Vancouver rundown for Friday, December 6, 2024.
Expect traffic chaos in and around downtown Vancouver.
That is the warning as the three Taylor Swift concerts
combined with a Friday night Canucks game,
six weekend Cirque du Soleil shows,
and the Vancouver Christmas market
at Jackpool Plaza this weekend.
People are encouraged to walk bike or take public transit
to avoid the jam streets.
A number of downtown road closures
and passenger zones will be in effect.
Other news, could the East Van Cross
be moved to a new location?
That's the hope of city councilor Mike Lawson
who wants staff to come up with a new site
so more residents and visitors can actually see it.
Artist Ken Lum designed the monument to East Vancouver
back in 2009 as part of the city's
Olympic and Paralympic art project.
A cyclist has died in a collision with a truck
in East Vancouver Thursday afternoon.
It happened near the intersection of Nanaimo and Kingsway
during the noon hour.
The man in his 60s could not be revived by paramedics
after crashing with a five-ton truck.
Several people are displaced after a fire
tore through a two-story home
in the Newton area of Surrey Thursday evening.
Damage to the home at 60 A Avenue and 234 B Street
is extensive, but no one was actually hurt.
Investigators will be spending Friday
trying to figure out the cause.
A chance of showers on Friday afternoon,
rain on Saturday, and then a mix of sun and clouds for Sunday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories,
along with those links, go to vancouverrundown.substack.com.