Vancouver rundown for Monday, October 21st, 2024.
While David Eby appears poised to keep his job as premier,
it may be a couple of weeks before we officially know if B.C.'s NDP will hold onto power
and whether the province will be governed by a majority or a minority government.
Eby's New Democrats hold or are leading with 46 seats.
While the B.C. Conservatives have 45 seats and the Greens, two rookies were elected.
Green leader Sonja Firstenow did not get re-elected on Saturday.
Some mail-in ballots remain to be counted and there will be at least two recounts over the next several days.
Other news, breaking news, a local state of emergency has been declared
and some property owners have been ordered to evacuate in the district of North Vancouver
due to flooding.
The Sunday night order covers some homes on Panorama Drive in the Cove Creek area.
Hills are unstable due to the weekend rainstorm.
Meanwhile, a search will continue on Monday for a missing homeowner in Coquitlam.
A mudslide washed away a home in the Quarry Road area on Saturday.
Searchers are not sure if even more people may be missing.
Three hikers were rescued from floodwaters near Coquitlam on Saturday.
It happened at a creek on Burke Mountain.
Flooding made a hiking trail impossible to pass, prompting a rescue effort by Coquitlam's search and rescue.
The heavy rains are over for now, but the forecast is calling for mainly cloudy conditions on Monday
with a chance of showers, more showers on Tuesday, and then a mix of sun and clouds for Wednesday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories, along with those links,
go to vancouverrundown.substack.com