A small slide that undermined a portion of Eastside Road has resulted in closure of the road until ministry officials can effect repairs. The slide was discovered by a boater out on the lake over the weekend. Steve Arstad

Eastside Road closed near Okanagan Falls following small slide

PENTICTON – Eastside Road remains closed today following the discovery of a failure in the road by an alert boater over the Victoria Day long weekend.

A boater on Skaha Lake noticed a small slide and a failure below the road surface of Eastside Road near the diving cliffs about two kilometres north of Okanagan Falls on Sunday, May 19.

According to the Ministry of Transportation, the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen was notified by the local resident and then staff at the regional district contacted the ministry.

Eastside Road is closed around the slide while a geotechnical assessment takes place, the ministry said.

A detour is in place using McLean Creek Road, which will remain in use until the road is reopened.

A detour along McLean Creek Road is in effect for the southern portion of Eastside Road near Okanagan Falls following discovery of a small slide on Sunday, May 19, 2019. | Credit: Google Maps

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I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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