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Vancouver rundown for Friday, December 6, 2024.

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Expect traffic chaos in and around downtown Vancouver.

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That is the warning as the three Taylor Swift concerts

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combined with a Friday night Canucks game,

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six weekend Cirque du Soleil shows,

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and the Vancouver Christmas market

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at Jackpool Plaza this weekend.

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People are encouraged to walk bike or take public transit

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to avoid the jam streets.

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A number of downtown road closures

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and passenger zones will be in effect.

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Other news, could the East Van Cross

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be moved to a new location?

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That's the hope of city councilor Mike Lawson

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who wants staff to come up with a new site

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so more residents and visitors can actually see it.

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Artist Ken Lum designed the monument to East Vancouver

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back in 2009 as part of the city's

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Olympic and Paralympic art project.

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A cyclist has died in a collision with a truck

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in East Vancouver Thursday afternoon.

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It happened near the intersection of Nanaimo and Kingsway

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during the noon hour.

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The man in his 60s could not be revived by paramedics

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after crashing with a five-ton truck.

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Several people are displaced after a fire

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tore through a two-story home

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in the Newton area of Surrey Thursday evening.

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Damage to the home at 60 A Avenue and 234 B Street

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is extensive, but no one was actually hurt.

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Investigators will be spending Friday

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trying to figure out the cause.

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A chance of showers on Friday afternoon,

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rain on Saturday, and then a mix of sun and clouds for Sunday.

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For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories,

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along with those links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.