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>> Lien:  TONIGHT ON CBC 
VANCOUVER NEWS ...
>> THE NOISE, IT WAS LIKE A 
FREIGHT TRAIN GOING THROUGH. 
>> Mike:  HUNDREDS EVACUATED.
ONE HOME DESTROYED AS A WILDFIRE
RAGES IN THE SOUTH OKANAGAN.
ALSO ...
>> WE HAVE THE CAPACITY 
CURRENTLY TO MEET DEMAND.
>> Lien:  AS COVID-19 CASES 
RISE, BC OPENS UP MORE TESTING 
SITES.
AND ...
>> MY CONCERN ABOUT PUTTING UP A
CENT IS IT'S SIMILAR TO THE 
BERLIN WALL. 
>> Mike:  WHY HAVE THE AMERICANS
PUT UP A FENCE ALONG THE 
CANADA-U.S. BORDER IN THE 
VALLEY?
>> Announcer:  THIS IS CBC 
VANCOUVER NEWS.
>> Lien:  GOOD EVENING THANKS 
FOR JOINING US ONLINE TONIGHT.
WE BEGIN IN THE SOUTH OKANAGAN, 
WHERE A MAJOR WILDFIRE IS RAGING
NEAR PENTICTON. 
>> Mike:  ONE HOME HAS BEEN 
DESTROYED, HUNDREDS OF OTHERS 
EVACUATED.
AS THE CBC'S BRIAR STEWART 
REPORTS, AS THE FIRE GROWS, AREA
RESIDENTS ARE ON EDGE.
>> Reporter:  FOR MORE THAN 24 
HOURS, CREWS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
CONTAIN A FIRE AFTER IT IGNITED 
A TINDER-DRY HILLSIDE IN THE 
OKANAGAN. 
>> IT WAS VERY, VERY AGGRESSIVE,
THE WIND, AND IT'S ABOVE WHERE 
OUR WINERY IS. 
>> Reporter:  WHICH IS WHY JOHN 
SKINNER SHUT IT DOWN YESTERDAY 
AFTERNOON AND WAS THANKFUL CREWS
PROTECTED IT BY DROPPING FIRE 
RETARDANT NEARBY.
LATE YESTERDAY, A FEW HUNDRED 
WERE TOLD TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES 
AND A FEW THOUSAND WERE PUT ON 
EVACUATION ALERT. 
>> WHEN YOU LIVE IN THE 
OKANAGAN, YOU GET A SENSE THAT 
THIS COULD HAPPEN ONE DAY TO 
ALMOST EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY IN 
OUR AREA.
IT'S VERY TREED.
AND NOT A VERY POPULATED AREA.
SO WE HAVE THINGS PACKED, READY 
TO GO.
>> Reporter:  BUT AS THE FIRE 
ROARED THROUGH THE NIGHT, SOME 
STAYED BEHIND.
>> THE NOISE, IT WAS LIKE A 
FREIGHT TRAIN GOING THROUGH. 
>> Reporter:  THIS DRAMATIC 
PICTURE CAPTURED A HOMEOWNER 
LOOKING FOR EMBERS ON HIS 
PROPERTY AS THE FIRE BURNED 
BEHIND.
>> EMBERS ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY,
IN THE POOL, ON THE SIDEWALKS.
BUT JUST SHEER STROKE OF LUCK 
THAT THEY HAVEN'T IGNITED THE 
GRASSLANDS AROUND US. 
>> Reporter:  AT LEAST ONE HOME 
DESTROYED AS THE WIND PUSHED THE
FIRE CLOSER TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS
OVERNIGHT.
BUT TODAY A CHANGE IN DIRECTION,
WHICH MEANT THE FIRE STARTED 
MOVING AWAY FROM OKANAGAN FALLS.
HOWEVER THE THICK SMOKE REMAINED
A CHALLENGE FOR FIRE CREWS.
SO FAR, THIS FIRE SEASON IN BC 
HAS BEEN RELATIVELY TAME 
COMPARED TO YEARS PAST, WHERE 
DOZENS OF FIRES LED TO HUGE 
SWATHS OF THE PROVINCE UNDER 
EVACUATION.
BUT FOR THE FEW HUNDRED 
RESIDENTS STILL OUT OF THEIR 
HOMES TONIGHT, ANXIETY REMAINS 
AS LONG AS THE FIRE KEEPS 
BURNING OUT OF CONTROL.
BRIAR STEWART, CBC NEWS, 
VANCOUVER.
>> Mike:  . 
>> Lien:  BRADY, YOU JOIN US 
LIVE NOW FROM PENTICTON.
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING WHERE YOU 
ARE?
>> Reporter:  WELL, YOU CAN SEE 
BEHIND US JUST HOW SMOKEY THE 
SKIES ARE HERE IN PENTICTON.
THIS IS DAY TWO OF THIS FIRE, 
AND THE SMOKE IS JUST REALLY 
FILLING THE SKY.
IT'S BLOCKING OUT THE SUN AS 
WELL, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT 
EVERYBODY HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT
HERE.
WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH 
PEOPLE ON VACATION, BUT ALSO, OF
COURSE, WITH THE EVACUEES WHO 
ARE GOING INTO -- THEY'LL BE 
GOING INTO THEIR SECOND NIGHT 
OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
THEY HAVE BEEN WATCHING ALL THE 
SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO THAT PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP ONLINE, THE
NEWS REPORTS AND JUST SEEING HOW
THAT FIRE IS BURNING ABOVE THEIR
HOMES, AND THAT'S VERY 
CONCERNING.
HERE IN PENTICTON, YOU CAN SEE 
THE SMOKE RISING MUCH HIGH ABOVE
THEIR HOMES AND IT'S REALLY 
CONCERNING FOR EVERYBODY HERE.
PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN EVACUATED,
BUT ALSO PEOPLE HERE ON 
VACATION.
>> Lien:  ALL RIGHT, BRADY.
WE WILL LEAVE YOU THERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
TAKE CARE AND STAY SAFE OUT 
THERE.
>> Reporter:  THANK YOU.
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>> Mike:  AND OUR METEOROLOGIST 
JOHANNA WAGSTAFFE IS TRACKING 
THAT WILDFIRE AND OTHERS IN THE 
PROVINCE TONIGHT.
SHE JOINS US NOW LIVE.
SIGNS WHEN IT COMES TO FIGHTING 
THE FIRE NEAR PENTICTON?
SMOKEY SKIES, AS WE HAVE SEEN?
>> Johanna:  YEAH (INAUDIBLE) --
>> Lien:  MAY HAVE JUST LOST 
JOHANNA.
TECHNICAL CHALLENGES THERE.
WE'LL GO BACK TO HER IN JUST A 
MINUTE.
