Sechelt Development - Seawatch at the Shores

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Friday, Feb 25, 2015:

A new sinkhole has just opened up in the Seawatch subdivision. Here's what the District of Sechelt posted on its website a few hours ago...

Quote:The District of Sechelt is responding to the recent Seawatch sinkhole issue with the advice of expert geotechnical engineers who have dealt with these problems in other communities.

The District is now conducting an assessment of the affected area in regard to the geotechnical issues that have arisen and that may be at risk of arising in the future, and is monitoring the situation, with the resources that are reasonably available to the District. As a precautionary measure, a portion of Gale Avenue North is closed to vehicular traffic and the recent sinkhole is cordoned off. The Mayor and Council will report further as information becomes available to the District.

The sinkhole is so recent I can't find mention of it anywhere else (Coast Reporter, The Local, 91.7 Coast FM). It will be interesting to learn exactly where this new sinkhole is located. Since a portion of Gale Ave North has been closed, it's not in the previous locale. Well, bad news for house sales.

(As a refresher, here is my April 2, 2013 post in the 'Slip, sliding away...' thread where I go into detail about the geological problems affecting the 'Seawatch at the Shores' subdivision. Of interest is the July, 2012 Thurber Engineering Report - that's a direct link and you will get a pop-up dialog box.)