Gordon Hoekstra
Investigative Reporter at Vancouver Sun
Investigative reporter at The Vancouver Sun. DM open.
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23 hours ago |
vancouversun.com | Gordon Hoekstra
Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1David and Barbara Enns were killed on Dec. 14 when a slide swept away their Lions Bay home. The builder of a reservoir says he is not responsible for claims made by victims’ family and neighbours. Article contentLions Bay property owner Steven Vestergaard filed a response this week to a lawsuit launched by family and neighbours of the victims of a landslide, arguing there is no evidence he contributed to, or was responsible for, the slide.
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6 days ago |
vancouversun.com | Gordon Hoekstra
Advertisement 1The homes were not damaged in 2021, but slides triggered by the heavy rains from the atmospheric rivers that hammered the Fraser Valley and part of the B.C. Interior increased the slide risk to the six homesArticle contentA B.C. government policy document dated from 2020 seems to suggest that financial assistance could be made available to property owners whose homes were deemed unsafe after landslides.
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1 week ago |
vancouversun.com | Gordon Hoekstra
Advertisement 1David and Barbara Enns were killed on Dec. 14 when a debris flow cascaded down the Battani Creek ravine and swept away their houseArticle contentThe Village of Lions Bay filed a response this month to a lawsuit launched by the family and neighbours of the victims of a landslide in Lions Bay, denying the claimants suffered harm and saying the municipality did not know where the slide started.
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1 week ago |
nipawinjournal.com | Gordon Hoekstra
He was advised to move from the property if he had not done so already. Similar news was delivered to five other property owners in the Chilliwack River valley who also faced increased landslide risks as a result of the torrential rains in 2021, often called atmospheric rivers, that caused billions of dollars of damages across B.C. and resulted in thousands of people fleeing their homes.
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1 week ago |
vancouversun.com | Gordon Hoekstra
Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1One property is a home on the 7200-block of Ridge Drive assessed at nearly $3.5 million and the townhouse in the 22700-block of Westminster Highway is assessed at $992,000. Article contentThe province is seeking to seize two homes assessed at $4.5 million, three cars and cash allegedly linked to drug trafficking and used to launder money. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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