Vancouver Rundown Wednesday November 22, 2023

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Nov 22, 2023

Summary

A couple dozen mobile homes in Penticton have been evacuated due to a local state of emergency. It’s feared unstable rocks threaten the Pleasant Valley Mobile Home Park prompting the City of Penticton to issue a local state of emergency due to the risk of a landslide. The City has set up an emergency operation centre.

Other stories…

Some folks living in North Delta and parts of Surrey are deeply worried after that BNSF train derailed early Sunday morning. Fuel from one of the locomotives spilled into Burns Bog but there are no reports of leaks from the other cars. At least one resident tells CBC this derailment has him worried about other trains including those who with tanker cars filled with chemicals such as chlorine. The BNSF line runs along the waterfront from the U.S. border to the Fraser River - some local politicians have pushed for having the line redirected along Highway 99 instead.

Bubble World in Langley’s Walnut Grove neighbourhood is not a drive thru. That said, someone managed to drive their SUV through the front glass of the bubble tea shop during the noon hour on Tuesday. Fortunately, no one was hurt but the shop sustained a lot of damage and some customers were more than a little shocked.

It’s been a year but now an 18-year-old has been charged in a deadly stabbing next to a Surrey high school. Because he was under age at the time, the name of the man charged with second degree murder is not being released. Mehakpreet Sethi, 18, was stabbed to death in the parking of Tamanawis Secondary on Nov. 22.

We’ve seen the giant Rolling Stones logo light up a side of Vancouver City Hall during the rain…now let’s see what it will look like under a clear sky! After a few cloudy periods on Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny for the rest of the week. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.