Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025.
Breaking news, a home in Surrey's Cloverdale
neighborhood has been badly damaged by a Monday
evening fire. Two neighboring homes may have
smoke and water damage. Neighbors say an EV in
the driveway is destroyed, but there is no word
on the cause of the fire. Other news... Housing,
transit, and public safety are some of the top
priorities to be discussed as Mayor Ken Simm
heads to Ottawa this week. The Vancouver mayor
and two members of council will be pushing for
federal leadership and money to help deal with
the problems. One of the big pushes will include
advocating for more housing solutions now that
the federal minister in charge, Gregor Robertson,
is a Vancouver MP. The meetings will take place
through Friday. There is a new warning about
cyberbullying and sexting among BC teens. This
one comes from White Rock RCMP. Those with the
RCMP say they have noticed an increase in the
harmful use of social media and are encouraging
parents to be on the lookout. Teens are arcane
being warned not to speak online to anyone they
don't know and never share explicit videos or
photos. An officer is okay, but the front end
of their police pickup truck has been destroyed
in a high -impact crash on Fraser Highway near
260th. The pickup was involved in a two -vehicle
crash just before 2 .30 Sunday morning. The other
driver did not suffer serious injuries. Police
say alcohol not involved. The road was closed
off for several hours. Keep drones away from
provincial and national parks and any rescue
operations. That's the warning from Squamish
Search and Rescue after a close call on the weekend.
A drone flew dangerously close to a helicopter
involved in a long -line rescue near the first
peak in Suwamish Chief Provincial Park on Saturday.
Similar warnings have also been issued in the
past, with drones flying close to wildfire crews
in B .C. Drones are not allowed to be flown in
any types of parks. in the province. Mainly sunny
with a few clouds on Tuesday, sunshine for Wednesday
and Thursday. For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories, along with those links,
go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.