Image: District of Hope / The District of Hope says municipal public works crews are responding to an active rockfall incident Tuesday morning on Union Bar Road. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Rockfall in Hope

Public works crews respond to active rockfall incident in Hope

Nov 12, 2024 | 12:27 PM

HOPE — The District of Hope says municipal public works crews are responding to an active rockfall incident Tuesday morning (Nov. 12) on Union Bar Road in Hope.

According to a statement on its social media channels, the district says slope stabilization professionals have been notified and will be responding to the site as soon as possible.

The district did not specify the exact location on Union Bar Road.

The district says residents should avoid using this corridor if at all possible.

Union Bar Road runs from near Thacker Regional Park in the south, meandering along the Fraser River before it dead ends at Swahliseah First Nation 14.

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Image: Google Maps / Union Bar Road in Hope.

“If you must travel past the site, please use caution,” the district said.

The district says public works crews will begin cleanup of the fallen rock when it has been deemed safe to do so.