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Vancouver rundown for Monday, July 7, 2025. The

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Ismane Creek wildfire north of Lytton is now

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245 hectares and expected to grow over the next

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couple of days. Temperatures on Monday and Tuesday

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will be in the low 30s in the area and then cool

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down with strong winds on Wednesday. Highway

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12 between Lytton and Lillooet remains open even

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as crews fight the fire from the ground and air.

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The wildfires started back on Canada Day when

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sparks from an RCMP trailer ignited brush. Other

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news, unionized workers at Surrey's Sheraton

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Vancouver Guilford Hotel have walked off the

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job. The strike by 140 Unifor represented staff

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comes after they rejected a tentative agreement.

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Wages remain the main issue. The hotel remains

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open with some service disruptions. A motorcycle

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rider is dead after slamming his bike into the

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side of a road in South Surrey. It happened at

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around 8 .45 Saturday morning on Crescent Road

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near 132 Street. The adult man could not be revived

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at the scene. A man is expected to recover after

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being attacked by a grizzly west of Fort Nelson.

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The attack happened at a remote fly -in location.

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The bear attacked after the man spotted two cubs

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nearby. The injuries include bites and scratches.

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A nearby work camp helped in the evacuation.

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The forecast, mostly sunny for Monday, inland

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highs near 27 degrees, a few clouds on Tuesday,

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showers and cooler for Wednesday. For all the

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details on these local Vancouver area stories,

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along with those links, go to vancouverrundown

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.substack .com.