Vancouver rundown for Friday August 9, 2024. Boaters have been dodging logs and debris along
the lower mainland stretch of the Fraser River after water broke through that Chacot'n River
log jam earlier this week. Officials are warning people to stay off the river in Langley, Maple
Ridge, Pitt Metals and Surrey. A debris trap near Agassi has been working, capturing much of the
dreck before it floats further downstream. Other news, more than a dozen wildfires have been
sparked by lightning in sea to sky country. The BC wildfire services, eight of those fires are
burning out of control in the Pemberton fire zone. Hot dry conditions are expected to continue right
through the weekend for much of the province. A construction crane that came crashing down
during Tuesday evening's fire in Dunbar is expected to block West 41st Avenue for another week.
Investigators, including those from WorkSafeBC, are still trying to figure out what caused the
massive blaze that destroyed two empty buildings and a couple of homes. The remaining structure
on the main fire site will have to be removed. Prices have dropped a bit, but Vancouver and
Burnaby remain the most expensive cities in the country for renters. The average rent for a one
bedroom apartment is over $2,500 in each city. This comes even though Vancouver's year-over-year
cost of rent has decreased by 8.4%. Friday will be another hot day with inland highs near 30 degrees.
It will be a tad cooler on Saturday and Sunday, and cloudy for Monday with highs in the low 20s.
For all the details on these Vancouver area stories along with those links,
go to vancavorundown.substack.com.