Vancouver rundown for Monday, March 9, 2026.
The Coquihalla Highway north of Merritt has reopened
after being shut down for several hours on Sunday
following a messy snowstorm. Several people have
been injured in a series of crashes on Highway
5. Drivers say conditions change quickly. and
switch between heavy snow, slush, and rain. Environment
Canada continues to warn drivers to beware of
more snow and strong wind on Monday and Tuesday.
Other news, a motorcycle rider is being treated
for serious injuries after a crash on Fraser
Highway near 243 Street in Langley. It happened
at around 1 o 'clock Sunday afternoon. There's
no word on whether speed was a factor in the
crash. Weather conditions just fine. A Monday
vote at the Vancouver Park Board could decide
whether to reconnect Lost Lagoon with the ocean.
Staff is recommending a $30 million plan to reconnect
the lagoon next to the south end of the Stanley
Park Causeway with Burrard Inlet. That move would
return Lost Lagoon to its natural tidal water
state while fixing some water quality issues.
The BC government has approved two new training
sites for municipal police officers, one in Vancouver
and the other in Victoria. The satellite campuses
will be part of the Justice Institute of BC and
funded in part by the police forces in the two
cities. It is a move intended to increase police
recruitment right across the province. The forecast
calling for increasing cloudiness on Monday.
with a chance of showers or wet flurries. Showers
or flurries in the forecast for Tuesday, rain
on Wednesday. For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories, along with those links,
go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.