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Vancouver rundown for Thursday August 8, 2024. The Hawkeye Mountain wildfire near Vernon

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has almost doubled in size to nearly 6.7 km. Dozens of people were forced to evacuate on Tuesday,

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shortly after the fire broke out. Others remain on evacuation alert. Meanwhile, evacuation orders

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remain in place for two small wildfires near Penticton. Hot conditions are in the forecast for

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much of the BC interior, with an added danger of possible thunderstorms in some areas.

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Other news? Blame a ladder on the freeway for that deadly crash in Chillowack Tuesday afternoon

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that claimed the lives of a mother and one of her children. Another child, believed to be a twin,

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was rushed to the hospital, but is expected to survive. Six vehicles were involved in the crash

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on Highway 1 just east of the Vetterever Bridge. The chair of the Vancouver School Board is quitting

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mayor Ken Sim's Civic Party ABC. Victoria Young says she will sit as an independent. The decision

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has been explained in her social media post that condemns recent questioning of Vancouver's integrity

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commissioner. Earlier this week, council voted to delay any decision on the future of the ethics

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watchdog. Kitspool has finally reopened in Vancouver. The iconic outdoor swimming venue is

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back in operation after being hit with extremely serious leakage issues. Crews spent months trying

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to fix it. Hot and humid be prepared to feel a bit overheated with inland highs of 32 degrees

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Thursday and Friday, but even more notably, it could feel like 37 degrees with the Humodex,

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just in time for the Abbots-Fordaire show. For all the details on these Vancouver area stories,

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along with those links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.