Vancouver rundown for Thursday, November 6, 2025.
Brace for more stormy weather. Coastal areas
of the Lower Mainland Sunshine Coast and Vancouver
and Gulf Islands are expected to be hit with
several bands of heavy rainfall and strong winds
starting Thursday morning and continuing into
the weekend. A rainfall warning is in effect
for the North Shore, Port Moody and Coquitlam.
A second system is expected to ramp up late Sunday
night. and go into Monday morning. Other news,
a weekend train derailment near Kamloops did
in fact cause an environmental emergency. Officials
now confirm close to 12 ,700 liters of aviation
fuel spilled when 17 cars of a Canadian Pacific
Kansas City train left the tracks next to Kamloops
Lake. One empty rail car remains in the lake.
The provincial government is waiting for the
results of water samples. taken near the site.
City Council has approved a large increase to
both Vancouver's police and fire budgets. It
comes after the Vancouver Police Department went
$17 million over budget last year, while Vancouver
Fire went close to $5 million in the red. The
VPD is also asking for a half billion dollar
operating budget next year. An iconic Vancouver
radio station is moving its studio location,
combining its physical newsroom with the company
TV station. AM 1130 News Radio Vancouver is abandoning
its facilities at 2440 Ash and moving to the
older City TV location at 180 West 2nd Avenue.
Vancouver Rundown has learned staff were told
weeks ago a move would be pending and have just
learned it's taking place starting this week.
the radio and tv stations are owned by rogers
which once owned the building at broadway and
ashe but became a tenant several years ago as
the company sold off its vancouver property possible
showers on thursday morning and then heavy rain
by the afternoon gusty winds A mix of clouds,
showers, and heavy rain for Friday and Saturday.
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