UPDATED
Information Release
December 8, 2022
4:00 p.m.
RESCINDED – EVACUATION ALERT
Pursuant to the Emergency Program Act the Town of Princeton issued Evacuation Alerts on November 16, 2022, at 3:45pm for 156 Jacobson Road and 176 Jacobson Road, within the Town of Princeton boundaries for slope instability.
156 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Parcel A, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District, Portion (KW33897) |
176 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 12, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
These evacuation alerts have been rescinded effective immediately.
There will be no more updates or information releases regarding this event.
UPDATED
Information Release
November 30, 2022
4:00 p.m.
Pursuant to the Emergency Program Act the Town of Princeton has issued Evacuation Alerts for 156 Jacobson Road and 176 Jacobson Road, within the Town of Princeton boundaries for slope instability.
156 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Parcel A, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District, Portion (KW33897) |
176 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 12, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
This is only an Alert notice.
The Evacuation Alert has been issued to give residents as much notice as possible to prepare themselves to evacuate their premises or property should it be found necessary.
Old Hedley Road from the Brown Bridge to Old Merritt Highway is now open.
Remedial work on slope stabilization is now completed.
The next update will be at 4:00pm Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
UPDATED
Information Release
November 29, 2022
4:00 p.m.
Pursuant to the Emergency Program Act the Town of Princeton has issued Evacuation Alerts for 156 Jacobson Road and 176 Jacobson Road, within the Town of Princeton boundaries for slope instability.
156 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Parcel A, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District, Portion (KW33897) |
176 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 12, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
This is only an Alert notice.
The Evacuation Alert has been issued to give residents as much notice as possible to prepare themselves to evacuate their premises or property should it be found necessary.
Old Hedley Road from the Brown Bridge to Old Merritt Highway is now open.
Remedial work on slope stabilization is now completed.
The next update will be at 4:00pm Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
UPDATED
Information Release
November 28, 2022
4:00 p.m.
Pursuant to the Emergency Program Act the Town of Princeton has issued Evacuation Alerts for 156 Jacobson Road and 176 Jacobson Road, within the Town of Princeton boundaries for slope instability.
156 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Parcel A, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District, Portion (KW33897) |
176 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 12, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
This is only an Alert notice.
The Evacuation Alert has been issued to give residents as much notice as possible to prepare themselves to evacuate their premises or property should it be found necessary.
Old Hedley Road from the Brown Bridge to Old Merritt Highway is closed to all traffic.
The Brown Bridge is open to traffic and pedestrians for access west onto Tulameen Avenue.
Remedial work on slope stabilization is still on going.
The next update will be at 4:00pm Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
UPDATED
Information Release
November 25, 2022
4:00 p.m.
Pursuant to the Emergency Program Act the Town of Princeton has issued Evacuation Alerts for 156 Jacobson Road and 176 Jacobson Road, within the Town of Princeton boundaries for slope instability.
156 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Parcel A, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District, Portion (KW33897) |
176 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 12, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
This is only an Alert notice.
The Evacuation Alert has been issued to give residents as much notice as possible to prepare themselves to evacuate their premises or property should it be found necessary.
Old Hedley Road from the Brown Bridge to Old Merritt Highway is closed to all traffic.
The Brown Bridge is open to traffic and pedestrians for access west onto Tulameen Avenue.
Remedial work on slope stabilization is still on going.
The next update will be at 4:00pm Monday, November 28, 2022.
UPDATED
Information Release
November 23, 2022
4:00 p.m.
Pursuant to the Emergency Program Act the Town of Princeton has issued Evacuation Alerts for 156 Jacobson Road and 176 Jacobson Road, within the Town of Princeton boundaries for slope instability.
156 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Parcel A, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District, Portion (KW33897) |
176 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 12, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
This is only an Alert notice.
The Evacuation Alert has been issued to give residents as much notice as possible to prepare themselves to evacuate their premises or property should it be found necessary.
Old Hedley Road from the Brown Bridge to Old Merritt Highway is closed to all traffic.
The Brown Bridge is open to traffic and pedestrians for access west onto Tulameen Avenue.
Remedial work on slope stabilization has begun. There will be no work is being done on Thursday, November 24, 2022, as the materials have to settle, and stability has to be checked before moving on to the next phase of stabilizing the slope.
The next update will be at 4:00pm Friday, November 25, 2022.
UPDATED
Information Release
November 22, 2022
4:00 p.m.
Pursuant to the Emergency Program Act the Town of Princeton has issued Evacuation Alerts for 156 Jacobson Road and 176 Jacobson Road, within the Town of Princeton boundaries for slope instability.
156 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Parcel A, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District, Portion (KW33897) |
176 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 12, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
This is only an Alert notice.
The Evacuation Alert has been issued to give residents as much notice as possible to prepare themselves to evacuate their premises or property should it be found necessary.
Old Hedley Road from the Brown Bridge to Old Merritt Highway is closed to all traffic.
The Brown Bridge is open to traffic and pedestrians for access west onto Tulameen Avenue.
The Geotech Engineer’s assessment of the slope is done. Hazard tree removal is now complete, and the area has been made safe for remedial work to begin Wednesday, November 23, 2022.
