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Vancouver run down for Monday August 26, 2024. The West Coast Express is back in service Monday,

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but expect delays. That's what TransLink is telling Vancouver area media. After the commuter

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train was offline Thursday and Friday following labor strife at the country's two largest rail

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companies. The Federal Labor Board has since ordered all rail workers back to work. The

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Teamsters vow to appeal that order. Other news, Dresso is closing its doors. Vancouver's oldest

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and perhaps best known fabric and notions retailer has announced plans to close and sell its West

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Hastings shop as well as its two warehouses. The family-owned business has been in operation

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since 1962 and has been at the West Hastings location since 1983. Owners say the past few

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years have been a struggle for every small business and they are angry and heartbroken.

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It's come to this. It's not a drive-through. That said, a car backed into the Bubble World

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restaurant at Richmond's Union Square. The crash happened Saturday evening during the dinner hour,

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but no one was hurt. Glass from the restaurant's front window covered much of the sidewalk.

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A truck driver has been killed after his rig smashed through a bridge railing on Highway 1

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near Sikkimus. It happened early Saturday morning and the semi-plunge below the river at Sikkimus

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Narrows. The truck was not hauling any hazardous materials. There is no word on environmental

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damage from its diesel tanks. The work week is off to a rainy start. Showers on Monday.

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The sun starts returning on Tuesday, but highs will still be shy of 20 degrees. By Friday,

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it's sunny and warm with highs in the upper 20s. For all the details on these Vancouver area

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stories along with those links, go to vancaferundown.substack.com.