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vancouver rundown for friday june 6 2025 homes

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are now threatened in northeastern bc as wildfires

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in the peace river region continue to grow crews

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fear high winds and possible thunderstorms this

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weekend will lead to a dangerous situation for

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those near kelly lake who are ignoring evacuation

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orders the regional district says rescuing any

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trapped residents may not be possible The Cascadno

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Lake wildfire is now more than 70 square kilometers

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and remains species -only major blaze. Breaking

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news. A sinkhole has closed the Coquihalla Highway

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northbound between Hope and Merritt. Maintenance

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contractor YRB Nicholas says the sinkhole appeared

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Thursday and crews will be trying to figure out

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what to do about it Friday. Drivers are being

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told to use Highway 1 or Highway 3 instead. Other

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news. There is new hope for revitalizing Granville

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Street. Vancouver has approved a 20 -year plan

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to revitalize the entertainment area with a mix

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of live music venues, rooftop patios, hotels,

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and commercial developments. In recent years,

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the downtown stretch of Granville has become

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increasingly violent with late -night fights,

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drug use, and general crime. Many business owners

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now say they are struggling to survive after

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the city of Langley closed down a one -way stretch

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of Fraser Highway in the heart of the downtown

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commercial area. Some restaurants are reporting

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businesses down close to 50 % as vehicle traffic

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remains blocked off and pedestrians are forced

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to walk under scaffolding. The city of Langley

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started a major project earlier this year to

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improve infrastructure, landscaping, and public

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spaces in that area. A special weather statement

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is in effect for much of the south coast with

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an early season heat event and inland temperatures

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near 30 degrees this weekend. Sunny and very

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warm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. For all

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the details on these local Vancouver area stories,

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along with those links, go to vancouverrundown

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.substack .com.