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Kinansela ang Overdose Site, Umano’y Trade-Tariff Shock at Wildfire ‘Held’ — Vancouver Lunes

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🚑 Balita Agad at mga Insidente

  1. Lone Tree Creek wildfire ngayon naka-held; inalis ang evacuation alert para sa Lions Bay. Ayon sa Village of Lions Bay nitong Lunes, ang Lone Tree Creek fire ay ikinategorya bilang "held" at walang umiiral na evacuation alert o order; mananatili ang Metro Vancouver at BC Wildfire Service sa pagsupress at pagmamanman. Uulat ng BC Wildfire Service na mahigit 7,000 kidlat ang tumama noong weekend na nagdulot ng halos 50 bagong pagsiklab ng apoy.
  2. Itim na oso sinundan at kinamot ang isang hiker sa Richard Juryn Trail; tinakpan ang trail. Iniulat ng Conservation Officer Service na nangyari ang insidente bandang 8 a.m. nitong Lunes sa Richard Juryn Trail sa Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve at nasangkot ang oso sa pagkamot sa binti ng lalaki; naglagay ng mga babala ang Metro Vancouver Parks at BCCOS at hinihikayat ang publiko na iwasan ang trail habang nagpapatuloy ang imbestigasyon.

🎨 Komunidad at Kultura

  1. Nagsimula ang mural na magpupugay kina Trey Helten at Angel Gates sa dating Balmoral site. Inilunsad ng lead artists na sina Kyle Shipman at Jesse Gouchey ang mural noong nakaraang linggo sa 159 East Hastings Street sa Downtown Eastside ng Vancouver; ipinapakita ng disenyo si Helten na nagpipinta kay Gates at nakatayo ang pader sa dating site ng Balmoral Hotel habang hinihintay ang redevelopment para sa social housing.
  2. Diver nakakuha ng bihirang bluntnose sixgill shark malapit sa Parksville sa Madrona Diving Site. Si Carl Sorenson, isang diver mula sa Vancouver Island na nasa tinatayang ika-1,200 niyang dive sa paligid ng isla, ay naitala ang isang sixgill shark sa recreational depth nang mga tatlong minuto malapit sa Parksville; sabi ni Sorenson, maaaring lumapit ang pating sa mababaw para magmating, manganak, o manghuli ng pugita sa lugar.
  3. Apat na Canadian teenagers pumasa sa CPKC Women’s Open; kaakibat ni Anna Huang ng Vancouver ang ika-4 na pwesto. Ipinakita ng estadistika ng torneo na apat na Canadian na may edad 18 pababa ang naka-advance sa weekend nang unang pagkakataon; si 17-anyos na Anna Huang ng Vancouver ay nagtapos na naka-tie sa ika-4 na pwesto sa 12-under-par at siya ang nanguna sa mga Canadian.
  4. Komedyante Jessica Pigeau inirerekord ang helmet matapos banggaan ng isang SUV noong Hulyo 19; nanawagan ng kaligtasan. Sinabi ni Pigeau sa Global News na naglalakbay siya mga 15–20 km/h sa Alder Street noong Hulyo 19 nang isang SUV na papuntang timog ang lumiko pakaliwa at tumama siya sa hood; iniulat niya na nagkaroon lamang siya ng bahagyang pasa at sinabi na malamang na naiwasan ng helmet ang seryosong pinsala sa ulo, binanggit din ang hiwalay na banggaan noong Hulyo 3 na ikinamatay ni Shyan Lolly, 30 taong gulang.

💼 Ekonomiya at Negosyo

  1. Pagbagsak ng negosasyon sa kalakalan Canada–U.S. nagdulot ng 50% tungkulin ng U.S. sa $28 billion na Canadian exports. Ang pagkalito nitong late Friday ay humantong sa panibagong U.S. tariffs na ipinatupad sa $28 billion na mga kalakal kabilang ang building products, dairy, alak at pulot; sinabi ng Hemlock & Oak sa Coquitlam na ang pag-absorb ng U.S. pre-order costs ay umabot na sa humigit-kumulang $100,000 para sa kanilang mga planner ng 2027.
  2. Nagbigay ng kaunting pagtaas ang FIFA World Cup sa international arrivals; puno rin ang lokal na Fan Festival sa Vancouver. Iniulat ng Statistics Canada na tumaas ng 3.3% ang international arrivals noong Hunyo at 5.8% noong Hulyo para sa humigit-kumulang 76,000 dagdag na bisita, habang nakita ang punong pangyayari sa Fan Festival sa PNE at Granville Street sa Vancouver, ngunit sabi ng mga analyst marami sa dumalo ay malamang mga lokal na tagahanga.

🏛️ Pamahalaan at Pulitika

  1. B.C. kinansela ang planong overdose prevention site sa 900 Helmcken St.; mayor: panalo ang komunidad. Sinabi ng Health Minister Ravi Kahlon kay Mayor Ken Sim nitong Lunes na hindi itutuloy ang Helmcken site; ani Kahlon, kailangan pa rin ng probinsiya ang pangakong makikipagtulungan ang City of Vancouver sa mga kasosyo para tiyakin ang suporta sa mga mahihinang tao at maiwasan ang mga pampublikong overdose.
  2. Nagsimula ang konstruksyon sa pumalit na Hazel Trembath Elementary; $39 million na proyekto magbubukas Disyembre 2027. Inanunsyo ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ang halos $39 million hybrid-construction replacement school sa Port Coquitlam na may 240 na upuan, dalawang kindergarten rooms at walong elementary classrooms, at isang learning centre para sa mga nakalaang child care spaces sa hinaharap; papalitan ng paaralan ang gusaling nasira ng sunog na dulot ng tao noong Okt. 14, 2023.

📰 Ngayon Din

  • Central Saanich farmers tinatanggap muli ang pagtatanim ng patatas matapos ang dekadang pagbabawal.
  • Summerland nagdaos ng unang Sunday market mula nang evacuation dahil sa wildfire.
  • Mga manggagawa sa B.C. nag-ulat ng burnout habang walang iisang heat threshold na nagtatakda ng hindi ligtas na trabaho.
  • Evacuation alert inilabas para sa wildfire na naglalagablab malapit sa Lions Bay (unang ulat).
  • Food-conditioned na oso pinatay sa Fort Nelson; residente naglunsad ng petisyon para sa kaligtasan.
  • Nagdadalamhati ang komunidad sa pagpanaw ng 2SLGBTQ+ advocate at abogado na si Barbara Findlay.
  • Umalis si Ian Paton sa B.C. Conservative caucus, nagbabalak ng bagong partido kasama si Peter Milobar.

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