Vancouver Rundown Friday December 6, 2024

Dec 06, 2024

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Expect traffic chaos in and around downtown Vancouver - that’s the warning as the Taylor Swift concerts combine with a Friday night Canucks game, six weekend Cirque du Soleil shows and the Vancouver Christmas Market at Jack Poole Plaza this weekend. People are being encouraged to walk, bike or take public transit to avoid jammed streets. A number of downtown road closures and passenger zones will be in effect.

Other news…

Could the East Van Cross be moved to a new location? That’s the hope of City Councillor Mike Klassen who wants staff to come up with a new site so more residents and visitors can see it. Artist Ken Lum designed the Monument to East Vancouver as part of the city’s Olympic and Paralympic Art Project.

A cyclist has died after a collision with a truck in East Vancouver Thursday afternoon. It happened near the intersection of Nanaimo and Kingsway during the noon hour. The man in his 60s could not be revived by paramedics after crashing with a five-tonne truck.

Several people are displaced after a fire tore through a two-storey home in the Newton area of Surrey Thursday evening. Damage to the home near 60A Avenue and 234B Street is extensive but no one was hurt. Investigators will be spending Friday, trying to figure out the cause.

A chance of showers Friday afternoon. Rain on Saturday. A mix of sun and cloud for Sunday. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.