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Vancouver rundown for Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

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A huge fire has engulfed and destroyed a retirement

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home in Mission. Flames broke out at the Chartwell

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Carrington House on 7th Avenue early Monday evening

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and quickly spread to other buildings, prompting

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a massive response from Mission Fire Rescue as

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well as departments in Abbotsford, Maple Ridge,

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and North Fraser. First responders and retirement

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home staff have been trying to determine whether

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all the residents are accounted for. Many of

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the evacuees have been taken to the Mission Leisure

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Center. At least one has been checked out by

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paramedics. There is no official word yet on

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any victims. The Salvation Army is one of several

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agencies lending assistance to those impacted

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by the fire. Breaking news. Shots have been fired

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at a home near Bevan and Cannon Avenues in Abbotsford.

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Police surrounded area streets and an RCMP helicopter

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was called in after people reported hearing the

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gunfire early Monday evening. There are no early

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reports of damage or injuries. Other news, homeowners

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in Surrey will be paying a 2 .6 % property tax

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increase. Surrey Council has approved the hike.

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That amounts to an average increase of $75 a

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year per household. Part of the increase is attributed

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to recruitment problems during the transition

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from the RCMP to the Surrey Police Service. 17

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pride organizations are demanding MLA Tara Armstrong

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resign over her bill to get rid of the province's

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human rights code. That code provides protections

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from discrimination, including discrimination

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against gay and trans people. Armstrong has been

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trying to defend those accused of hate speech,

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saying they have a right to freedom of expression.

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Rain or wet flurries at higher elevations in

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the forecast for Tuesday. Windy at times. Showers

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on Wednesday. Periods of rain for Thursday. For

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all the details on these local Vancouver area

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stories, Along with those links, go to VancouverRundown

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.substack .com.