On McKinney Rd – on the way to Baldy Grader stuck on the Gold Tau Rd. Argo crews beefing up the gravel on this road in Meyer’s Flat Park where all the water goes through to Sportsman’s Bowl. From Yarrow Street looking north/west
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Inflating the tiger dam
Willowbrook/Jones Way/4pm A method of controlling water flow in a narrow space (closed culvert) – flexible in dimension – slows down the flow. More controllable. Press for larger
Updated: Time to de-water
Heavy Duty equipment arrived on the west side of Okanagan River just south of the foot of Island Way. Shots from east side of river showing two large de-watering units surrounding the 1 existing culvert from Park Rill Creek Basin to the river. Method of dewatering – likely pumping not boring holes. If you have […]
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Colour erupts after a dull winter
Word of the day – mitigation
1. the act of mitigating, or lessening the force or intensity of something unpleasant, as wrath, pain, grief, or extreme circumstances: Social support is the most important factor in the mitigation of stress among adolescents. 2. the act of making a condition or consequence less severe: the mitigation of a punishment. 3. the process of […]
Large culvert installation at Sportsman's Bowl Rd – traffic diverted – no warning to residents
Updated: Traffic diverted – Hwy 97 closed – Park Rill Rd-Island Rd-Hwy at River Rd crossing ODN told to “hey man – get the hell of here” Drive BC not saying anything MOTI not saying anything RDOS not saying anything (Some confirmation by local RDOS directors at 10:30 am *** One report – RCMP assisting […]
Updated: The power of Mother Nature
Photo of recent washout on the Princeton/Summerland road -pretty scary to me. There are so many slides and washouts happening all around us – what a year ! This photo is from Osprey Lake & Area Community Group Source: Jennifer Bernard via Skylar Noe-Vack On April 16th, 2018 at 1:08 a.m. Penticton RCMP responded to […]