An evacuation alert has also been issued for the outskirts of nearby Fort St. John, meaning anyone in that area should be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice. Although the only road in and out of Old Fort has buckled, Pardy has been returning to check on his home and others using an ATV. Marten Geertsema, a research geomorphologist studying the Old Fort slide for the Forests and Lands Ministry, said it doesn’t appear to have too much in common with the Attachie slide. Debris from the main slide has blocked a channel in the Peace River near Old Fort and started to encroach on a nearby island. Even if the slide doesn’t suddenly slip, he said a slow moving slide can still sweep away a village.

Source: National Post October 13, 2018 14:24 UTC