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>> Lien:  WELL, BC IS PLANNING 
TO MORE THAN DOUBLE ITS CURRENT 
COVID-19 TESTING CAPACITY, 
LOOKING TO TEST UP TO 20,000 
PEOPLE PER DAY BUT THE FALL, AND
AS HEALTH OFFICIALS CONFIRM 68 
NEW CASES TODAY, A NEW TESTING 
SITE IS NOW OPEN AT VANCOUVER 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S PARKING LOT 
ON EAST 7TH AVENUE BETWEEN KEITH
DRIVE AND GLENN DRIVE AND MORE 
CENTRES COMING TO SURREY AND THE
FRASER NORTHWEST AREA AS WELL.
BC'S TOTAL CASES NOW SIT AT 
4,745.
PEOPLE TEN IN HOSPITAL, FOUR IN 
THE ICU.
3,749 PEOPLE HAVE RECOVERED.
NOW 798 ACTIVE CASES IN BC, MORE
THAN 2,400 BEING ACTIVELY 
MONITORED AFTER EXPOSURE TO 
KNOWN CASES. 
>> WE HAVE THE CAPACITY 
CURRENTLY TO MEET DEMAND.
NOW, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN 
SHORT-TERM -- SHORT-TERM 
INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF DEMAND
AND WE ARE MOVING NOW TO QUICKLY
RESPOND TO THAT INCREASE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE EXPANDING 
TESTING AND OUR TESTING CAPACITY
TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF COLD 
AND FLU SEASON WHEN WE EXPECT 
MORE PEOPLE THAN -- THAN ARE 
HAPPENING IN AUGUST TO PRESENT 
WITH COVID-LIKE SYMPTOMS. 
>> Lien:  CURRENTLY THE PROVINCE
CAN TEST 8,000 PEOPLE PER DAY.
>> Mike:  AND BC TEACHERS ARE 
WORRIED THE PROVINCE ISN'T DOING
ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE CLASSROOMS 
ARE SAFE WHEN SCHOOL RETURNS IN 
THREE WEEKS.
>> Lien:  OUR TANYA FLETCHER 
JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO WITH 
MORE.
SO TANYA, NEW CONCERNS TODAY.
WHICH PART OF THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL
PLAN DO TEACHERS TAKE ISSUE 
WITH?
>> Reporter:  WELL, THE UNION 
SAYS THE PLAN HAS TWO PARTICULAR
HOLES IN IT.
NOT ENOUGH MASK REQUIREMENTS AND
NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING.
REMEMBER, THE EDUCATION MINISTRY
UPDATED ITS GUIDANCE, TWO DAYS 
AGO, SAYING MASKS ARE ONLY 
REQUIRED IN COMMON AREAS LIKE 
HALLWAYS AND SCHOOL BUSES, AND 
THE BC TEACHERS FEDERATION WANTS
FACE MASKS MANDATORY AT ALL 
TIMES EVEN INSIDE THE CLASSROOM.
>> THE LEARNING GROUPS ARE 
INTENDED TO BE THEIR OWN BUBBLE.
THAT BUBBLE IS 60 IN ELEMENTARY 
SCHOOL AND 120 IN SECONDARY 
SCHOOLS.
WE THINK THAT'S A VERY LARGE 
BUBBLE.
WE THINK THERE SHOULD BE 
CLASSROOMS, DENSITY LIMITS AS 
WELL TO FACILITATE PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING.
WE THINK THAT'S REALLY 
IMPORTANT.
>> Reporter:  THE HEAD OF THE 
BCTF SAYS THEY WANT SMALLER 
CLASS SIZES TO BETTER ALLOW MORE
PHYSICAL DISTANCING. 
>> THE LEARNING GROUPS ARE 
INTENDED TO BE THEIR OWN BUBBLE.
THAT BUBBLE IS 60 IN ELEMENTARY 
SCHOOL, AND 120 IN SECONDARY 
SCHOOL.
WE THINK THAT'S A VERY LARGE 
BUBBLE.
WE THINK THERE SHOULD BE 
CLASSROOMS, DENSITY LIMITS AS 
WELL TO FACILITATE PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING.
WE THINK THAT'S REALLY 
IMPORTANT.
>> Reporter:  AND THEY ARE ALSO 
ASKING FOR BETTER ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR REMOTE LEARNING FOR 
IMMUNO-COMPROMISED STUDENTS. 
>> Mike:  ALL RIGHT, TANYA.
SO WHAT IS THE PROVINCE SAYING 
ABOUT WHAT THE TEACHERS ARE 
CALLING FOR NOW?
>> Reporter:  WELL, REGARDING 
THE MASK USE, THE EDUCATION 
MINISTRY DEFENDED THE CURRENT 
POLICY OF REQUIRING THEM ONLY IN
CERTAIN SITUATIONS.
>> THAT'S THE SCIENTIFIC PUBLIC 
HEALTH ADVICE THAT WE HAVE 
RECEIVED.
IT'S VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE 
APPROACH BEING TAKEN BY THE VAST
MAJORITY OF PROVINCES AND 
TERRITORIES IN THE COUNTRY.
AGAIN, IT'S AN AREA WHERE WE 
HAVE ADJUSTED AS WE HAVE GONE.
WE HAVE LISTENED TO OUR 
EDUCATION PARTNERS, INCLUDING 
TEACHERS, ABOUT THIS, AND MOST 
IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE LISTENED TO
Dr. BONNIE HENRY.
>> Reporter:  AND ON CLASS 
SIZES, HE WOULD ONLY POINT OUT 
THAT THESE ARE SMALLER CLASS 
SIZES.
IN FACT, THE SMALLEST THE 
PROVINCE HAS SEEN IN 
GENERATIONS, HE SAYS, AND HE 
DOESN'T OUTRIGHT RESPOND TO THE 
DIRECT CALLS ON THAT.
HE SIMPLY SAYS THESE ARE FLUID 
PLANS, THEY ARE CONSTANTLY 
REVIEWING THE OUTLINES AND THEY 
WILL ALWAYS LISTEN TO FEEDBACK 
FROM ALL GROUPS INVOLVED.
>> Lien:  THANKS FOR THAT REPORT
TONIGHT.
TANYA FLETCHER REPORTING LIVE 
FOR US THIS EVENING.
>>> NOW, ON THOSE QUESTIONS 
ABOUT SAFETY AND BACK TO SCHOOL,
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU RIGHT 
NOW.
HOW COMFORTABLE WITH YOU ARE 
SENDING YOUR KIDS BACK OR HAVING
TO WORK IN A SCHOOL, PERHAPS?
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF CALLS FOR 
SMALLER CLASSES DURING THIS 
PANDEMIC?
>> Mike:  WELL, IF YOU ARE 
WATCHING US ON FACEBOOK OR 
YOUTUBE RIGHT NOW, EASIEST TO 
JUST LEAVE A COMMENT THERE.
