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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

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Close to 100 properties in Squamish's Brackendale

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neighborhood are now on evacuation alert as a

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wildfire continues to grow. It's believed the

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Dryden Creek wildfire was caused by human activity.

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It's now almost 15 hectares. People living in

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the area are being told to be ready to leave

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on short notice. Meanwhile, that massive wildfire

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in the northeast part of the province continues

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to expand. The Kaskatina River fire south of

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Dawson Creek is now close to 220 square kilometers.

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A half dozen buildings and mobile homes have

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been destroyed near the small community of Kelly

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Lake. It's hoped cooler temperatures later this

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week will help in the firefighting efforts. Other

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news. A Chinese state -owned shipyard has been

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chosen by BC Ferries to build the province's

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new vessels. China merchants industry Weihai

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will build four new hydroelectric passenger ferries,

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but they're not expected to be ready for service

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until 2029 at the earliest. BC Ferry says the

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Chinese builder offered the best deal for British

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Columbians. Surrey police now say close to 100

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tickets have been issued. In the latest crackdown

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on weekend street racers, more than two dozen

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police officers broke up a gathering of racers

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and spectators on Friday night along 192th Street

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at 28th Avenue. Another 40 racers got tickets

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later in the same evening in the Park Hills neighborhood.

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Project Rogue Racers is expected to continue

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right through the summer. A mix of sun and clouds,

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windy at times on Wednesday. Clouds and possible

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showers on Thursday. Back to sunshine with only

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a few clouds on Friday. For all the details on

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these local Vancouver area stories, along with

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those links, go to VancouverRundown .Substack

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.com.