Vancouver rundown for Friday, July 11, 2025.
B .C. now has over 100 confirmed cases of the
measles, including 18 in the two health authorities
that cover the lower mainland. The majority of
cases are in those who are not fully vaccinated.
Health experts continue to express concern summer
events and travel will lead to a rapid expansion
of the measles. The provincial government is
advising people to contact their family doctor
or call 8 -1 -1 if they suspect they need an
updated shot. Other news, he ignored an overhead
sign about a police check ahead and now a driver
from Surrey has been nabbed for speeding while
using a cell phone. The driver was pulled over
on Highway 1 and given $673 in fines. Their car,
impounded for seven days at the owner's expense.
RCMP say sometimes life gives you a sign to slow
down and enjoy the ride. Vancouver has banned
under -the -sink garburators for new builds.
The unanimous decision by City Council follows
a growing trend to cut down on wastewater treatment
costs and those so -called fatbergs and pipes.
Metro Vancouver spent close to $3 million last
year to remove congealed blobs from the sewers.
Paul McCartney will not be coming to Vancouver
during his Got Back 2025 tour. The Beatles icon's
North American tour dates have been announced
and include three Canadian concerts, two nights
in Montreal, one in Hamilton. McCartney's last
Vancouver concert swing was back in 2019. The
forecast, sunshine for Friday and Saturday, inland
highs up to 27 degrees, sunny on Sunday and a
tad warmer. For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories along with those links