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Rock slide near Cleveland Dam threatens Capilano River BRENT RICHTER
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Metro Vancouver staff are keeping a close eye on the Capilano Canyon after a rock slide sent debris into the river below Cleveland Dam. The regional authority began receiving reports about the slide on Thursday afternoon, said Brant Arnold-Smith, division manager of protective services and emergency management. “It’s an area that is well known to Metro Vancouver teams. We actively monitor it on an ongoing basis, because it historically has been an area where the canyon walls do shed rock from time to time,” he said. “Yesterday’s rockfall, although small, was larger in nature [than slides typically seen in the area].” There are a number of natural factors that cause rock slides of that type to happen, Arnold-Smith said, including rain, freezing and thawing, erosion and root growth within the rock. Arnold-Smith said the slide presented no danger to the dam itself and there is likely little risk to the public walking on any of Capilano River Regional Park’s trails. “It’s an area that is very hard to get to and very Continued on A22
Metro Vancouver peace officer Chris Stier looks over the site of a recent rock slide just below Cleveland Dam in Capilano Canyon. The slide presented no danger to the dam itself and little risk to the public, according to Metro. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN
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