Vancouver rundown for Thursday, December 18,
2025. Crews have restored power to tens of thousands
of homes and businesses in the lower mainland.
A windstorm that started Tuesday night and continued
into Wednesday morning across southern B .C.
knocked out power to close to 120 ,000 B .C.
hydro customers. Winds hit over 100 kilometers
an hour in several areas. causing trees and branches
to come down on numerous roads and power lines
from Vancouver Island through to the West Kootenai.
Meanwhile, all remaining flood evacuation orders
have been canceled in Abbotsford. Those living
on Sumas Prairie are now allowed to go home as
flooding subsides. The B .C. River Forecast Center
has downgraded its flood warning to a high -stream
advisory. Other news... BC is indeed positioned
to become the economic engine of our country's
economy going forward. Those are the words of
David Eby. The Premier's year -end predictions
come as the federal government approves Anglo's
takeover of Vancouver -based tech resources.
Eby says the extra investment in the mining industry
will create at least 1 ,200 permanent jobs. He
also says companies and investors are gaining
confidence in B .C. Transit will be free in Metro
Vancouver New Year's Eve. TransLink is again
providing free bus, SkyTrain and Seabus rides
starting at 5 o 'clock on December 31st and going
through until 5 in the morning on New Year's
Day. There will be extra bus and expanded service
for SkyTrain and Seabus. West Coast Express will
also go fare free during this time. Fog in the
forecast for Thursday morning and then rain by
the afternoon, rain for Friday and Saturday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver
area stories, along with those links, go to vancouverrundown
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