Old Fort residents file landslide lawsuit
A group of Old Fort residents have filed a lawsuit claiming damages from two landslides in 2018 and 2020. In a press release Tuesday, lawyer Malcolm Macpherson, who represents the 35 residents, . . .
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A group of Old Fort residents have filed a lawsuit claiming damages from two landslides in 2018 and 2020. In a press release Tuesday, lawyer Malcolm Macpherson, who represents the 35 residents, . . .
Article content FORT ST. JOHN, British Columbia, Jan. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Residents of Old Fort, a rural community near Fort St. John, say their property values have evaporated following two landslides in the past few years that cut-off the only road in and out of their community. Two homes above the community and a few in the community remain under evacuation alert. However, permits kept being issued and landslides kept happening. While the energy rich North East and the defendants continue to rake in the money through royalties, licence fees and rates, the Old Fort resident plaint...