Vancouver rundown for Thursday, August 15, 2024.
The provincial government has announced, or re-announced, close to $3 billion to complete
Highway 1 improvements from Langley to Abbotsford.
Most of that is to cover improvements in Abbotsford, including those at Mount Lehman Road.
Those improvements will eventually extend to Chilliwack and require even more money.
Highway 1 improvement work has been underway in Langley for several months now.
Other news, 8 people have been hurt and close to 40 others are displaced.
After an apartment fire in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighborhood, the fire broke out on the second
floor of the four-story building on West 7th Avenue early Wednesday morning.
There's no early word on the cause.
Five people are charged after raids on four Metro Vancouver properties in what police
describe as a super lab drug bust.
Officers seized close to 50 kilos of ecstasy, two cars, and a swat of cash.
Police have tied the bust to organized crime groups.
A Vancouver news operation has been hit by cuts again.
Daily Hive reports Chorus has eliminated 10 positions, including those at Global BC, in
what the company describes as difficult but necessary changes in the audio and news divisions.
This is the second notable round of layoffs this summer as Chorus continues to plan to
cut 25% of its positions.
A mix of sun and clouds for Thursday, mostly cloudy on Friday, and clouds with possible
showers or thunder showers for Saturday.
For all the details on these Vancouver area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.