OR YOU CAN ALSO E-MAIL US OR 
GIVE US A PHONE CALL.
YES, A PHONE CALL.
604-662-6801. 
>> Lien:  FOR SOME OF THAT 
INSIGHT AND TO ANSWER YOUR 
QUESTIONS, NOT JUST US SITTING 
HERE, WE HAVE AN EXPERT ON HAD.
THIS IS A PEDIATRICIAN AND 
INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST.
Dr. MERTE THANKS FOR GOING HER 
TODAY. 
>> ALWAYS A PLEASURE. 
>> Lien:  FIRST QUESTION, I 
UNDERSTAND YOU ARE A PARENT 
YOURSELF.
ARE YOU PLANNING ON SENDING YOUR
KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL COME FALL?
>> I AM.
I'M PLANNING ON SENDING THEM 
BACK TO THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOL HERE
IN VANCOUVER.
OBVIOUSLY, MUCH OF IT DEPENDS ON
HOW THE OVERALL PUBLIC HEALTH 
INFRASTRUCTURE RESPONDS OVER 
THESE COMING WEEKS, WITH THE 
INCREASE IN CASES.
SO WE'LL SEE HOW THE NEXT FEW 
WEEKS GO.
>> Mike:  OKAY.
AND WE'RE HEARING, YOU ARE 
HEARING A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT
KIDS AND MASKS.
ARE THEY EFFECTIVE?
HOW STRONGLY WOULD YOU ADVOCATE 
THAT KIDS WEAR THEM?
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF 
DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, 
PARTICULARLY TODAY AS WE GET 
READY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. 
>> YEAH, NO, OBVIOUSLY MASKS ARE
A VERY HOT TOPIC RIGHT NOW.
AND DIFFERENT PROVINCES HAVE 
DIFFERENT RULES AS TO WHEN MASKS
SHOULD BE WORN BY CHILDREN AND 
WHERE AND WHAT AGE THEY SHOULD 
BE WORN.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY 
DEFINITIVE RIGHT ANSWER AS TO 
WHEN AND WHERE AND WHICH AGE 
CHILDREN SHOULD WEAR THEM.
I THINK THE OVERALL PRINCIPAL 
THAT MASKS DO WORK AT PREVENTING
INFECTIONS FROM BEING 
TRANSMITTED IS A PRINCIPLE THAT 
WE CAN APPLY.
BUT A LOT OF IT DEPENDS ON HOW 
MUCH INFECTION IS OUT THERE.
AND WHETHER THE RISK IS WORTH 
THE BENEFIT.
I'M NOT SAYING THERE IS A LARGE 
RISK WITH WEARING A MASK?
>> Lien:  AND RIGHT NOW, ARE 
THERE CIRCUMSTANCES DO YOU THINK
THAT THE BENEFIT IS THERE TO 
RECOMMEND HAVING KIDS, YOU KNOW,
10 AND UP WEAR MASKS EVEN IN 
CLASSROOMS, LIKE THE BCTF IS 
CALLING FOR?
>> SO I THINK THE -- THE HIGHEST
RISK EXPOSURE IS IN A CLOSED 
ENVIRONMENT, ACROSS WITH POOR 
VENTILATION WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE 
FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD.
AND WITHIN THOSE CONTEXTS, YOU 
CONSIDER THAT MASK MAY HAVE SOME
BENEFITS THERE.
IF DISTANCING CANNOT BE 
OBTAINED.
>> Mike:  ALL RIGHT.
VERY GOOD.
HERE'S A QUESTION FROM ROSE ON 
YOUTUBE ASKING, DO YOU THINK IF 
CASES RISE WHEN SCHOOLS REOPEN 
THAT THE SCHOOLS MIGHT CLOSE 
DOWN AGAIN?
LOOK INTO YOUR CRYSTAL BALL 
THERE. 
>> SURE, THAT'S A RELATIVELY 
IMPOSSIBLE THING TO SAY OR 
ANSWER TOO.
AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW, THE CASES 
HAVE RISEN OVER THE PAST WEEK OR
SO HERE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS OVER 
THE COMING WEEKS.
WE HAVE SEEN IN OTHER 
JURISDICTIONS THAT THE OPENING 
OF SCHOOLS HAS NOT LED TO AN 
UPTICK IN THE LARGER COMMUNITY.
BUT STILL, THAT EXPERIENCE IS 
LIMITED BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, 
SEPTEMBER IS WHEN MOST PEOPLE IN
NORTH AMERICA WILL REOPEN.
 -- MOST SCHOOLS IN NORTH 
AMERICA WILL REOPEN. 
>> Lien:  ANOTHER QUESTION FROM 
ROSE.
A GOOD ONE TOO.
SO WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE FOR HOW 
TEACHERS AND PARENTS CAN DEAL 
WITH YOUNGER CHILDREN, TEACHING 
THEM ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING?
>> SURE.
AND I THINK WE HAVE HAD OVER THE
PAST SEVEN MONTHS A REASONABLE 
AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE IN TALKING 
WITH OUR CHILDREN ABOUT HOW 
DISTANCING WORKS, WHY WE'RE 
DISTANCING, AND SOME LESSONS 
ATTACHED TO THAT.
I THINK OVERALL, MOST OF OUR 
CHILDREN HAVE REALLY A SORT 
OF -- SORT OF ACKNOWLEDGED WHAT 
WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW 
AND ARE RESPONDING IN A SORT OF 
VERY RESILIENT WAY.
I THINK SUPPORTING THEM ALONG 
THE WAY IS CRUCIAL.
HOW WE DO THAT AND EVERY CHILD 
WILL BE DIFFERENT -- THERE ARE 
VIDEOS ONLINE.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT GAMES THAT 
WE CAN PLAY.
THERE IS LOTS OF RESOURCES 
AVAILABLE FROM THE BCCDC 
WEBSITE. 
>> Mike:  OKAY.
WE HEARD EARLIER THE BCTF 
CALLING FOR SMALLER CLASS SIZES 
TO BETTER ALLOW FOR THAT 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
I MEAN, IS THERE AN APPROPRIATE 
NUMBER IN YOUR MIND IN TERMS OF 
NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN A 
STANDARD-SIZED CLASSROOM?
>> WELL, THE -- WE DON'T KNOW 
THE EXACTLY NUMBER, WHETHER IT'S
10, 15, 20, 30, 40, OR 50.
WE KNOW THAT LESS PEOPLE IS 
PROBABLY BETTER THAN MORE PEOPLE
FOR CONTACT-TRACING PURPOSES AND
FOR THE RISK OF ACQUIRING AN 
INFECTION.
SO LIMITING NUMBERS ISN'T 
IMPORTANT.
