Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
Hundreds of people have now been forced to evacuate
as the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island
continues to grow. It's now well over 500 hectares,
out of control and continuing to expand. Heavy
equipment, planes and helicopters, specialists
and more than 160 crew have been brought in.
The area includes Little Qualicum Falls Provincial
Park and spots next to Highway 4. Drivers are
being warned to prepare for sudden changes between
Parksville and Port Alberni. Meanwhile, smoke
from the Wesley Ridge fire is starting to impact
the air quality on Vancouver Island. Air quality
advisories have been posted for Nanaimo, Parksville,
Qualicum Beach and Neuse Bay. Those in the B
.C. interior are also dealing with bad air from
a host of fires. Air quality bulletins are up
for the Fraser Canyon, Okanagan, Caribou and
South Thompson. Other news. Breaking news, a
lack of doctors has forced two nights of emergency
room closures at Delta Hospital over the long
weekend. Fraser Health announced the ER would
not reopen until 6 .30 Tuesday morning. On -staff
nurses have been providing some care and redirecting
patients to other hospitals. A Langley stretch
of Highway 1 was closed for several hours Saturday
night. by a fatal motorcycle crash. The rider
was heading west between 264th and 248th Streets.
When the crash occurred, the West Lanes did not
reopen until 5 o 'clock on Sunday morning. The
forecast, a mix of sun and cloud for Tuesday,
gusty winds at times, clouds with a chance of
showers for Wednesday, and a mix of sun and cloud
for Thursday. For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories, Along with those links,
go to VancouverRundown .Substack .com.