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Vancouver rundown for Monday August 12, 2024. Two more weeks! That is the latest word on how long

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the collapsed construction crane is expected to block West 41st Avenue near Collingwood Street

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and Vancouver's Dunbar. The crane came down during that massive fire on Tuesday night that destroyed

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a couple of under-construction buildings and heavily damaged several homes. The cause is

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still being investigated while some area residents remain out of their homes. Other news, a hiker is

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recovering from injuries after falling down a 15-meter bank off a trail near Lyons Bay. North

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Shore Rescue called in a helicopter to lift the person to safety on Saturday evening. Lyons Bay

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rescue members also helped a second person, lost not far from the scene, a short time later.

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The RCMP now say 19 people were charged with impaired driving in the Chambalot Music Fest

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Blitz at the end of July. Another 13-9 drivers were issued 24-hour suspensions for drug impairment

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during a two-day crackdown along Highway 3 near Salmo. Close to 30,000 people attended the four-day

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music festival from July 26 to July 29. The boat, belonging to the main character of the TV series

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on the CBC, the Beachcombers, is one step closer to being fully restored. BC Ferries has confirmed

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it remains committed to helping finance the work to bring the Persephone back to life. That's the

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boat that was piloted by Bruno Gerussi's character Nick during the show that ran from 1972 to 1990.

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Expect some lingering showers Monday morning and the clouds to hang around for Tuesday.

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Wednesday will be mostly sunny, but temperatures will be much cooler in the low 20s for most of

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the week. For all the details on these Vancouver area stories along with the links, go to

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vancouverrundown.substack.com