Gordon Hoekstra
Investigative Reporter at Vancouver Sun
Investigative reporter at The Vancouver Sun. DM open.
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1 week ago |
vancouversun.com | Glenda Luymes |Gordon Hoekstra
The research shows that logging occurs at about 11 times the rate of wildfire risk reduction work in B.C. Article content A report by B.C.’s Forest Practices Board urges the B.C. government to enlist logging companies in the effort to reduce wildfire risk across B.C. Sign In or Create an Account Article content The research shows that logging occurs at about 11 times the rate of wildfire risk reduction work in B.C. Between 2014 and 2023, 1,750 square kilometres were logged by forest companies...
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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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 month 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 month 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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Lions Bay responds to landslide lawsuit, denies victims’ family and neighbours suffered harm https://t.co/p2L3mK6IRt via @VancouverSun @SFU @GeoBrentatlarge @VillageOfLB @EmergencyInfoBC @UBCNews @UBCM @kcdyer @MetroVancouver @ICLRCanada @EngGeoBC
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