Vancouver rundown for Monday, August 11, 2025.
Heat warnings continue for parts of Vancouver
Island and southern BC, with temperatures expected
to be in the high 30s in many areas. Sea to sky,
eastern and inland parts of Vancouver Island
and the Similkameen and South Okanagan are under
the warnings. Cooling is not expected until late
Tuesday. The lower mainland is not under any
such warnings, but eastern parts of the Fraser
Valley may hit. the low 30s on Monday. Other
news, money problems have forced the Provincial
Health Services Authority to cut 57 jobs and
eliminate 61 vacancies. An aggressive budget
review continues at the PHSA with the aim of
balancing the books. More cuts are expected.
This follows the Island Health Authority axing
117 non -union jobs last month. Mayor Brenda
Locke says Surrey will not be intimidated despite
a second round of shots being fired at Bollywood
star Kapil Sharma's Caps Cafe. No one was hurt
in either one of the two incidents. Locke calls
it an affront to the security that residents
deserve. A man has been rescued after being lost
in the caribou wilderness for more than a week.
He was brought to safety after a searcher spotted
his truck from a helicopter. He was in a remote
area about 50 kilometers northwest of Williams
Lake. The man had built a moss hut but appeared
to have no food. He is expected to fully recover.
The forecast, sunshine but hot conditions on
Monday. Inland highs around the Fraser Valley
of about 31 degrees. Sunny and cooler for Tuesday
and Wednesday. For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories, Along with those links,
go to VancouverRundown .Substack .com.