Vancouver rundown for Monday, March 23rd, 2026.
Two hikers are injured, one critically, after
sliding down a treacherous area on Brunswick
Mountain near Lyons Bay. It happened on Saturday
as a group of 14 hikers tried to make their way
down the hill. Lyons Bay Search and Rescue along
with North Shore Rescue used the help of two
helicopters to bring the hikers to safety. A
doctor provided advanced medical care on the
scene. before the injured hikers were hoisted.
Other news, one person has been arrested after
a man died of unspecified injuries east of Wally
late Saturday morning. Surrey police will only
say he could not be revived by paramedics who
arrived on Foxglove Drive at around 11 .15. Homicide
investigators are trying to figure out the circumstances.
A community leader in Surrey says recruiters
are offering international students about $10
,000 to carry out extortion crimes. Mokham Singh
Malik with Surrey's Public Safety Committee tells
the Vancouver Sun he's heard from many students
who have been offered the cash. Surrey police
claim there have not been any violent extortion
crimes so far. in March. However, many of the
violent crimes have not been classified by that
same police force. There is no word on when I
-5 south of Bellingham will be reopened after
a mudslide closed the interstate Thursday evening.
Crews are still removing rocks, trees, and mud.
Drivers heading between the Canadian border and
Mount Vernon have had to take detours Close to
3 ,000 cubic yards of debris came down on the
freeway near milepost 248. A mix of sun and cloud
in the forecast for Monday, rain for Tuesday
and Wednesday. For all the details on these local
Vancouver area stories, along with those links,
go to VancouverRundown .substack .com.