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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, December 17,

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2025. Heavy rain that continued into early Wednesday

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morning is putting a damper on efforts to recover

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from flooding on the south coast. Close to 1

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,200 properties remain on evacuation alert. 100

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are on evacuation order. While floodwaters started

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to recede in most areas on Tuesday, downpours

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continued into Tuesday night. Highway 3 remains

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closed from Hope to Manning Park due to landslide

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damage. A few thousand BC Hydro customers remain

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without power after strong winds on Monday and

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Tuesday. Meanwhile, the rain -swollen Coquihalla

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River has cut a new channel through the golf

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course in Hope. Those at the Hope Golf and Country

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Club estimate up to 15 % of the course has been

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washed away by recent flooding. Hole number seven

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is an island. A dollar cost damage assessment

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has not yet been made. Other news, five men have

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been arrested in a huge ID and bank card mail

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theft in Burnaby. RCMP say 842 cards have been

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seized in connection with break -ins at apartment

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complexes last year. RCMP say these type of investigations

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are very detailed and tedious. The latest Daryl's

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deal could be a run for the leadership of the

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B .C. Conservatives. Retired grocery executive

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and Save on Foods commercial pitchman Daryl Jones

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tells CTV News, All problems are solvable. You

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just need the courage and commitment to solve

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them. Jones says he's weighing whether to run

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for the party leadership. John Rostad resigned

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as the conservative leader earlier this month.

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following widespread dissension within the party.

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A mix of clouds, showers, and clear periods on

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Wednesday, windy at times, and even the chance

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of a thundershower. Rain and wind for Thursday,

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clouds and showers on Friday. 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.