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Crew works to stabilize hillside

Rocks falls above Trans-Canada Highway east of Chase
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A rock scaling crew worked all day Friday and Saturday to remove loose or unstable rocks following a rock slide on Wednesday, March 15 on the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Chase.- Image credit: Rick Koch photo.

On March 15 at 4:45 p.m., Chase RCMP received a report of a rock slide on the Trans-Canada Highway approximately half a kilometre east of Chase. Eastbound traffic swerved into the oncoming lane to avoid the rocks. Police responded and were on site until road maintenance crews arrived and closed down an eastbound lane of traffic. This lane was closed for several days while additional loose rocks were removed. No injuries or property damage was reported.

Ice risky

On March 18 at 4:45 p.m., Chase RCMP received a report of young people jumping on the ice covering Little Shuswap Lake. The youths left the area prior to police arriving. Police would like to remind the public that due to spring temperatures, ice conditions can change quickly and caution should be used.

Vandalism

On March 18 at 1:35 a.m., Chase RCMP received a report of mischief on Shepherd Road in Chase. Unknown suspects removed a tire from the back of a truck and threw it at the front door of a residence. Twenty minutes later, Chase RCMP received a report of mischief on Shuswap Avenue. Suspects broke the front windows of the People’s Drug Mart and the Mountain View Cafe.

Anyone with any information regarding the above investigations, or any other crime, is asked to contact the Chase detachment at 250-679-3221 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.



Martha Wickett

About the Author: Martha Wickett

came to Salmon Arm in May of 2004 to work at the Observer. I was looking for a change from the hustle and bustle of the Lower Mainland, where I had spent more than a decade working in community newspapers.
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