Vancouver rundown for Monday, January 12, 2026.
An evacuation alert has been issued by the Fraser
Valley Regional District for parts of the Chilliwack
River Valley. People have been told to leave
the area due to concerns over possible flooding.
The alert comes as much of the B .C. Lower Mainland
and South Coast remain under a heavy rainfall
warning, a yellow alert. Up to 150 millimeters
of rain is expected in some areas by Monday night
as the region continues to get hit by an atmospheric
river. Other news, another home has been hit
by gunfire in Surrey. The latest happened sometime
Sunday morning near 187th Street and 54th Avenue,
south of Clayton Heights. Shots were fired in
the same general location over a week ago. At
this point, Surrey police are not releasing any
information about links or connections to extorted
related incidents in the South Asian business
community. There's no indication of anyone hurt
in this latest shooting. A BC gangster currently
charged with conspiracy to commit murder has
been shot dead in Abbotsford. Navpreet Dhaliwal
was shot at a home on Siskin Drive during the
noon hour on Friday. He died at the scene. Dhaliwal
was the subject of a public safety warning issued
by Abbotsford police connected to large -scale
drug trafficking operations. A pedestrian has
died after being hit by a vehicle on the Lougheed
Highway in Mission. Late Saturday afternoon,
it happened at the intersection with Grand Street
during the heavy rainstorm. An air ambulance
was stood down by paramedics at the scene. A
heavy rainfall warning is in effect for many
parts of the lower mainland and south coast.
Downpours are expected through Monday night.
Clearing is expected for Tuesday. Back to periods
of rain for Wednesday. For all the details on
these local Vancouver area stories, along with
those links, go to VancouverRundown .Substack
.com.