Residents in Lillooet Lake Estates and their homes will be better protected from dangerous landslides after a combined investment of over $7.7 million from the federal and provincial governments and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District.
This was announced by MP Patrick Weiler, Minister Bowinn Ma, and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) Board Chair, Jen Ford.
Lillooet Lake Estates - a community in the SLRD's Electoral Area C with more than 430 residents - has been impacted by a number of major debris flow events on Catiline Creek, which originate from Twin Goat Mountain. This risks the safety of residents and blocking off the primary access road for the community, as well as several First Nations communities. Based on a preliminary design completed by Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd. in 2016, which is currently being updated through a detailed design process, the project will excavate and create a larger creek channel capable of funneling up to 100,000 cubic metres of debris down the channel, through the community and into Lillooet Lake. Some of the excavated material will be used to construct training berms along a portion of the channel.
