Pear Lake Evacuations, Another Vancouver Pool Closure & Sir Guy Carleton Site — Vancouver Saturday

🚑 Breaking & Incidents

1. Fresh evacuations ordered south of the Pear Lake wildfire in B.C. Interior. Evacuation orders were issued for communities south of Pear Lake as the wildfire expanded in the B.C. Interior.
2. Wildfires expose accessibility failures for Deaf Summerland residents. Janice Lyons, 74, and her Deaf husband received no phone or TV alerts during the Bald Range fire and relied on neighbours and an evacuation centre in Penticton.

🎨 Community & Culture

1. Swim club stunned by news of another Vancouver pool closure. Vancouver’s local swim club reported a new municipal pool closure that will affect club training and public swims in the city.
2. Ten years after a fire, advocates call to repurpose Sir Guy Carleton Elementary site. Community groups are renewing calls for the former Vancouver school site to be used for local services a decade after the fire closed it.
3. B.C. man given 22-year sentence for historical sex crimes on Vancouver Island. A Vancouver Island judge sentenced the man to 22 years for historical sexual offences.
4. B.C. swimmer crossed the Strait of Georgia in under nine hours. A solo swimmer completed the Strait of Georgia crossing in less than nine hours.

💼 Economy & Business

1. Forestry giant behind idled B.C. mill received millions in government funding. The company operating the idled B.C. mill received millions of dollars in government support.
2. Ferry cancellations disrupting peak travel on north Vancouver Island. Tourism providers on north Vancouver Island report that ferry cancellations are disrupting the peak summer travel season.

📰 Also Today

• B.C. premier responds to new U.S. tariffs, statement issued.
• Canadian premiers back Carney’s decision to abandon U.S. trade deal, premiers voiced support.
• Carney says three issues torpedoed U.S. trade talks, he named key sticking points.
• American 50% tariffs on Canadian goods take effect, tariffs now active.
• Crops sacrificed as historic drought hits B.C. farmers, losses mounting.
• National 2SLGBTQ+ monument meaningful to those purged from civil service, survivors attended.
• Summerland wildfire evacuee urges overhaul of emergency support services, evacuee spoke publicly.
• Wanting Qu releases Love Letter album after a decade of turbulence, new album out.
• Langford pilots herd of goats to mitigate wildfires, city tries goats for vegetation control.