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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, August 15, 2024.

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The provincial government has announced, or re-announced, close to $3 billion to complete

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Highway 1 improvements from Langley to Abbotsford.

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Most of that is to cover improvements in Abbotsford, including those at Mount Lehman Road.

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Those improvements will eventually extend to Chilliwack and require even more money.

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Highway 1 improvement work has been underway in Langley for several months now.

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Other news, 8 people have been hurt and close to 40 others are displaced.

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After an apartment fire in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighborhood, the fire broke out on the second

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floor of the four-story building on West 7th Avenue early Wednesday morning.

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There's no early word on the cause.

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Five people are charged after raids on four Metro Vancouver properties in what police

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describe as a super lab drug bust.

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Officers seized close to 50 kilos of ecstasy, two cars, and a swat of cash.

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Police have tied the bust to organized crime groups.

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A Vancouver news operation has been hit by cuts again.

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Daily Hive reports Chorus has eliminated 10 positions, including those at Global BC, in

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what the company describes as difficult but necessary changes in the audio and news divisions.

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This is the second notable round of layoffs this summer as Chorus continues to plan to

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cut 25% of its positions.

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A mix of sun and clouds for Thursday, mostly cloudy on Friday, and clouds with possible

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showers or thunder showers for Saturday.

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For all the details on these Vancouver area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.