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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

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Those attending one of BC's most notable music

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festivals continue to be targeted by the RCMP.

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Numbers released by the Mounties show 800 violation

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tickets were handed to drivers during multiple

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road checks along mountain passes leading to

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the Shambhala Festival near Selmo in the West

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Kootenai. Another 83 people got drug impairment

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charges. Almost half of the tickets were for

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speeding, but nine were for excessive speed,

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11 for no insurance, and 11 for unsafe vehicles.

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This is not the first year festival goers receive

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tickets. Last year, hundreds more were caught.

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Other news, a police dog is recovering after

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being knifed during an arrest in Surrey. It happened

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as officers were responding to reports of a stolen

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vehicle on Monday. One of the suspects ran off

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into bushes near 196th Street and 86A Avenue.

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Despite being slashed, Lotto came out of the

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woods holding a knife and is expected to fully

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recover. Home sales in much of Metro Vancouver

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were down 2 % in July over the same month last

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year. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver,

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which does not cover Surrey, says there are still

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some early signs of recovery as interest rates

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hold steady. Supply and demand are said to be

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relatively balanced for now. Leaders in BC's

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forest industry are cautiously optimistic, with

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Prime Minister Mark Carney's announcement of

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$1 .2 billion in federal aid for the sector.

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In making the announcement at a stop in the West

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Kelowna area, Carney notes $700 million will

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go toward loan guarantees. to help companies

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restructure their operations. The rest of the

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money will go toward the development of new products

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for a more diversified market. The forecast showers

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with the risk of thundershowers Wednesday afternoon,

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showers on Thursday, a mix of sun and cloud for

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Friday. For all the details on these local Vancouver

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area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown

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.substack .com.