Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
Close to 90 ,000 BC Hydro customers were left
without power at the height of Monday's windstorm
on the south coast. About 50 ,000 of those were
on the Sunshine Coast and Lower Mainland, the
rest on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
The hardest hit areas included parts of Hope,
Chilliwack, Langley, Maple Ridge, Duncan, Victoria
and Qualicum. At one point, downed tree limbs
cut off vehicle access to Fraser Canyon Hospital
in Hope. Meanwhile, a woman is dead after being
hit by a falling tree near Chilliwack. RCMP say
she was walking with two young children at Island
22 Monday afternoon. When a wind gust brought
down a tree, victim services has been called
in to help the family. Other news. An unmarked
police vehicle has struck and killed a woman
in Surrey. It happened on 152th Street just north
of 64th Avenue Sunday night. Police are not commenting
on whether the woman was in a crosswalk when
it happened. The IIO is looking into the circumstances
as per protocol. The federal government has now
given the green light to Anglo -Americans' takeover
of Vancouver -based tech resources. That approval
hinged on Anglo's promise to invest at least
$10 billion in Canada over the next 15 years.
Tech is one of Canada's oldest mining companies,
and in BC it operates the Highland Valley Copper
Mine and the smelter in Trail. The forecast calling
for showers and gusty wind on Tuesday. More showers
on Wednesday, rain on Thursday. For all the details
on these local Vancouver area stories, along
with those links, go to VancouverRundown .substack
.com.