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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, March 12, 2026.

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A Wednesday evening windstorm has knocked out

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power to thousands of BC Hydro customers in eastern

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parts of the Fraser Valley. By about 11 .30 p

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.m., crews have been trying to restore power

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for up to 35 ,000 customers. As 100 -kilometer

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-an -hour winds hit some areas, at least one

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home has been hit by a fallen tree in Mission.

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Fire crews have been dealing with numerous reports

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of downed power lines. The storm has dumped close

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to two feet of snow. On parts of the Coquihalla

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Highway, blizzard conditions are responsible

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for several crashes. Other news, two people are

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badly hurt after a bad crash involving a semi

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and two cars on Highway 17 in Surrey's Fraser

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Heights area. At least one of the cars became

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wedged under the truck. The west lanes of the

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highway were closed for several hours Wednesday

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afternoon. There's no word on what led up to

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the crash. Two people face possible charges after

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a kid's birthday party turned ugly in New Westminster's

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Extreme Air Park. Police arrested the two after

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an argument over a birthday cake on Saturday

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afternoon. A video on social media appears to

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show a man threatening an employee. The trampoline

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park also claims it has footage of a customer

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getting physical with a staff member. The troubled

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Vancouver Canucks may soon have a new training

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facility in East Van. Daily Hive quotes Irfan

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Ghaffar of Canucks Army as reporting the city

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of Vancouver is close to reaching a deal with

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the team to build the facility at the Britannia

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Community Centre. It would include a gym, off

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-ice training facility and some office space.

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The idea is said to be in the early planning

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stages. Forecast calling for clouds and showers

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on Thursday morning, rain in the afternoon, gusty

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wind at times, clouds on Friday, a mix of sun

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and clouds for Saturday. 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.