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Highway 97 in Summerland was closed on June 6 following a landslide. During this closure and previous closures resulting from landslides, traffic detoured through Summerland, affecting residents in the community. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)

‘Patience of a saint’: Landslide detour affected Summerland residents

Additional traffic observed on Giants Head Road during highway closure

 

Photo from above Highway 97 where the landslide took place. (Ryan Antonovitch)

Highway 97 open to single alternating lanes after landslide in Summerland

Detours are available

 

A mudslide near Keremeos on Highway 3A has closed the road in both directions Sunday afternoon. (Shirley Booker photo)

Update: Hwy 3A near Keremeos reopens after mudslide

The mudslide had covered half of the highway

 

A rockslide has closed Green Lake Road again. (DriveBC)

Rockslide at midnight closes Okanagan Falls road

The rockslide on Green Lake Road killed a man in 2018

A rockslide has closed Green Lake Road again. (DriveBC)
The clay and silt slope came down covering Highway 97 in Summerland on Monday, May 15. The highway at the site remains limited to single-lane alternating traffic. (Monique Tamminga - Black Press)

Highway 97 in Summerland slide will need retaining wall built

Alternating traffic will remain as work continues on the unstable slope

The clay and silt slope came down covering Highway 97 in Summerland on Monday, May 15. The highway at the site remains limited to single-lane alternating traffic. (Monique Tamminga - Black Press)
The clay and silt slope came down covering Highway 97 in Summerland on Monday, May 15. (Monique Tamminga Western News)

VIDEO: Summerland landslide caught on camera

Stacey Praught was driving towards the slide when the slope gave way

The clay and silt slope came down covering Highway 97 in Summerland on Monday, May 15. (Monique Tamminga Western News)
A landslide destroyed three homes in Summerland’s Lowertown in 1970. Another landslide, near the same area, occurred in 1992. There have been other slides in and near Summerland over the years. (Photo courtesy of the Summerland Museum)

Past landslides have devastated Summerland

Incident in 1970 claimed one life

A landslide destroyed three homes in Summerland’s Lowertown in 1970. Another landslide, near the same area, occurred in 1992. There have been other slides in and near Summerland over the years. (Photo courtesy of the Summerland Museum)
An initial geotechnical assessment of the Summerland slide was done to clear the debris but a further one will look at slope stability. (Monique Tamminga Western News)

Highway 97 slide in Summerland under geotechnical review

This the third slide in that area in less than a month

An initial geotechnical assessment of the Summerland slide was done to clear the debris but a further one will look at slope stability. (Monique Tamminga Western News)
A large mudslide cut off eight homes of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band on May 3. (Keremeos Community News - Facebook)

Cawston mudslide leaves 12 still cut off after 5 days

The Elders who lived there were flown out by helicopter last week

A large mudslide cut off eight homes of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band on May 3. (Keremeos Community News - Facebook)
Residents of three properties on Little Slocan South Road have been ordered to leave their homes immediately after a landslide on May 2, 2023. (RDCK handout photo)

Landslide prompts evacuation order, alert for properties in Vallican

An evacuation alert has been issued for another five properties on Little Slocan South Road

Residents of three properties on Little Slocan South Road have been ordered to leave their homes immediately after a landslide on May 2, 2023. (RDCK handout photo)
A slide occurred on Higway 97 at the bottom of Summerland Hill on Friday, April 28, shortly after noon. This photo, taken from Naramata, is from Brandon Blake and was posted to the Summerland Locals Helping Locals Facebook group. (Summerland Locals Helping Locals Facebook group)

Second slide in 3 days spews dust at bottom of Summerland Hill

Visibility near zero, witnesses said

A slide occurred on Higway 97 at the bottom of Summerland Hill on Friday, April 28, shortly after noon. This photo, taken from Naramata, is from Brandon Blake and was posted to the Summerland Locals Helping Locals Facebook group. (Summerland Locals Helping Locals Facebook group)
An end slide area sign just before the Cottonwood River on Highway 97 South is shown just outside of Quesnel, B.C., on Thursday, March 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Doyle

