Mud Slide Leaves Vancouver Island's Holberg Stranded and Without Power
A windstorm has cut off access to the small, remote community of Holberg on Vancouver Island's northern tip due to a mudslide.
The mudslide has closed Holberg Road, with reports of several other slides in the area. According to Dane Cameron, the Regional District of Mount Waddington's emergency program coordinator,
"The slide occurred on Northeast 60 Road at approximately the 14k mark,"which is a Western Forest Products section of road.
Western Forest Products is currently assessing the extent of the slide and will develop an action plan for debris removal. Meanwhile, BC Hydro reports that 47 customers are without power due to the slide, affecting areas including:
- End of Dombie Hill Road
- Victoria Road
- 200 block of Victoria Avenue
- Dombi Hill Road
- Sawmill
- Cookhouse
- Croft Street
- Seymour Avenue
- Radar Site Holberg
- Moores Lot 72
- William Moores Res
- 0 block of Bunkhouse Way
Author's summary: Mudslide cuts off Holberg community.