Landslide threat forces immediate evacuation near Osoyoos Lake

About 150 properties have been evacuated along the shores of Osoyoos Lake because of the potential of a landslide on Inkaneep Creek.

Homes south of Water Dog Lake were cleared out late Friday and people are being housed in an evacuation centre in Oliver B.C. for 72 hours, for now, according to Oliver Fire Chief Bob Graham.

He said logging in the area may have contributed to the unstable ground that’s now threatening homes and cottages in the North East corner of Osoyoos Lake.

Graham