Logging, forest loss may have awakened ancient B.C. landslides, at cost of about $1B

UBC professor concerned money being spent on rebuilding roads could be wasted

An end slide area sign just before the Cottonwood River on Highway 97 South is shown just outside of Quesnel, B.C., on Thursday, March 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Doyle
Chase resident Kim Harvey shared this photo of the unstable slope that has prompted the closure of Highway 1. (Kim Harvey photo)

Update: Trans-Canada Highway at Chase remains closed due to risk of landslide

Geotechnical investigation underway, major delays expected

  • Feb 8, 2023
Chase resident Kim Harvey shared this photo of the unstable slope that has prompted the closure of Highway 1. (Kim Harvey photo)
A geotechnical assessment was underway at the site of a landslide on Highway 1 at Chase on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (DriveBC image)

Update: Trans-Canada Highway at Chase remains closed

Geotechnical investigation underway, major delays expected

  • Feb 8, 2023
A geotechnical assessment was underway at the site of a landslide on Highway 1 at Chase on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (DriveBC image)
Roots, tree trunks and mud pile up against a parkade that collapsed in a mudslide at the 700 block of South Island Highway in Campbell River Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The area is still closed to the public. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror

Geotech review of Campbell River slide underway as residents remain out of homes

City manager says no timetable for when residents can return, about 30 affected

Roots, tree trunks and mud pile up against a parkade that collapsed in a mudslide at the 700 block of South Island Highway in Campbell River Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The area is still closed to the public. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror
A rock slide in Keremeos by the Fas Gas and Eagle RV park took out a tent and damaged a trailer Monday morning, Jan. 16. (Facebook)

Rock slide in Keremeos damages trailer and tent, closes Highway 3

Unconfirmed reports that an evacuation is taking place in the area

A rock slide in Keremeos by the Fas Gas and Eagle RV park took out a tent and damaged a trailer Monday morning, Jan. 16. (Facebook)
A landslide beside the Ecstall River was first seen during an overflight on Sept. 12. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) do not know the exact date the landslide occurred. (Photo: SkeenaWild Conservation Trust/Facebook)

Landslide in northwestern B.C. threatens up to 100,000 spawning salmon

The Ecstall River is an important spawning ground for coho, chum and chinook salmon

A landslide beside the Ecstall River was first seen during an overflight on Sept. 12. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) do not know the exact date the landslide occurred. (Photo: SkeenaWild Conservation Trust/Facebook)
David and Amanda Horvath look over the looming cliff of a landslide behind their home at 5412 McConnell Crescent in Terrace, B.C. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)

Couple’s ‘dream home’ at risk of sliding into northwest B.C. river

Families look on helplessly as property erodes into river behind them

David and Amanda Horvath look over the looming cliff of a landslide behind their home at 5412 McConnell Crescent in Terrace, B.C. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)
A mudslide near Westwold has reduced traffic to a single lane on Highway 97 Tuesday, June 28. (Drive BC image)

Mudslide near Westwold impacting traffic

DriveBC reports single-lane, alternating traffic between Monte Lake and Falkland

A mudslide near Westwold has reduced traffic to a single lane on Highway 97 Tuesday, June 28. (Drive BC image)
Quebec’s provincial flag flies in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. More people have been asked to evacuate their homes due to the risk of a landslide in one of Saguenay’s neighbourhoods, north of Quebec City, on Saturday night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

About 80 families evacuated north of Quebec City over risk of landslide

Landslide could mirror 1971 one that killed 31 people, officials say

Quebec’s provincial flag flies in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. More people have been asked to evacuate their homes due to the risk of a landslide in one of Saguenay’s neighbourhoods, north of Quebec City, on Saturday night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld