Town crews have drained the ditch until further notice due to some concerns that flood level creek water could damage the concrete ditch near Camp McKinney Road.
Archives for April 2012
Bad dream – the morning after
About a kilometre of roadway will need to be reconstructed on McKinney. At one spot this morning creek water is still crossing the roadway and has carved new ways of getting down the hill including the creation of new settling ponds. Road crews will be in the area for a number of days and weeks. […]
Photo of the week – by Guy Smith
Wolf Cub Creek running fast and high
I saw only two men on-duty in dark Oliver at 4 a.m. Parks Manager Bob Grant could not sleep after getting a real scare yesterday with the “little creek” near his office. Fire Department has cordoned off the office area from the parking lot because of high water. The creek has eroded some of the […]
Single lane traffic on sections of McKinney Rd
This picture, in the dark, taken at 4 am. I ventured up to the area of the damaged road. Single lane traffic for a number of sections in the road about 3 to 4 miles up Camp McKinney. Argo Road Maintenance crews have taken a breather but will resume work in the morning. I stopped […]
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Tulameen flooded
Much of the small town of Tulameen was under water Thursday brought on by rain and warm temperatures that have kick-started the spring snow melt. Tulameen, a small recreational community was hardest hit by the flooding when nearby Otter Lake rose almost a metre over Wednesday night and is now draining into the groundwater, raising […]



