Evacuation Order in Kaslo Following Landslide
April 17, 2017
Nelson, BC
For Immediate Release
April 17, 2017
Evacuation Order in Kaslo Following Landslide
The Regional District of Central Kootenay has declared a State of Local Emergency and an Evacuation Order in Kaslo following a landslide above Zwicky Road.
The evacuation order has been issued for the following areas:
- Zwicky road area from 1531 to Victoria Avenue
- All of Charles St
- All of Sherman St
- West side of Craft St
- West side of Jardine St
- 1100 and 1200 blocks of ‘C’ Avenue
- 1200 block of ‘B’ Avenue
- West side of Allen St
CLICK HERE FOR THE EVACUATION ORDER AND MAP. [PDF - 616 KB]
Residents are required to leave the affected area immediately and report to the reception centre at the Kaslo Royal Canadian Legion Hall, located at 403 5th Street in Kaslo.
For information on how to prepare for an evacuation, please visit: http://www.rdck.ca/EN/main/services/emergency-management/emergency-preparedness.html
There will be a public meeting at the Kaslo Royal Canadian Legion Hall at 1pm, Tuesday April 18th.
The RDCK will keep the public updated as more information becomes available.
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For further information, please visit:
Emergency Management info:http://www.rdck.ca/EN/main/services/emergency-management.html
RDCK Facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/rdcentralkootenay/
Contact:
EOC Information Officer
250-505-3853
The content on this page was last updated April 17 2017 at 11:39 PM