Vancouver run down for Monday, August 25, 2025.
Numerous temperature records have been broken
across the province after a late summer weekend
of hot weather. On Saturday, Victoria reached
31 .1 degrees, breaking an August 23 record dating
back to 1916. Other areas with record highs include
Abbotsford, West Vancouver, Whistler and Pemberton.
Lytton hit 38 .6 degrees, the warmest day for
that date since 1958. The B .C. Wildfire Service
remains on alert as this coming week promises
more hot, dry weather across the province. Other
news. Night vision goggles helped crews fight
a new wildfire that broke out on a mountainside
in the Fraser Canyon north of Hope Saturday evening.
By Sunday morning, the fire near Yale had reached
50 hectares. Smoke is highly visible from Highway
1. Air and ground crews will continue to battle
that fire through Monday. Several units of a
low -rise apartment building in New Westminster
have been destroyed by a Saturday evening fire.
The blaze near 8th Avenue and 4th Street broke
out at around 8 .30. There is no early word on
the cause. Area streets were closed for several
hours. West Vancouver police say phone scammers
have been spoofing the police department's non
-emergency number. in an attempt to gain personal
information. Police warned that many people have
been contacted by a fake cop trying to get details
that could lead to identity fraud and theft.
Police also warned those getting such phone calls
should not redial the phone number. The forecast
sunshine with inland highs near 30 degrees on
Monday, sunny with a few clouds for Tuesday and
Wednesday, but cooler highs in the mid -20s.
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