THE EXACT NUMBER, I CAN'T SAY.
AND GETTING IN BETWEEN SORT OF 
THE POLICY NITTY-GRITTY OF IT IS
NOT SOMETHING I'M GOING TO WADE 
IN. 
>> Lien:  WE'RE ALL TRYING TO 
KEEP OUR BUBBLES SMALL HERE AND 
WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM A LOT OF 
PARENTS, YOU KNOW, I BRING MY 
KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL, AND ALL OF 
A SUDDEN THEY ARE EXPOSED TO 
OTHER KIDS, DOZENS PERHAPS EVEN 
120 IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE 
LEARNING COHORTS.
YOU KNOW, AS WE EXPOSE YOURSELF,
IS IT OKAY TO COME BACK NOW TO 
GO -- GO HOME TO 
IMMUNO-COMPROMISED PERHAPS 
GRANDPARENTS OR RELATIVES OR 
PARENTS IN THAT CASE.
IS IT SAFE TO DO THAT?
>> YEAH, THAT'S A FUNDAMENTAL 
QUESTION THAT I THINK EVERY 
FAMILY AND BUBBLE IS GOING TO 
HAVE TO MAKE A RISK CALCULATION 
ABOUT, I THINK.
AND EVERYONE'S TOLERANCE AND 
WILLINGNESS TO TOLERANT RISK IS 
GOING TO BE DIFFERENT.
AND EVERYONE'S PROFILE FOR 
SEVERE DISEASE IS GOING TO BE 
DIFFERENT.
SO IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME OR 
ANYONE ELSE TO GIVE AN EXACT 
ESTIMATION OF WHAT THAT RISK IS,
BUT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOUR 
BUBBLE WILL INCREASE WITH YOUR 
CHILDREN GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.
AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE IS 
A SMALL AMOUNT OF RISK ATTACHED 
TO THAT.
>> Mike:  GREAT HAVING YOU ON 
THE PROGRAM AGAIN, DOCTOR.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> HAVE A GOOD DAY.
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>> Mike:  I THINK WE HAVE SORTED
OUT OUR TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH 
JOHANNA.
LET'S GET BACK TO HER NOW, 
TRACKING THAT WILDFIRE NEAR 
PENTICTON AND OTHERS IN OUR 
PROVINCE TONIGHT.
>> Lien:  SO JO, ANY PROMISING 
SIGNS WHEN IT COMES TO THAT FIRE
NEAR PENTICTON?
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?
>> Johanna:  WE ARE ALL WAITING 
FOR THAT RAIN IN THE FORECAST.
BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE ITS 
WAY TO THE HOT SPOTS IN THE 
INTERIOR UNTIL FRIDAY AND AS WE 
HEARD EARLIER IN THE SHOW FROM 
BRADY, GUSTY WINDS HAVE BEEN A 
BIG PART OF THE STORY.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE 
GAME-CHANGER WILL BE OVER THE 
NEXT 48 HOURS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE SATELLITE 
IMAGERY.
THERE IS A BIG LOW-PRESSURE 
SYSTEM SITTING JUST OFF OUR 
COAST.
THAT'S GOING TO BE PUSHING THE 
MOISTURE INLAND BUT OVER THE 
NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS, WE'RE STILL
GOING TO BE DEALING WITH WARM 
TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS 
UNTIL WE CAN GET THAT GOOD RAIN.
YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE AREAS ON 
THE FIRE DANGER MAP IN YELLOW 
AND ORANGE.
THOSE ARE THE PLACES WHERE WE'RE
SEEING THE MOST ACTIVE AND 
OUT-OF-CONTROL FIRES.
MOST OF THOSE AREAS WILL GET 
SOME RAIN IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
BUT IT'S NOT A GUARANTEE FOR 
EVERYONE.
JUST QUICKLY RUNNING THAT 
THROUGH FOR YOU, YOU CAN SEE THE
RAIN DOESN'T QUITE SPREAD ALL 
THE WAY OUT TO THE SOUTHEAST, 
BUT THE SOUTH OKANAGAN LOOKING 
TO GET SOME GOOD RAIN.
JUST WANT TO TAKE YOU BACK TO 
SOME OF THOSE PICTURES FROM THE 
CHRISTIE MOUNTAIN FIRE.
WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY 
LOW TODAY BUT AS WE HEAD INTO 
THE FORECAST TOMORROW, LOOKING 
FOR AFTERNOON GUSTS, UP TO 40 
KILOMETRES PER HOUR.
AND THAT IS WITHOUT RAIN.
SO TOMORROW WILL BE CRUCIAL AS 
THE FRONT ROLLS THROUGH ON 
FRIDAY, ALSO LOOKING FOR GUSTY 
WINDS UP TO 50 KILOMETRES PER 
HOUR AND THEN WE'LL GET THE 
RAIN.
SO, AGAIN, A COUPLE OF TOUCH AND
GO AFTERNOONS BEFORE WE'RE 
REWARDED WITH THE RAIN.
>> Mike:  ALL RIGHT.
THE FIRE NEAR PENTICTON 
OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE BIG ONES.
OTHER WILDFIRES YOU ARE KEEPING 
AN EYE ON?
>> Johanna:  THERE ARE OVER 30 
WILDFIRES, ACTIVE WILDFIRES, 
THAT WAS OUT OF CONTROL, BUT I 
WANT TO SHOW YOU A TIME LAPSE 
FROM ONE JUST SOUTH OF THE 
BORDER.
THIS IS THE PALMER FIRE.
THIS ONE HAS BLOWN UP TO 6,000 
ACRES.
YOU CAN SEE THIS TIME LAPSE FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN 
SPOKANE, JUST SOUTH OF THE 
BORDER, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN EVACUATED FROM THEIR HOMES 
AS WELL IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON UNDER A STATE OF 
EMERGENCY.
AND OSOYOOS ACTUALLY HOLDING A 
MEETING TODAY TO DISCUSS THE 
FIRE JUST SOUTH OF THE BORDER, 
BECAUSE WITH THOSE WINDS PUSHING
THE FIRE TOWARDS THE NORTH, 
DEFINITELY WATCHING HOW THINGS 
PLAY OUT CLOSELY IN THE SOUTH 
OKANAGAN.
AND THERE IS ALSO A FIRE, THE 
SOLOMON MOUNTAIN FIRE, JUST 
NORTH OF BEAVERDELL.
THAT'S VERY CLOSE TO THE 
CHRISTIE MOUNTAIN FIRE.
TWO SEPARATE SITUATIONS.
BOTH FIRING UP AROUND THE SAME 
TIME.
THIS ONE, THOUGH, HAS QUICKLY 
GROWN TO ABOUT 18 HECTARES AND 
FIRE CREWS ARE ALSO WORKING ON 
THIS ONE, ABOUT THREE 
HELICOPTERS ON SITE.
