Evacuation alert been lifted for Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park as landslide threat subsides

Photo: Darren Handschuh

An evacuation alert has been lifted for Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park as the threat of a landslide has subsided.

The alert was issued Thursday by the District of Sicamous and Shuswap Emergency Program as heavy rains hit the area burned by last summer's Two Mile wildfire.

The alert was issued "due to the potential danger to life, health and property caused by the threat of a landslide in the Wiseman Creek area," officials said.

It was lifted at 10 a.m. Monday and residents of the mobile home park given the all clear.

Earlier this spring, an engineering report determined a landslide or debris flow in the area is an almost certainty in the wake of the fire.

"Due to the ongoing landslide risk in this area, residents are advised to stay informed," the district said in Monday's update.

Photo: Shuswap Emergency Program