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Vancouver’s facing a deadly double threat: wildfire smoke and record-breaking heat, with the city issuing a yellow air quality warning and temperatures already soaring into the high twenties and thirties. For thousands of unhoused residents, who can’t retreat indoors or run air filters, the danger is amplified — especially those with pre-existing health conditions. Organizations like the Union Gospel Mission are extending hours to provide refuge, seeing people arrive coughing and struggling with compounded stressors. While the city has a year-round plan with cleaner air spaces, a councilor is pushing to reinstate cooling kits — discontinued last year — fearing a repeat of the 2021 heat dome tragedy. The Mayor’s office counters by focusing on expanding city-wide cooling infrastructure, arguing broader measures will protect more people. A tense but vital debate unfolds over how best to shield Vancouver’s most vulnerable in extreme weather.

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