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vancouver rundown for thursday july thirty first

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twenty twenty five hot dry weather seems to be

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a turning point as b c s wildfire season ramps

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up the wildfire south of lytton has more than

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tripled in size to about five hundred hectares

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Three helicopters and 45 ground crew are working

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to contain the blaze, which is about 10 kilometers

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south of the village. Evacuation alerts are in

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place for a few properties. Crews remain concerned

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about ash that has been falling in parts of Lytton.

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Meanwhile, some campers have been told to leave

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as the Bear Creek wildfire near Harrison becomes

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a fire of note. It grew to at least 64 hectares

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early Wednesday. Travelers are being told to

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stay clear of the part of Harrison Lake where

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fire crews are working. And a wildfire near Peachland

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has shut down the highways at the junction of

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the Okanagan Connector and Highway 97. The fire

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is at least 12 hectares and burning out of control.

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It is believed to be human caused. Other news.

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Homelessness around Greater Vancouver has grown

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by 9 % since 2023. That's according to a new

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report. The count finds 5 ,232 people are now

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homeless across the region. More than a third

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are indigenous, a number that remains consistent.

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YVR expects August 8th to be its busiest travel

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day this summer. More than 2 .7 million people

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are expected to travel through Vancouver International

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this summer. Toronto is the top destination for

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those leaving Vancouver, followed by Calgary,

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Edmonton, and Montreal. San Francisco remains

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in the top five. The forecast, sunshine and warm

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for Thursday, hazy, inland highs near 30 degrees,

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mostly cloudy on Friday, and then a mix of sun

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and cloud for Saturday. For all the details on

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these local Vancouver area stories, along with

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the links, go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.