The next update will be at 4:00pm Wednesday, November 23, 2022.
UPDATED
Information Release
November 21, 2022
4:00 p.m.
Pursuant to the Emergency Program Act the Town of Princeton has issued Evacuation Alerts for 156 Jacobson Road and 176 Jacobson Road, within the Town of Princeton boundaries for slope instability.
156 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Parcel A, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District, Portion (KW33897) |
176 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 12, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
This is only an Alert notice.
The Evacuation Alert has been issued to give residents as much notice as possible in order to prepare yourself to evacuate your premise or property should it be found necessary.
Old Hedley Road from the Brown Bridge to Old Merritt Highway is closed to all traffic.
The Brown Bridge is open to traffic and pedestrians for access west onto Tulameen Avenue.
The Geotech Engineer’s assessment of the slope is done. Remedial work will be undertaken after hazard tree removal is complete and the area is made safe. Tree removal has already begun and will be extended for one more day.
The next update will be at 4:00pm Tuesday, November 22, 2022.
UPDATED
Information Release
November 19, 2022
10:00 a.m.
Pursuant to the Emergency Program Act the Town of Princeton has issued Evacuation Alerts for 156 Jacobson Road and 176 Jacobson Road, within the Town of Princeton boundaries for slope instability.
156 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Parcel A, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District, Portion (KW33897) |
176 | JACOBSON RD | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 12, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
This is only an Alert notice.
The Evacuation Alert has been issued to give residents as much notice as possible in order to prepare yourself to evacuate your premise or property should it be found necessary.
Old Hedley Road from the Brown Bridge to Old Merritt Highway is closed to all traffic.
The Brown Bridge is open to traffic and pedestrians for access west onto Tulameen Avenue.
The Geotech Engineer’s assessment of the slope is done. Remedial work will be undertaken after hazard tree removal is complete and the area is made safe.
The next update will be at 4:00pm Monday, November 21, 2022.
UPDATED
Information Release
November 18, 2022
10:00 a.m.
UPDATED
Information Release
November 17, 2022
2:30 p.m.
Pursuant to the Emergency Program Act the Town of Princeton has issued Evacuation Alerts for 156 Jacobson Road and 176 Jacobson Road, within the Town of Princeton boundaries for slope instability.
156 | JACOBSON | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Parcel A, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District, Portion (KW33897) |
176 | JACOBSON | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 12, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
This is only an Alert notice.
The Evacuation Alert has been issued to give residents as much notice as possible in order to prepare yourself to evacuate your premise or property should it be found necessary.
Old Hedley Road from the Brown Bridge to Old Merritt Highway is closed to all traffic.
The Brown Bridge is open to traffic and pedestrians for access west onto Tulameen Avenue.
The Geotech Engineer’s assessment of the slope is done. Remedial work will be undertaken after hazard tree removal is complete and the area is made safe.
The next update will be at 10:00am on Friday, November 18, 2022.
UPDATED
Information Release
November 17, 2022
2:30 pm
EVACUATION ALERT RESCINDED
Information Release
November 16, 2022
3:45 p.m.
Pursuant to the Emergency Program Act the Town of Princeton has issued Evacuation Alerts for all properties along Jacobson Road and 175 Tulameen Avenue, within the Town of Princeton boundaries.
This is only an Alert notice.
The Evacuation Alert has been issued to give residents as much notice as possible in order to prepare yourself to evacuate your premise or property should it be found necessary.
Old Hedley Road from the Brown Bridge to N&L Automotive is closed.
A Geotech Engineer is coming to investigate the slope on Thursday morning, November 17, 2022. Once the investigation is completed, information can be passed on to the public.
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO WHEN A PRECAUTIONARY ALERT OR EVACUATION ALERT IS IN EFFECT
Upon notification of an EVACUATION ALERT, residents should be prepared for immediate evacuation by:
- Locating all family members or co-workers and designate a meeting place outside the evacuation area, should an evacuation be called while separated;
- Gathering essential items such as medications, eyeglasses, valuable papers (i.e. insurance), cell phone charges and immediate care needs for dependents and, if possible, keepsakes (photographs, etc). Have these items readily available for quick departure;
- Preparing to move any disabled persons and/or children;
- Moving pets and livestock to a safe area;
- Arranging accommodation for family members if possible. In the event of an evacuation, Reception Centres will be opened if required.
- Monitoring news sources for information on evacuation orders and locations of Reception Centres.
156 | JACOBSON | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Parcel A, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District, Portion (KW33897) |
134 | JACOBSON | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 8, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
No address | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 9, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District | |
200 | JACOBSON | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 14, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
120 | JACOBSON | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 7, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
208 | JACOBSON | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 15, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
No address | KAP1463 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 5, Block 6, Plan KAP1463, District Lot 1823, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District | |
175 | TULAMEEN | KAP1463 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 4, Block 6, Plan KAP1463, District Lot 1823, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
176 | JACOBSON | KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 12, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
KAP4960 | Similkameen Div of Yale | Lot 13, Plan KAP4960, District Lot 1297, Similkameen Div of Yale Land District |
