14th Edition
May 2017
Washouts Overwhelm South Shuswap ed support to Mr. Sharp’s family and the By Jo Anne Malpass Extreme rainfall in March and April has affected community”, states SSgt Scott West of the Salmon Arm RCMP. led to several washouts, mudslides and A creek runs through another home, flooding in the Shuswap area. Roy Sharp, 76, is believed to have been which residents were able to escape, uninin his home in the 5900 block of Sunnybrae jured. Approximately eight residences were evacuated with the assisCanoe Point Road when it tance of the RCMP. The was knocked off its founEvacuation Order for 13 dation and enveloped by a nearby properties remains mudslide, near midnight in effect, with residents on May 5. living beyond the landslide Emergency workers area not being allowed to have been able to search drive through the evacuathe destroyed home and tion zone. areas of the mudslide deEarlier that same day, two bris field, but at Scoop landslides closed the Seypress time, had been unamour Main Forest Service ble to locate Mr. Sharp. Road at 2 km and 3 km The elite Vancouver (northeast of St. Ives), Heavy Urban Search and leaving motorists trapped Rescue Team was called between. Debris from the in to assist local first reslides is extensive on the sponders. Shuswap. “The Salmon Arm The intense rainfall that RCMP continues to work April 7 mudslide area in Sunnybrae day led to flooding and with the Columbia ShusPhoto credit Jim Cooperman road closures in several wap Regional District, Ministry of Transport and other agencies, in other areas from Sicamous to Notch Hill our efforts in dealing with this tragic natural Road. Another large mudslide on the 4000 disaster. It has been with the tireless help of block of Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Road on our Volunteer Search and Rescue profesApril 7 destroyed two occupied homes and sionals and additional support from HU(Continued on page 3) SAR. We will continue to provide the need-
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