SO, AGAIN, A LOT OF HOT SPOTS 
OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS THAT 
WON'T SEE RELIEF UNTIL FRIDAY.
I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE 
WHOLE SITUATION.
>> Mike:  THANKS VERY MUCH.
BACK TO YOU IN A BIT WITH MORE T
ON THE LOCAL FORECAST AND WHEN 
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT RAIN 
ARRIVE HERE IN METRO VANCOUVER.
TALK TO YOU AGAIN IN A BIT.
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>> Mike:  WELL, A NEW ADDITION 
ALONG THE LONGEST UNDEFENDED 
BORDER IN THE WORLD TO TELL YOU 
ABOUT. 
>> Lien:  A CABLE FENCE HAS BEEN
PUT UP ON A STRETCH OF THE 
CANADA-U.S. BORDER NEAR 
ALDERGROVE AND ABBOTSFORD.
>> Mike:  TINA LOVGREEN NOW ON 
WHO BUILT IT AND WHY. 
>> I JUST SAID THEY DON'T WANT 
IT. 
>> Reporter:  AFTER AWHILE 
CATCHING UP ON THE PHONE JUST 
DOESN'T DO THE TRICK. 
>> WE HAVE JUST MISSED EACH 
OTHER SO MUCH AND JUST -- JUST 
WANT TO BE A LITTLE CLOSER. 
>> Reporter:  EVELYN LIVES IN 
WASHINGTON STATE AND HER SISTER 
IS HERE IN BC.
SO THEY DECIDED TO MEET UP AT 
THE BORDER LIKE SO MANY OTHERS 
HAVE THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.
BUT THERE WERE SURPRISED TO SEE 
THIS NEW FENCE. 
>> I ASKED IF IT WAS ELECTRIC.
SO IT'S NOT.
>> Reporter:  THIS STRETCH OF 
THE BORDER ALONG ZERO AVENUE IN 
ABBOTSFORD HAS ALWAYS BEEN 
SEPARATED BY JUST A DITCH, NO 
WALLS OR BARRIERS.
THIS WEEK, THE AMERICANS BEGAN 
PUTTING UP THIS FENCE ON THEIR 
SIDE.
AND TODAY, MORE DRILLING.
>> I CALL IT THE TRUMP WALL.
MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE OF THE 
COVID-19, PEOPLE MEET DURING THE
DAY.
MOSTLY ON THE WEEKENDS.
AND THEY SIT ON EACH SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY AND THEY -- THEY STAY 
THERE FOR HOURS.
>> Reporter:  WHEN WE ASKED THE 
BORDER PATROL AGENT WHY ...
>> HELPS TO REDUCE THE ILLEGAL 
CROSSING OF PEOPLE AND PRODUCTS.
>> Reporter:  IN A STATEMENT, 
THE U.S. BORDER PATROL SAID THE 
CABLE BARRIER IS TO PROTECT BOTH
COUNTRIES, TO SECURE THE BORDER 
BY DETERRING ILLEGAL CARS FROM 
ENTERING EITHER SIDE, SAYING 
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL 
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE CAPITALIZED 
ON THIS VULNERABLE AREA BY 
SMUGGLING BOTH NARCOTICS AND 
PEOPLE.
JUST LAST MONTH, POLICE CAUGHT 
TWO MEN RUNNING THE BORDER AND 
THE RCMP SEIZED OVER 200 
KILOGRAMS OF METH, LIKELY ONE OF
THE LARGEST IN CANADIAN HISTORY.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHO THE 
AMERICANS ARE TRYING TO KEEP OUT
'CAUSE THE VAST MAJORITY OF 
CANADIANS HAVE NO INTEREST IN 
TRAVELLING TO THIS COUNTRY.
MY CONCERN ABOUT PUTTING UP THIS
FENCE IS IT'S SIMILAR TO THE 
BERLIN WALL.
WHEN THAT WALL FIRST WENT UP, IT
WASN'T A BIG -- A BIG WALL.
IT WAS A SMALL FENCE.
AND IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE.
WHERE DOES IT STOP?
NOW GOING TO PUT UP MORE OF A 
PERMANENT WALL?
>> IT IS KIND OF NICE TO FEEL 
LIKE WE'RE IN THE SAME 
PROXIMITY.
I FEEL LIKE A BORDER -- OR 
HAVING A FENCE BETWEEN THE 
BORDER WOULD KIND OF MAKE IT 
LESS PERSONAL. 
>> Reporter:  WHILE FAMILIES AND
FRIENDS CONTINUE TO BE SEPARATED
BY THE BORDER SHUTDOWNS, HAVING 
A PHYSICAL BARRIER JUST MAKES IT
FEEL MORE REAL.
TINA LOVGREEN, CBC NEWS, 
ABBOTSFORD.
>> Lien:  TODAY MARKS FIVE YEARS
SINCE THE BODY OF A 19-YEAR-OLD 
WOMAN WAS DISCOVERED OFF THE 
COAST OF VANCOUVER ISLAND.
AND POLICE ARE STILL ASKING FOR 
YOUR HELP TO SOLVE THAT CRIME.
DELORES DEEDEE BROWN WAS LAST 
SEEN IN THE EARLY HOURS OF JULY 
27TH IN 2015 PARTYING ON AN 
ISLAND WITH FRIENDS.
HER BODY WAS DISCOVERED NEAR 
NORWAY ISLAND THREE WEEKS LATER.
POLICE SUSPECTED CRIMINALITY IN 
HER DEATH, AND THEY ARE STILL 
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO WAS 
RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT HOMICIDE.
HER AUNT, WHO RAISED HER, SAYS 
SHE STILL THINKS ABOUT ERR EVERY
DAY. 
>> DON'T WANT HER TO BE 
FORGOTTEN.
SHE WOULDN'T HURT A FLY. 
>> Lien:  POLICE BELIEVE A 
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY HOLD 
INFORMATION THAT COULD SOLVE THE
CASE.
RCMP ARE ASKING ANYONE WITH 
INFORMATION TO CONTACT THEM OR 
CRIME STOPPERS.
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>> Mike:  WELL, THE 
CONSERVATIVES ARE ACCUSING PRIME
MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU OF A 
COVEROW TONIGHT.
THEY SAY HE PROROGUED PARLIAMENT
YESTERDAY TO AVOID SCRUTINY OF 
THE WE CHARITY CONTRACT. 
>> Lien:  THE CBC'S DAVID 
COCHRANE HAS A STORY AND A 
WARNING, IT DOES CONTAIN SOME 
STRONG LANGUAGE.
>> Reporter:  PARLIAMENT MAY BE 
CLOSED AND COMMITTEES SHUT DOWN,
BUT THE SHOW MUST GO ON.
