RCMP conclude investigation The scoured banks of Battani Creek after the December 14, 2024 debris torrent. Photo by kc dyer. Squamish RCMP have announced that no criminal charges will be laid related to the deadly Battani Creek landslide in 2024. The December 14 landslide took the lives of long-time Lions Bay residents David and Barbara Enns. The slide blocked both lanes of the Sea to Sky Highway. In a release Friday evening, RCMP Media Liaison Corporal Ashley MacKay stated t

A look back over a year of coverage Photo by Marcus Reuter. The devastating debris torrent that swept through Lions Bay on December 14, 2024 took the lives of long-time residents Barbara and David Enns, and continues to reverberate more than a year later. The Watershed has covered this story from the very beginning, and has kept readers informed of developments throughout the year. With at least two lawsuits pending and an RCMP investigation underway, there is certain to be

Friends lay memorial wreath Remembering Barbara and David Enns. Photo by John Dudley. On the first anniversary of the Battani Creek landslide, a group of 13 friends and family members recently gathered together at Brunswick Beach to honour the memory of Barbara and David Enns. The tragic loss of these active Lions Bay community members on December 14, 2024 is still keenly felt by family, friends and neighbours. Earlier this year, Councillor Ron McLaughlin told Council he is i

December 14 marks anniversary of Battani Creek Disaster Overhead view of Batanni Creek debris torrent aftermath. Watershed file photo. Today marks the one-year anniversary of the catastrophic debris torrent that cascaded through Lions Bay and across Highway 99, destroying one home and damaging several other properties, and taking the lives of David and Barbara Enns. Shortly after 10 a.m., reports came in of a massive mudslide that had torn down Battani Creek above Brunswick

Decision made by province: CAO In late August a banner message appeared on the Village of Lions Bay website indicating that the State of...

Calls deadly landslide "Act of God"; denies responsibility Battani Creek. Photo by kc dyer. BC provincial lawyers have responded to the...

Metro considers pooling resources of smaller communities Incident command post, Battani Creek landslide. Source: Metro Vancouver Mutual...

Monday hiking group remembers Barb and Dave Enns Monday Hiking Group photos by John Dudley and Marianne Kohler. June 9 was the day...

District of Squamish staff reflect on Battani Creek disaster Less than half a year after a debris torrent and landslide swept through...

Countersuit cites "harassment, threats" Fence with signage erected by the Village of Lions Bay, with debris from the Battani Creek...

Village lawyers deny legal obligation to maintain damaged bridge Debris remaining on site from Battani Creek landslide. Photo by kc dyer....

Rose Dudley shares her thoughts on bittersweet day The Enns/Hunt family and friend at the Vancouver Sun Run, April 27, 2025. This year's...

Civil action filed in BC Court The Village of Lions Bay has been named as a defendant in a civil action related to last December’s deadly...

RCMP remain tight-lipped over landslide probe The State of Local Emergency (SOLE) continues to remain in force more than three months...

The bureaucracy that stands between a family and disaster support Damage seen below Highway 99 after the deadly landslide. Photo by...

Barbara Enns remembered at 2025 Vancouver Sun Run Rose Dudley, Fiona Fourie and Barbara Enns lead a training run along Mountain Drive in...

Final site cleanup to commence this week Snow-covered debris litters the hillside above Crystal Falls Road, February 5, 2025. Photo by...

A brief history of landslides, debris torrents and their causes Battani Creek landslide, December 14, 2024. Photo: Norma Rodgers The...

Barbara and David Enns named as landslide victims Emergency vehicles line Crystal Falls Road at the scene of last week's deadly...

Heavy equipment to be choppered in to Battani Creek slide site Search and debris-clearing operations continue today following a deadly...