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Vancouver rundown for Monday, January 19, 2026.

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Expect more dense fog around the lower mainland

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and southern Vancouver Island. A fog advisory

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remains in place for Monday and Tuesday. A high

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pressure system is holding moisture near the

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ground, a continued problem for many drivers

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in areas like Delta, Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford

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and Richmond. Weather conditions are expected

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to change by Wednesday. Other news, a family

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of four is out of their home after a Sunday afternoon

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house fire in Surrey's Wally neighborhood. All

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managed to leave the house near 127 A Street

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and 103 Avenue by the time fire crews arrived.

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Some suffered minor burns. Surrey Fire Rescue

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is not commenting on the cause at this point.

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The Surrey Police Service may soon have better

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access to cameras. as it struggles to curtail

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extortion -related violence. Access to Surrey's

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traffic cameras has been restored in the past

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couple of weeks. The SPS says it lost such access

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when the police force of jurisdiction shifted

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away from the RCMP. Councillor and mayoralty

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candidate Linda Ennis wants expanded access,

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including a 24 -7 monitoring team with the police.

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Meanwhile, the city continues to struggle with

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extortion -related shootings, the latest happening

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early Saturday morning at a home in the Bear

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Creek neighborhood. Independent Vancouver Park

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Board Commissioner Scott Jensen has joined the

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newly formed Vancouver Liberals. The Civic Party

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made the announcement Sunday, saying Jensen will

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now represent the Vancouver Liberals within the

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park board chamber. The party is led by Kareem

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Alam. a former political operative turned critic

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of Mayor Ken Simm. A fog advisory is in place

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for much of the South Coast. Dense fog Monday

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morning clearing by the afternoon. Fog Tuesday

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turning to sunshine by the afternoon. A mix of

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sun and cloud for Wednesday. 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.