>> NEXT PAGE, BLACKED OUT, THIS 
PAGE BLACKED OUT.
THIS PAGE, BLACKED OUT.
THIS PAGE, BLACKED OUT.
>> Reporter:  THE CONSERVATIVES 
HAND-PICKED THE HEAVILY REDACTED
PAGES FROM THE THOUSANDS 
RELEASED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
BUT ALSO UNREDACTED ONES THEY 
SAY PROVES A COZY RELATIONSHIP 
BETWEEN THE LIBERALS AND THE WE 
CHARITY.
AN APRIL E-MAIL FROM MARC 
KIELBURGER SAYING THANK YOU FOR 
ALL THAT YOU AND THE PRIME 
MINISTER DO.
A DIFFERENT E-MAIL FROM CRAIG, 
TO THEN-FINANCE MINISTER BILL 
MORNEAU SAYING IT WAS INCREDIBLY
THOUGHTFUL OF YOU TO CALL.
AN E-MAIL BETWEEN CIVIL SERVANTS
FROM A SENIOR FIRE OFFICIAL 
WORKING FOR MORNEAU.
WE IS CONNECTING WITH MY 
MINISTER.
THEY ARE BESTIES.
THAT SAME OFFICIAL ALSO WROTE 
THIS ...
>> SHE, TO START OFF WITH, SAYS,
THE CANADA STUDENT SERVICE GRANT
IS "A BIT OF AN SHIT SHOW." 
>> Reporter:  THE STUDENT GRANTS
PROGRAM IS DEAD IN THE WATER 
WITH THE WE CHARITY FIGHTING TO 
SURVIVE.
BILL MORNEAU HAS RESIGNED AND 
PARLIAMENT IS PROROGUED UNTIL 
SEPTEMBER, DISRUPTING THE 
COMMITTEES INVESTIGATING THE WE 
CONTROVERSY.
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:  WE 
HAVE RELEASED ALL THOSE 
DOCUMENTS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE 
COMMITTEES SO THAT THEY CAN 
SPEND THEIR TIME GOING THROUGH 
THOSE MOUNTAINS OF DOCUMENTS 
OVER THE COMING WEEKS SO THAT 
THEY CAN CONTINUE TO ASK ANY 
QUESTIONS THEY LIKE ON THIS 
ISSUE.
>> Reporter:  ALSO IN THOSE 
DOCUMENTS ARE NUMEROUS E-MAILS 
AND MEMOS THAT SUPPORT THE 
GOVERNMENT'S CENTRAL DEFENCE.
CIVIL SERVANTS ACROSS MULTIPLE 
DEPOSIT DEPARTMENTS INSISTING 
THAT WE WAS THE BEST AND ONLY 
OPTION TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
DAVID COCHRANE, CBC NEWS, 
OTTAWA.
>> Lien:  WELL, KAMALA HARRIS IS
POISED TO MAKE HISTORY TONIGHT.
>> Mike:  BEFORE SHE ACCEPTS HER
PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR 
VICE-PRESIDENT, SUSAN ORMISTON 
TAKES A LOOK AT WHAT TO EXPECT 
FROM THE FIRST WOMAN OF COLOUR 
IN THAT POSITION.
[ Cheering and Applause ]
[♪♪♪]
>> Reporter:  THAT'S BACK WHEN 
WE COULD HUG.
KAMALA HARRIS AND JOE BIDEN 
LOOKED LIKE THEY MIGHT TEAM UP.
SHE HAD LOST THE PRESIDENTIAL 
BID BUT STILL IN THE GAME 
BECAUSE BIDEN NEEDS HARRIS, TO 
TRY TO DRAW IN WOMEN AND ENGAGE 
BLACK AND BIRACIAL VOTERS. 
>> THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BLACK 
VOTERS JUST SHOWING UP AND BLACK
VOTERS SHOWING OUT AND GOING THE
EXTRA MILE AND BRINGING OTHER 
PEOPLE WITH THEM ON THEIR 
JOURNEY TO THE POLLS. 
>> FIGHTS FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS ...
>> Reporter:  THAT'S PART OF HER
CHALLENGE AND TONIGHT SHE'LL 
TELL AMERICANS WHY THEY SHOULD 
TRUST HER.
>> WHEN I SAW HER WALK OUT WITH 
HIM, I -- I TEARED UP.
I CRIED.
IT IS A MOMENT IN HISTORY THAT I
DON'T KNOW THAT I EXPECTED TO 
SEE.
>> Reporter:  BUT HARRIS'S 
POLITICAL LIFE WAS ENTIRELY 
FORGED IN LIBERAL CALIFORNIA AS 
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THEN A 
U.S. SENATOR FOR FOUR YEARS.
MUCH OF THE COUNTRY BARELY KNOWS
HER, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDWEST 
WHERE DEMOCRATS NEED TO SWING 
STATES. 
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE VP 
CHOICE?
>> DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HER.
I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO CHECK INTO
HER BACKGROUND SO I DON'T HAVE 
AN OPINION ON HER AT ALL. 
>> Reporter:  FOR THOSE MORE 
FAMILIAR, LIKE BOB CRAIG WHO HAS
VOTED DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN, 
HARRIS IS EXPERIENCED AND NOT 
TOO FAR LEFT. 
>> I THINK SHE'D BE REALLY GOOD 
AND I THINK SHE WOULD BE 
EXCELLENT, AS FAR AS PULLING 
PEOPLE TOGETHER ALSO. 
>> Reporter:  PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS ALREADY GONE AFTER HER AS 
MEAN, NASTY, AND NOW BOSSY.
>> President Donald Trump: 
SLEEPY JOE BIDEN AND HIS BOSS, 
KAMALA HARRIS.
>> Reporter:  A NEW POLITICAL 
TARGET WILL LAND WELL IN TRUMP 
COUNTRY ONCE HIS FANS CATCH UP.
>> NOT A FAN OF BIDEN. 
>> AND KAMALA HARRIS?
>> DON'T REALLY KNOW A WHOLE LOT
ABOUT HIM.
SO I'M NOT A FAN. 
>> Reporter:  EXPECT HARRIS 
TONIGHT TO COUNTER HER ATTACK AS
A SKILLED FORMER PROSECUTION AND
BIDEN NEEDS THAT TOO.
>> Lien:  CBC'S SUSAN ORMISTON 
REPORTING TONIGHT FROM DELAWARE.
[♪♪♪]
>> Mike:  WELL, WEEKS OF EXTREME
WEATHER HAVE CREATED MORE DIRE 
FIRE CONDITIONS IN NORTHERN 
CALIFORNIA.
THIS DRIVER MADE A HARROWING 
ESCAPE THROUGH THE FLAMES OF ONE
WILDFIRE IN NAPA VALLEY 
OVERNIGHT.
