Vancouver rundown for Friday, December 19, 2025.
Heavy rain, strong winds and even some high elevation
snow is expected to continue into the weekend
as BC's south coast copes with more stormy weather.
A wind advisory has been posted for eastern parts
of the Fraser Valley. Isolated flooding is still
possible in areas around the Chilliwack River.
Meanwhile, those heading into the BC interior
could still find challenges. Highway 3 remains
closed between Hope and Manning Park due to flood
damage. Snow and blowing snow can be expected
on the Coquihalla Highway and parts of Highway
1 through the Fraser Canyon. Other news, a man
convicted of the 2017 killing of an Abbotsford
mother has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Gary Donald Loesch's sentence includes 2 years
for interfering with a dead body, 10 years for
manslaughter. His actual prison time may only
be eight years due to time already served. Chelsea
Lee Gauthier's body was found in a wooded area
of Mission. She had been stabbed to death. An
arrest has been made in Abbotsford's latest extortion
-related shooting investigation. The driver of
a suspect vehicle was pulled over and taken into
custody shortly after shots were fired at the
truck and trailer repair shop. on King Road Wednesday
night. It was the second time that business has
been targeted. No one has been hurt. Visits to
lower mainland emergency rooms are on the rise
as kids get hit with the flu. The B .C. Center
for Disease Control reports more than a quarter
of all pediatric visits to the ER have been for
respiratory issues over the past two weeks. The
H3N2 variant is leaving kids sicker than usual.
Health officials continue to recommend vaccinations
for this year's flu season. Rain and strong winds
in the forecast for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver
area stories, along with those links, go to VancouverRundown
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