Meeting called by RDOS on the subject of flooding dangers in the Park Rill Creek Basin (Willowbrook to Okanagan River) 6:30 pm in one third hall plus more seats. Chaired by Director Terry Schafer with introduction of the subject by Bill Newell, CAO Regional District Okanagan Similkameen. Panels include RDOS staff and provincial department […]

Gabion Walls installed – but not filled with rock and gravel New Culverts – cut and cover installed on Hwy 97 Roadway open to two way traffic. Water flow still high on Sportsman’s Bowl Rd. The plan to divert water into all culverts and possibly use “tiger dams” to direct water to west arm of […]

A gabion wall is a retaining wall made of stacked stone-filled gabions tied together with wire. Gabion walls are usually battered (angled back towards the slope), or stepped back with the slope, rather than stacked vertically. … Galvanized steel wire is most common, but PVC-coated and stainless steel wire are also used. Below of Town […]

Time to clean the culverts, change out the culverts, let the creek flow from top to bottom

The installation of two pumps at lower Island Way Road have increased the amount of water that can be emptied directly into the Okanagan River channel. Since the pumps began operating at 9 am this morning, water levels in the Park Rill Creek oxbows have started dropping approximately 2 cm every hour. The installation of […]

Inside the “Tiger Dams” project at Jones Way, Willowbrook