Vancouver rundown for Monday, January 26, 2026.
Slow, expensive, and not sustainable. Those are
some of the words being used to describe the
workarounds with the ongoing closure of the only
bridge linking West Ham Island to the rest of
Delta and the Lower Mainland. TransLink, which
owns the bridge, says damage from a barge strike
last week is worse than originally thought. There
is still no word on when the bridge will reopen.
Meantime, farmers continue to scramble to get
produce to market. The city of Delta has arranged
barge service to get some vehicles and farm equipment
across the water. Delta is also applying to have
the province declare the situation a local state
of emergency. Other news. So far, police are
not commenting on another overnight attack on
a Surrey business and whether it is linked to
the surge in extortion -related violence. The
business at 80th Avenue and Scott Road has been
damaged in an early Sunday morning arson. No
suspects have been identified. A teen has suffered
serious injuries in what's believed to be a targeted
attack at Willowbrook Shopping Center in Langley.
RCMP say they were called to an apparent robbery
late Saturday afternoon. A victim was found with
serious injuries and rushed to hospital. Some
shoppers say it smelled like bear spray was used
in the incident. A section of the Stanley Park
seawall will be closed for the week. The stretch
between Ferguson Point and Prospect Point is
expected to be cordoned off until Friday as crews
repair damage caused by storms last month. Detours
are in effect. The forecast. Mainly cloudy for
Monday, windy at times. A mix of sun and cloud
for Tuesday, rain for Wednesday. For all the
details on these local Vancouver area stories,
along with those links, go to VancouverRundown
.Substack .com.