“For 16 years, successive provincial governments – particularly the NDP – have ignored expert advice on landslide risk management. This neglect has put vital transportation and communication links in jeopardy and placed lives at risk.” – Macklin McCall, Shadow Minister of Emergency Management & MLA for West Kelowna-Peachland The Conservative Party of BC is criticizing the NDP for ongoing failures to address landslide risks, as highlighted by the tragic Lions Bay mudslide in Dec. 2024. “The fatal Lions Bay landslide that claimed two lives on Dec. 14, 2024, follows 16 years of government inaction, mainly by the NDP,” stated MLA Macklin McCall. “ The province must take charge on this file to prevent further loss of life from landslides .” Despite receiving a landmark coroner report with clear recommendations in 2008, the provincial government has failed to act on a single suggestion in 16 years, leaving people across the province vulnerable and cau...
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