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Only 21 people attended the public information session to outline plans for the decommissioning of the Providence Dam at Marshall Lake hosted by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) on June 26. Dan Peterson, Thompson Okanagan director of resource management, and Mike Burwash, section head for Fish and Wildlife, were joined by Fisheries biologists Tara White and Brian Janze from Penticton, who delivered the bulk of the presentation. According to the government, Providence Dam no longer meets provincial or Canadian dam safety standards and has outlived it’s original purpose to supply water to the Phoenix Mine and that a dam failure has the potential to impact the entire community of Greenwood. So to ensure the public’s safety, the dam is being decommissioned. The plan calls for a 46-metre opening at the top of the 30-metre high dam with sloping sides down to a four-metre spillway at the base (the dam is currently 110 metres long). This is the minimum amount of removal that will meet dam safety regulations and allow the Ministry of Environment Fisheries Section to be clear of their responsibility for mainte-
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July 1 was a day of family fun in Rock Creek as Matthew, Lauren and Carly Fraser took top prize for the best-decorated children’s float at the Canada Day Parade. Many kids had their bikes, wagons, cars and great costumes were in the parade. For story and more photos, see page 9. PHOTO: PAT KELLY
nance and liability. White said Providence Dam has been designated a high consequence dam, with potential for loss of life, substantial economic, social, environment or cultural loss if the dam were to fail. Midway resident John Greaves questioned the high consequence classification, suggesting the po-
tential for failure is low and could be mitigated. “This keeps coming up and I feel like I am being lied to,” said Greaves, who regularly posts on the Marshall Lake Stewardship Group Facebook page. In 2011, the City of Greenwood was given a year
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