Vancouver rundown for Thursday, August 7, 2025.
Some people forced from their properties due
to the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island
are now allowed back home. The partial downgrade
of the evacuation order comes as crews make progress
fighting the fire, which is about 540 hectares
and burning 50 kilometers northwest of Nanaimo.
Meanwhile, BC Wildfire crews will be surveying
areas around the BC interior Thursday. after
a new round of thunderstorms hit the Okanagan,
Caribou, and Thompson -Nicola on Wednesday. Other
news, breaking news, a motorcycle rider has been
killed in an intersection crash at 200th Street
and 80th Avenue in Langley. It happened just
before 6 p .m. Wednesday. Traffic analysts still
had 200th Street heading south closed overnight.
The EB government is facing a new round of criticism.
over what doctors are calling the crisis in the
province's health care system. Doctors of B .C.
President Charlene Louie calls the situation
unacceptable, leading to more distress and burnout.
In the first week of August, B .C. had nine ER
closures across the province, most in the north.
In the lower mainland, both Delta Hospital and
Mission Memorial had to close their ERs due to
staffing shortages. BC is losing international
visitors. Destination BC's data shows a 7 .3
% drop in tourism for the month of May over the
same month a year ago. It also follows weaker
data for February, March, and April. France and
India stand out as countries with significant
drops in visitors. The trend is expected to continue
as cruise ship traffic will be down over last
year.