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Vancouver rundown for Monday, October 21st, 2024.

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While David Eby appears poised to keep his job as premier,

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it may be a couple of weeks before we officially know if B.C.'s NDP will hold onto power

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and whether the province will be governed by a majority or a minority government.

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Eby's New Democrats hold or are leading with 46 seats.

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While the B.C. Conservatives have 45 seats and the Greens, two rookies were elected.

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Green leader Sonja Firstenow did not get re-elected on Saturday.

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Some mail-in ballots remain to be counted and there will be at least two recounts over the next several days.

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Other news, breaking news, a local state of emergency has been declared

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and some property owners have been ordered to evacuate in the district of North Vancouver

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due to flooding.

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The Sunday night order covers some homes on Panorama Drive in the Cove Creek area.

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Hills are unstable due to the weekend rainstorm.

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Meanwhile, a search will continue on Monday for a missing homeowner in Coquitlam.

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A mudslide washed away a home in the Quarry Road area on Saturday.

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Searchers are not sure if even more people may be missing.

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Three hikers were rescued from floodwaters near Coquitlam on Saturday.

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It happened at a creek on Burke Mountain.

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Flooding made a hiking trail impossible to pass, prompting a rescue effort by Coquitlam's search and rescue.

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The heavy rains are over for now, but the forecast is calling for mainly cloudy conditions on Monday

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with a chance of showers, more showers on Tuesday, and then a mix of sun and clouds for Wednesday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, along with those links,

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go to vancouverrundown.substack.com