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Hwy 3 closed at least until Tuesday due to rock slide near Keremeos

Emergency centre opens in Princeton for those evacuated from their homes
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A large boulder can be seen on Highway 3 west of Keremeos on Sunday night. The highway is closed until at least Monday afternoon. (Christopher Erb photo)

An Emergency Reception Centre has been activated at the Princeton Baptist Church (160 Old Hedley Road in Princeton) to provide emergency support services for anyone whose primary residence is on evacuation order from the rock slide that took place west of Keremeos on Sunday night.

The evacuation order was issued on Monday, Nov. 6, at 12:30 a.m. for two properties located at 3455 and 3491 Highway 3, west of the Village of Keremeos.

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Monique Tamminga

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Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
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