Two teams continue to search the Johnsons Landing landslide, where two people are still missing and presumed dead. According to BC Coroner’s Service spokesperson Barb McLintock, communications are better today, with radio contact available, but as of 2:30 p.m., there was nothing new to report. “There are two search teams, one searching along the line […]

The BC Coroners Service is confirming that the recovery team found a second human body Monday afternoon at the site of the Johnson Landing mudslide on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake. “We did find remains of a female this afternoon, (however) identification has been not confirmed,” Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe told The Nelson Daily […]

The BC Coroners Service announced during a briefing Sunday in Kaslo the rescue operation at Johnson Landing has been changed to a recovery operation. “You were informed this afternoon that the site had no longer deemed a search and rescue operation but now would be a recovery operation,” Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe told the media […]

The search for four people missing after a landslide Thursday in Johnsons Landing was resumed at 8 a.m., after geo-technologists determined that last night’s rain did not leave the site too unstable for the 70+ searchers, dogs and equipment. A father, his two grown daughters, and a female tourist from Germany have been listed as […]

Saturday afternoon: As of 4 p.m., HUSAR, local SARS, RCMP have roughly 70 people in total on ground, with spotters in place above search area as safety measure, as the search continues for four people missing after a landslide in Johnsons Landing. Emergency Operations Centre spokesman Bill Macpherson said there are three police dog teams also […]

Premier Christy Clark made the following statement on yesterday’s land slide in the community of Johnsons Landing: “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and the loved ones of the individuals still missing due to yesterday’s devastating land slide at Johnsons Landing on Kootenay Lake. “On behalf of all British Columbians, I want […]

A massive mudslide Thursday that destroyed at least one home, or as many as five depending on who you talk, has residents in Johnsons Landing feeling uneasy about the stability of the terrain near creeks. Gail Spliter, who lives approximately one kilometer north of the Gar Creek slide, told The Nelson Daily Thursday afternoon that […]

Updated Friday, 11:01 a.m. The search has been suspended for four people possibly trapped under the massive debris pile caused by a landslide in Johnsons Landing yesterday. Regional District of Central Kootenay Emergency Operations Centre spokesman Bill Macpherson said there are plenty of people and resources to conduct the search, but it’s just not safe […]

Open Letter to West Kootenay Residents: It seems like the people who make decisions far away in Ottawa don’t quite understand BC nor do they understand the importance of physical geography in such a mountainous place. They look at maps with demographics and populations and what they have is an impression of where we live, […]

Photo by Anna Kaytor: BC Hydro’s berm road, being built to keep water at bay in Genelle. Water levels are expected to rise even further in an already-overflowing Genelle, but officials have slated a public meeting at 7 p.m.  today to reassure increasingly-concerned residents. BC Hydro spokesperson Mary Anne Coules told The Source this morning […]