ANOTHER FIRE ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY 
FORCED POLICE TO GO DOOR TO DOOR
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT 
URGING PEOPLE TO GET OUT.
WEEKEND LIGHTNING STRIKES 
TRIGGERED ABOUT 40 WILDFIRES 
THAT ARE TEARING THROUGH THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA.
THE FLAMES ARE BEING FUELLED BY 
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH WINDS.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE UNDER 
EVACUATION ORDERS.
A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN 
DECLARED.
>> Lien:  METEOROLOGIST JOHANNA 
WAGSTAFFE IS BACK.
SO JO, YOU ARE ON WILDFIRE 
WATCH, NOT JUST HERE, ALSO IN 
CALIFORNIA.
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING OVER THERE?
MENTIONED THE LIGHTNING STRIKES 
REALLY A HUGE PART OF THIS STORY
IN CALIFORNIA, UNLIKE BRITISH 
COLUMBIA, WHERE MOST OF OUR 
FIRES ARE STARTED BY LIGHTNING, 
IN CALIFORNIA, MOST OF THEM ARE 
STARTED BY HUMAN CUSS, AND THEN 
WE GET THOSE -- CAUSES -- THE 
SANTA ANA WINDS FANNING THEM.
11,000 LIGHTNING STRIKES 
RECORDED IN CALIFORNIA OVER THE 
PAST 72 HOURS, AND THAT'S LED TO
ALMOST 400 NEW FIRE STARTS.
CERTAINLY AN ANOMALY FOR THAT 
STATE, ALTHOUGH AN INCREASE IN 
LIGHTNING STRIKES IS SOMETHING 
THAT NEW CLIMATE RESEARCH IS 
MAKING A LINK BETWEEN.
SO NOT ONLY IS THAT STARTING NEW
FIRES BUT AGAIN, AS MIKE 
MENTIONED, THAT AIR QUALITY, THE
SMOKE, THE BAY AREA SEEING THE 
POOREST AIR QUALITY OUT OF 
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TODAY.
SO WATCHING THE SITUATION RIGHT 
ALONG THE WEST COAST OF NORTH 
AMERICA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF 
DAYS.
LET'S TAKE US BACK TO OUR 
FORECAST.
WE HAVE GOT THOSE WARM 
TEMPERATURES COMING DOWN AS WE 
ALSO WAIT FOR THE RAIN.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE AFTERNOON 
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PARTS OF THE PROVINCE.
YESTERDAY, PLACES LIKE PENTICTON
HIT THE HIGH 30s.
NOW COMING DOWN TO THE HIGH 20s.
THESE ARE YOUR CURRENT 
TEMPERATURES.
STILL HANGING ON TO A 31 IN 
CRANBROOK.
VANCOUVER, IT'S BEEN A COOLER 
DAY, BUT QUITE MUGGY TO START 
THINGS OFF.
THIS IS OUR GAME-CHANGER AS I 
MENTIONED EARLIER.
THIS LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE
SPREADING RAIN INTO VANCOUVER, 
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
I THINK MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN 
WILL HANG OFF UNTIL AFTER THE 
RAIN IN GENERAL -- UNTIL AFTER 
MIDNIGHT, BUT YOU CAN SEE AS I 
TAKE YOU THROUGH TO FRIDAY 
EVENING, THERE ARE SOME HEAVY 
POCKETS.
THE WHITES THERE INDICATING OVER
100 MILLIMETRES FOR PARTS OF THE
ISLAND, TOFINO AND THEN UP 
TOWARDS THE SUNSHINE COAST.
THAT RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE 
SOUTH OKANAGAN, ABOUT 10 TO 40 
MILLIMETRES IF WE'RE LUCKY.
DOESN'T QUITE MAKE IT INTO THE 
SOUTHEAST.
BUT AT LEAST WE'RE SEEING THAT 
COOLDOWN.
VANCOUVER, 23 FOR TOMORROW.
THESE ARE JUST STRAIGHT 
MODEL-PRODUCED FORECAST HIGHS.
I THINK THAT'S BEING GENEROUS.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO STRUGGLE 
INTO THE HIGH TEENS WITH THE 
LONG-RANGE FORECAST.
CHECK THIS OUT.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, RAIN, 
SHOWERS TOMORROW ALSO RAMPING UP
TO ROUNDS OF HEAVIER RAIN FOR 
FRIDAY.
METRO VANCOUVER, WE COULD SEE 20
TO 40 MILLIMETRES OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF DAYS.
AND LOOK AT THAT.
OVERNIGHT COOLDOWN.
SATURDAY NIGHT IS GOING TO FEEL 
GOOD.
13º IS YOUR OVERNIGHT LOW.
WE GET THE SUNSHINE BACK FOR 
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, BUT, YES, 
WE AWAIT THE RAIN THIS TIME 
TOMORROW.
I WILL HAVE AN UMBRELLA.
>> Mike:  NICE SET-UP TO THE 
WEEKEND, THOUGH.H, MIKE 
I LOVE IT.
THANKS, JO.
>>> WELL, IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP 
ROUND OF OUR SUMMER-LONG SEARCH 
FOR THE BEST NEIGHBOURHOOD IN 
METRO VANCOUVER, MOUNT PLEASANT 
WILL BE ONE OF THE FINALISTS. 
>> Lien:  THE VANCOUVER 
COMMUNITY DEFEATED FORT LANGLEY 
IN THE SEMIFINALS TO GET TO THE 
LAST ROUND, BUT WHO WILL IT FACE
OFF AGAINST?
>> Mike:  ONE OF THE TWO 
CONTENDERS IS THE SMALL 
MUNICIPALITY OF PITT MEADOWS AND
JUSTIN McELROY REPORTS ON HOW 
THE TOWN HAS RALLIED AROUND THIS
COMPETITION.
>> Reporter:  WE'RE A LONG WAY 
FROM DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER.
>> JUST LIKE A QUIET, SMALL 
FARMING COMMUNITY. 
>> Reporter:  WHEN PEOPLE THINK 
ABOUT METRO VANCOUVER 
NEIGHBOURHOODS, THEY ARE USUALLY
SMALLER, DENSER.
SO WHAT IS PITT MEADOWS DOING 
HERE?
>> A NEIGHBOURHOOD IS ABOUT 
COMMUNITY, CLOSENESS, FAMILY, 
FRIENDS, YOU KNOW, THE YARD, THE
BARBECUE, THE DOG.
ALL THAT.
SO, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S PITT 
MEADOWS, RIGHT?
>> Reporter:  PITT MEADOWS WAS 
ONE OF SIX NEW MUNICIPALITIES 
UNDER 20,000 PEOPLE INCLUDED IN 
THIS 192-NEIGHBOURHOOD 
COMPETITION.
