Updates – Newsome Creek Watershed Action Group

KWL Engineering Submits Assessment Proposal for Newsome Creek Watershed

September 11, 2019September 6, 2019

KWL Engineering has submitted a proposal to the CSRD to do an assessment of Newsome Creek Watershed above Highway 1. The assessment would include four main areas:

Desktop Assessment to get historical background and pull together various reports, maps, documents and the like…
Site Assessment of channel stability, culvert geometry, deposit levels at Sorrento water intake, potential hazards, and more…
Hydraulic Analysis at road crossings…
Proposed Channel Works based on findings of the site assessment.

Read: KWL Assessment Proposal for Newsome Creek Watershed

CSRD Meets With Deputy Minister Farnworth Regarding Newsome Creek

September 6, 2019July 10, 2019

On June 13, 2019, representatives from the Columbia Shuswap Regional District met with Solicitor General Farnworth to discuss solutions for damages to … Read more

Engineer’s Assessment Of Newsome Creek Due April 11

June 21, 2019March 2, 2019

Kerr, Wood, Leidal Consulting Engineers have been retained to do an engineers report on the creek below Highway 1. An estimated completion … Read more

What We Learned At The Community Meeting

September 6, 2019February 1, 2019

On January 22 a group of government and community representatives met at Sorrento Memorial Hall to share information about issues in Newsome … Read more

Funds Approved for Work Plan in Newsome Creek

January 12, 2019January 11, 2019

2019 has started on a positive note. At our meeting on January 8 we received word that we’ve secured funding for engineers … Read more

Community Meeting – Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019, 6:30pm – Sorrento Memorial Hall

January 23, 2019January 3, 2019

CSRD in partnership with NCWAG are hosting a community meeting on January 22, 2019 at 6:30 pm, held upstairs at Sorrento Memorial … Read more

NCWAG Gets Support From CSRD

January 3, 2019November 16, 2018

A delegation of thirteen attended the Nov, 15 Columbia Shuswap Regional Distrtict Board Meeting seeking support from the board for addressing erosion … Read more

NCWAG Meets With Greg Kyllo and Paul Demenok

December 20, 2018November 14, 2018

NCWAG continued to meet with government officials on November 13, 2018. MLA Greg Kyllo updated the group about efforts he has made … Read more

Letters Sent to Provincial Government Officials

November 19, 2018November 4, 2018

We have invited government officials at various levels to meet with us to work on practical solutions. Premiere Horgan, Minister Farnworth, Minister … Read more

NCWAG Delegation Will Attend CSRD Meeting Nov 15, 2018

November 17, 2018November 3, 2018

A request to fund a feasibility study to do work in the creek is coming before the CSRD on Thursday, November 15. … Read more