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Combined effort: Fire departments from Malakwa, Sicamous and Swansea Point are kept busy Monday with a blaze at the Skyline Truck Stop on Highway 1 in Craigellachie. Despite the combined effort, the structure was lost to the blaze, believed to have been started by a portable heater. Photos by Victoria Rowbottom
Fire destroys popular highway truck stop By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
A Craigellachie landmark is no more. The Skyline Truck Stop, a popular hub among locals and travellers alike, burned down Monday, Nov. 2. Upset by the loss, Malakwa Fire Chief Joanne Held called the business a local hub and respected employer.
“It employed, at any given time, at least 10 residents of Malakwa , some of them who worked there almost 25 years or more,” said Held. “In the high summer they employed more locals. It was a definite hub and we’re very sorry to see it gone.” Skyline owner Lyle Hainstock was unavailable to comment before press time. Low lying cloud in the mountains of the Eagle Pass contrasted with the thick black
smoke that filled the air Monday morning as firefighters engaged in a battle to contain the fire at the service station/convenience store/ restaurant on the Trans-Canada Highway near the North Fork Bridge. Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 9 a.m., with Malakwa firefighters arriving soon after. “A crew of mine was on scene by 9:29, and at that point there was already heavy
black smoke emitting from the roof,” said Held, noting a call was immediately made See Firefighters on page 2