AND IT'S GOT INTO THE FINAL FOUR
ON THE STRENGTH OF A COMMUNITY 
THAT HAS EMBRACED THE 
COMPETITION AND WANTS PEOPLE TO 
KNOW WHERE IT'S SO SPECIAL.
>> PEOPLE MOVE HERE FOR THE SAME
REASON, THOUGH.
THEY LOVE THE AMBIENCE OF THE 
CITY.
THEY LOVE THE FEELING AND THEY 
WANT IT TO STAY THE SAME. 
>> Reporter:  GWEN O'CONNELL HAS
BEEN A COUNCILLOR HERE SINCE 
1994.
PITT MEADOWS HAS DOUBLED IN SIZE
SINCE THAT TIME, BUT THEY HAVE 
BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN MUCH THE 
SAME FEEL. 
>> YOU CAN'T EXPECT IT NOT TO 
CHANGE WITH 20,000 PEOPLE.
BUT WHAT HASN'T CHANGED IS THAT 
FEELING OF A COMMUNITY.
AND IT'S THE OLD -- YOU KNOW, 
OLD-FASHIONED HOME LOOK AND 
PEOPLE LIKE THAT. 
>> Reporter:  IT WILL BE IN 
TOUGH AGAINST STEVESTON IN THE 
SEMIFINAL, BUT PITT MEADOWS HAS 
PLENTY OF PRIDE AND EVEN SOME 
GOOD-NATURED CAMPAIGNING ON ITS 
SIDE.
>> STEVESTON IS A BEAUTIFUL 
PLACE.
EVERYBODY LOVES TO GO FOR FISH 
AND CHIPS AND SUCH.
BUT IT'S VERY TOURISTY.
BUT PITT MEADOWS IS JUST VERY 
HOMEY. 
>> Reporter:  A HOMEY PLACE THAT
HAS A LOT OF LAND AND A LOT OF 
FANS.
JUSTIN McELROY, CBC NEWS, PITT 
MEADOWS.
>> Lien:  PITT MEADOWS IS 
LOVELY.
YOU KNOW WHO IT DEFEATED BEFORE 
IT?
>> Mike:  OH, MIGHT REMEMBER 
THAT.
YEAH.
DEEP COVE, MY BELOVED DEEP COVE.
>> Lien:  DID THAT CONVINCE YOU?
DID JUSTIN CONVINCE THROUGH?
>> Mike:  WELL, ONE TRIES TO BE 
OBJECTIVE AND IMPARTIAL, BUT GO 
STEVESTON.
>> Lien:  OH, MY GOODNESS, YOU 
KNOW WHAT, GO MOUNT PLEASANT.
WE ARE IN THE FINALS, THAT'S MY 
HOOD.
PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND SHE IS TALKING ABOUT HOW, 
LIKE EVERYTHING OLD KIND OF 
FEELS NEW AGAIN, YOU HAVE THAT 
IN MY COMMUNITY TOO.
IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH 
COMPETITION TO THE END. 
>> Mike:  ALL DOWN TO THE 
FINALS. 
>> Lien:  THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Mike:  M'MM-HMM. 
>> Lien:  THIS NEXT STORY, IF 
YOU ARE A FAN OF RIDICULOUS 
MONSTERS MOVIES LIKE SHARKNADO, 
THIS NEXT ONE FOR YOU. 
>> Mike:  LOVED THAT MOVIE.
AFTER COVID RESTRICTIONS WERE 
EASED IN ALBERTA, FILMING BEGAN 
ON A NEW MOVIE THAT'S PART SHARK
AND PART DINOSAUR. 
>> Lien:  BUT THIS B-MOVIE IS 
GETTING AN "A" FOR SOCIAL 
DISTANCING.
HERE'S MORE OF THE SET IN 
DRUMHELLER.
>> EGG SAWERUS!
[♪♪♪]
>> ROLLING. 
>> WE'RE ON THE -- IT'S THE SET.
IT'S CALLED THE BALLAD OF -- 
IT'S A SHARK DINOSAUR ATTACKING 
AN OLD WESTERN TOWN AND THE TOWN
OWNER AND COAL MINE OWNER IS 
TRYING TO PROTECT THE TOWN. 
>> OLD VIRGIL IS STAYING OLD 
VIRGIL. 
>> AN AMBITIOUS THREE-DAY SHOOT 
IN TWO DAYS RIGHT NOW ON SET, 
SOME PERFORMERS DOING WIRE WORK.
AIR CANNONS.
AND A DINO SHARK AND BLANKS AND 
GUNS BEING FIRED.
>> THE FILM JUST SO INVOLVED.
PRACTICAL EFFECTS.
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU ARE 
GOING TO GET.
STAINED HANDS FOR A WHILE.
THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW YOU HAVE 
DONE IT RIGHT. 
>> MY HOPES FOR SHARKASAURUS, WE
WANT TO TAKE THIS AS FAR AS HE 
CAN GO.
THE HERO WE DIDN'T KNOW WE 
NEEDED RIGHT NOW.
SHARKASAURUS!
>> Lien:  I CAN'T EVEN.
[ Laughter ]
>> Mike:  THE STUPIDEST THING HE
HAS EVER SEEN. 
>> Lien:  OH, MY GOD.
HE IS THE HERO WE NEVER KNEW WE 
NEEDED, SHARKASAURUS, OKAY, YOU 
DON'T PUT HIM DOWN. 
>> Mike:  OKAY, IF IT ENDS UP 
BEING ANYTHING LIKE SHARKNADO, 
EXTREMELY WELL.
THE SEQUEL AS WELL.
YEAH, I PREDICT SHARKASAURUS MAY
DO VERY, VERY WELL. 
>> Lien:  I CAN'T EVEN PREDICT 
WHAT THIS PLOT IS GOING TO BE.
THERE WAS A GIANT SHARK HEAD ON 
THE LEGS OF A T-REX?
>> Mike:  DON'T GIVE IT ALL 
AWAY.
THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.
YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT. 
>> Lien:  OH, MY GOODNESS.
THAT WAS TOO FUNNY.
>> Mike:  THERE WE GO.
THAT'S IT FOR US ONLINE TONIGHT.
OUR BROADCAST WILL AGAIN BE 
ONLINE ONLY TOMORROW NIGHT.
6:00 BROADCAST BECAUSE OF 
HOCKEY, BUT DAN BURRITT WILL BE 
ON TELEVISION WITH THE NEWSCAST 
AT 11:00 TONIGHT. 
>> Lien:  YEAH, HE IS AS GOOD AS
SHARKASAURUS. 
>> Mike:  THERE YOU GO.
[ Laughter ]
>> Lien:  OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE.
>> Mike:  GOOD NIGHT.
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