for that deadly crash in Chillowack Tuesday afternoon
that claimed the lives of a mother and one of her children. Another child, believed to be a twin,
was rushed to the hospital, but is expected to survive. Six vehicles were involved in the crash
on Highway 1 just east of the Vetterever Bridge. The chair of the Vancouver School Board is quitting
mayor Ken Sim's Civic Party ABC. Victoria Young says she will sit as an independent. The decision
has been explained in her social media post that condemns recent questioning of Vancouver's integrity
commissioner. Earlier this week, council voted to delay any decision on the future of the ethics
watchdog. Kitspool has finally reopened in Vancouver. The iconic outdoor swimming venue is
back in operation after being hit with extremely serious leakage issues. Crews spent months trying
to fix it. Hot and humid be prepared to feel a bit overheated with inland highs of 32 degrees
Thursday and Friday, but even more notably, it could feel like 37 degrees with the Humodex,
just in time for the Abbots-Fordaire show. For all the details on these Vancouver area stories,
along with those links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.