Vancouver rundown for Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Alice Lake Provincial Park is being evacuated
as a wildfire just north of Squamish continues
to grow. The Dryden Creek wildfire near Brackendale
has reached 54 hectares, prompting crews to clear
out the park. Several air tankers have been called
in as the fire burns dangerously close to some
homes. It's hoped cooler temperatures will help
those trying to contain the fire. Other news,
hundreds of Hell's Angels are expected to descend
on the Lower Mainland this weekend ahead of a
member's funeral. HA members will be riding from
Coquitlam through New Westminster and parts of
Surrey before going to a banquet hall in the
Bridgeview area midday Thursday. Police are expecting
to have extra patrols in areas near clubhouses
over the next several days. Breaking news. One
person has been shot dead near a commercial building
across the street from Surrey's Fleetwood Community
Centre. It happened late Wednesday afternoon.
No arrests have been made. Two elderly residents
have been rescued by police officers after a
targeted house fire in Surrey Wednesday morning.
Investigators are now looking for those in two
cars who drove away from the home near 134th
Street and 64th Avenue after the fire started.
Eight residents have been treated for minor smoke
inhalation. While Surrey police say the home
had been targeted, they claim it's not related
to recent extortion attempts in the South Asian
community. The forecast, cloudy with a chance
of showers on Thursday, a mix of sun and cloud
for Friday, sunny for Saturday. For all the details
on these local Vancouver area stories, along
with those links, go to VancouverRundown .Substack
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