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Incendio en Belcarra, evacuaciones en Kelowna y la nueva escuela de medicina de Simon Fraser University — Vancouver jueves

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🚑 Últimas noticias e incidentes

  1. Incendio en Belcarra Regional Park se mantiene en 1,5 hectáreas; 35 propiedades de Anmore en alerta de evacuación. El fuego, iniciado cerca del sendero Sugar Mountain Trail, motivó la evacuación de dos viviendas en Fern Drive y la activación del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia de Anmore, informaron autoridades. Metro Vancouver y varios departamentos de bomberos respondieron con helicópteros y brigadas, según el alcalde interino del pueblo, Doug Richardson.
  2. El incendio Quilpituk Creek crece a 742 hectáreas; se amplía la orden de evacuación en Shelter Cove, Kelowna. Central Okanagan Emergency Management cambió partes de Shelter Cove, Secret Point y Cinnabar Creek de alerta a orden de evacuación y designó la ruta de evacuación para los residentes que deben salir de inmediato por Westside Road en dirección sur.

🏛️ Gobierno y política

  1. La nueva escuela de medicina de Simon Fraser University recibió a sus primeros 48 estudiantes esta semana. Simon Fraser University inscribió una clase inaugural de 48 alumnos en el programa de medicina, marcando el inicio operativo de la escuela y la primera cohorte, confirmaron funcionarios universitarios.
  2. B.C. Hydro comprará una planta generadora a gas en Campbell River a un propietario privado. La empresa eléctrica provincial anunció la compra de la planta de generación a gas de Campbell River para añadir capacidad a la red provincial, dijo B.C. Hydro en un comunicado.
  3. La junta laboral de B.C. ordenó a Amazon y a un sindicato entrar en arbitraje vinculante. El organismo provincial de relaciones laborales instó a las partes a resolver su disputa mediante arbitraje vinculante tras reportes de problemas en la certificación y la negociación entre Amazon y el sindicato.

💼 Economía y negocios

  1. El Richmond Night Market cesa operaciones en su ubicación actual de Lansdowne tras 26 años. Los organizadores confirmaron que el mercado dejará de funcionar en Lansdowne Centre después de 26 años, lo que afectará a los vendedores y a las cifras de asistencia nocturna que históricamente llegaron a miles.
  2. Las bodegas de B.C. enfrentan incertidumbre por el 'sabor a humo' mientras los incendios siguen en la provincia. Productores de vino en el Okanagan y regiones cercanas reportaron preocupación por la exposición al humo de las uvas esta temporada en medio de la actividad continua de incendios, dijeron fuentes del sector.

📰 También hoy

  • La RCMP de Fort St. John investiga un segundo tiroteo en carro en semanas recientes.
  • El incendio Bradley Creek destruyó la casa de un ganadero en el Okanagan.
  • Encuentran a un excursionista desaparecido en Strathcona Park, en la isla de Vancouver.
  • Mujer de 72 años atacada por un oso grizzly mientras caminaba en B.C.
  • Se declara un incendio en Belcarra Regional Park en Metro Vancouver (informe inicial).
  • El paisaje volcánico de Nisga'a vinculado a la historia y la resiliencia indígena.
  • Publicado un guía sobre cómo protegerse usted y a los niños del humo de incendios.
  • Lanzan la búsqueda de la mejor atracción en la carretera de B.C., Ronda 1: el norte.
  • Resumen diario: lo que necesita saber sobre los incendios en B.C. el Aug. 6.
  • Informe de CBSA nombra presuntos miembros de la pandilla Bishnoi que operan en Canadá.
  • Estudio revela que el cambio climático duplicó aproximadamente la probabilidad de incendios en N.W.T. y Ontario.
  • Dos personas sentenciadas por bloquear la tala en el valle Walbran de Vancouver Island.
  • Incendios en el estado de Washington desplazan a miles; brigadas informan progreso en contención.
  • Encuentran un cadáver de oso negro arrojado a un río cerca de Fort Nelson.

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