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Vancouver rundown for Friday, March 20th, 2026.

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Several people had to be rescued and power was

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knocked out to close to 5 ,000 BC Hydro customers

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following a mudslide in Coquitlam. It happened

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shortly after 5 .30 Thursday morning, hitting

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four homes and two industrial properties. Search

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and Rescue used a private helicopter to rescue

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eight people. two dogs and a cat on Pipeline

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Road north of Upper Coquitlam River Park. The

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heavy rain also forced a temporary closure of

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the West Coast Express at Maple Ridge's Port

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Haney Station. The atmospheric river is responsible

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for several advisories along Metro Vancouver's

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North Shore and in Sea to Sky Country. Meanwhile,

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the Fraser Valley Regional District has declared

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a local state of emergency in Electoral Area

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E. east of Cultus Lake. There has been at least

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one small slide along Chilliwack Lake Road and

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more flooding and slides are anticipated. More

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than 1 ,500 people live in that area. Other news,

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BC's credit rating has been downgraded again.

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Moody's Ratings has pegged it at AA2 with a negative

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outlook. It comes as the EB government predicts

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a $13 .3 billion deficit for next year. Credit

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rating downgrades make it more expensive for

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governments to borrow money. Motley Crue is one

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of the groups that will be performing at the

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FIFA Vancouver Fan Festival. The musical lineup

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has been announced for the Peonies' new amphitheater,

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with other acts including Our Lady Peace, Flo

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Rida, and Sean Desmond. The shows are set for

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28 nights. All require paid tickets. Forecast

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calling for more rain for Friday morning, showers

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by the afternoon, sunshine for Saturday, back

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to showers on Sunday. For all the details on

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these local Vancouver area stories, along with

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those links, go to vancouverrundown .substack

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.com.