Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
Close to 100 properties in Squamish's Brackendale
neighborhood are now on evacuation alert as a
wildfire continues to grow. It's believed the
Dryden Creek wildfire was caused by human activity.
It's now almost 15 hectares. People living in
the area are being told to be ready to leave
on short notice. Meanwhile, that massive wildfire
in the northeast part of the province continues
to expand. The Kaskatina River fire south of
Dawson Creek is now close to 220 square kilometers.
A half dozen buildings and mobile homes have
been destroyed near the small community of Kelly
Lake. It's hoped cooler temperatures later this
week will help in the firefighting efforts. Other
news. A Chinese state -owned shipyard has been
chosen by BC Ferries to build the province's
new vessels. China merchants industry Weihai
will build four new hydroelectric passenger ferries,
but they're not expected to be ready for service
until 2029 at the earliest. BC Ferry says the
Chinese builder offered the best deal for British
Columbians. Surrey police now say close to 100
tickets have been issued. In the latest crackdown
on weekend street racers, more than two dozen
police officers broke up a gathering of racers
and spectators on Friday night along 192th Street
at 28th Avenue. Another 40 racers got tickets
later in the same evening in the Park Hills neighborhood.
Project Rogue Racers is expected to continue
right through the summer. A mix of sun and clouds,
windy at times on Wednesday. Clouds and possible
showers on Thursday. Back to sunshine with only
a few clouds on Friday. For all the details on
these local Vancouver area stories, along with
those links, go to VancouverRundown .Substack
.com.