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Vancouver rundown for Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

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At least 16 people have been checked out for

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smoke inhalation and 142 residents are displaced

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after that massive Monday evening fire at a retirement

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home in Mission. Crews are being praised for

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the massive evacuation effort as flames engulfed

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Chartwell Carrington Place on 7th Avenue. There

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were no serious injuries or fatalities. But a

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woman over 100 years old was found on some stairs

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close to two hours after the fire started. Other

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news, 16 commercial trucks have been pulled from

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the roads in Coquitlam for safety issues. RCMP

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say last week's inspection resulted in 28 trucks

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being checked with a dozen tickets being issued.

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The latest splits is just one in a series of

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multi -jurisdictional crackdowns on dangerous

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commercial vehicles. Vancouver City Councillor

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Sean Orr is now suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation.

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His four unfounded comments suggesting the councillor

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was selling illegal drugs on the streets. The

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remarks were made in English during a media briefing

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with Chinese language reporters. The City of

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Vancouver and the provincial government have

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come to an agreement to shut down three single

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-room occupancy, or SRO, buildings in the Granville

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Entertainment District. Those living at the former

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Howard Johnson Hotel, St. Helens Hotel, and Granville

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Villa will be relocated to newer nearby buildings.

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The move comes after an outcry by area businesses

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over vandalism and violent crime linked to the

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supportive housing units. Periods of rain in

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the forecast for Wednesday. Gusty wind in some

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areas. Clouds and showers on Thursday. A mix

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of sun and cloud for Friday. 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.