Updated, Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, August
12, 2025. Breaking news, crews are currently
working to contain a new and rapidly growing
wildfire near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island.
By late Monday evening, the Mount Underwood fire
had grown to more than 150 hectares in the China
Creek Marina area on Vancouver Island. On social
media, Forest Minister Ravi Parmar says, A BC
Wildfire attack crew, air tanker, four helicopters,
three unit crews and a Type 1 incident management
team had been sent in. Night vision equipment
has been used to follow through on that initial
attack. The BC government will appeal a Supreme
Court decision that grants the Cowichan tribes
overlapping title to parts of Richmond and some
federal land. Provincial Attorney General Nikki
Sharma says the ruling could have significant
unintended consequences for fee -simple private
property in B .C. The decision, which recognizes
the Cowichan's traditional seasonal fishing villages,
overlaps with several port terminals, warehouses,
and land claimed by the Musqueam. In practicality,
the ruling is seen by scholars as a way to get
the Cowichan fishing rights along the south arm
of the Fraser River. Other news. Speed is to
blame for a motorcycle crash that killed a rider
in Manning Park late Monday morning. A minivan
and Harley Davidson collided on a stretch of
Highway 3 between Sunshine Valley and the Manning
Park Lodge. The 44 -year -old rider from Vancouver
Island died at the scene. Crews have finally
contained that wildfire burning north of Harrison
Hot Springs. The Bear Creek wildfire is being
held to 224 hectares. An evacuation alert has
now been rescinded. Smoke remains highly visible
from Harrison Hot Springs. Those living in eastern
parts of the Fraser Valley may be noticing some
bad air. Hot, dry conditions combined with some
forest fire smoke, especially from the interior,
have led to an increase in ground -level ozone.
The air quality outlook remains high, and Metro
Vancouver, which monitors air for all of the
lower mainland, says an advisory may be issued.
The forecast, sunshine with hot inland highs
near 32 degrees on Tuesday, some clouds and much
cooler conditions for Wednesday, a mix of sun
and cloud for Thursday. For all the details on
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