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Vancouver rundown for Monday, September 22, 2025.

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Wildfires in Washington state are responsible

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for the smoky air around the lower mainland over

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the weekend. Fire departments across the region

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received a number of calls from those concerned

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about the smell of smoke. The air quality index

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remains at medium. Most of the wildfire smoke

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can be blamed on the huge Bear Gulch wildfire

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in Olympic National Park. Other news. Some Monday

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cancellations are now in the works after BC Ferry

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suffered through a weekend of problems on the

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Horseshoe Bay to Langdale route. Engine problems

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involving a turbocharger on the Queen of Surrey

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are being blamed for cancellations that started

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on Saturday. The Queen of Oak Bay is picking

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up some of the slack. BC Ferry says these sorts

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of problems are why it is now updating the fleet.

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The RCMP's Pacific Region Commander has been

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charged with assault in an off -duty incident

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in Abbotsford. Assistant Commissioner David Thiebaud

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is charged with assault and assault by choking

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involving one person and assault involving another

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person. The complaints involve an incident back

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on July 2nd. A special prosecutor has been appointed

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in the case. Thiebaud is scheduled to be back

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in provincial court in Abbotsford on October

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9th. The Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge will be

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closed for two months starting in October. That

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closure is for construction work. The park itself

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will remain open. Parts of the boardwalk and

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the staircase are being replaced on the bridge.

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Forecast a mix of sun and cloud for Monday, sunny

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on Tuesday and Wednesday. For all the details

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on these local Vancouver area stories, along

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with those links, go to VancouverRundown .Substack

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.com.