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The Chilcotin River /tʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn/ [5] located in Southern British Columbia, Canada is a 241 km (150 mi) long tributary of the Fraser River. [6] The name Chilcotin comes from Tŝilhqot’in, meaning "ochre river people," where ochre refers to the mineral used by Tŝilhqot’in Nation and other Indigenous communities as a base for paint or dye. [7]
Emyr Owens says it could have been a "total disaster" if the landslide had happened at night. ... Ffion Lloyd Williams - BBC News and Megan Davies - BBC News. February 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM.
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The Chilcotin (/ tʃ ɪ l ˈ k oʊ t ɪ n /) [2] region of British Columbia is usually known simply as "the Chilcotin", and also in speech commonly as "the Chilcotin Country" or simply Chilcotin. It is a plateau and mountain region in British Columbia on the inland lee of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River .
Nagwentled (Farwell Canyon) Farwell Canyon (known to the local Tsilhqot'in First Nation as Nagwentled - 'place of landslides') is a canyon on the Chilcotin River in the Chilcotin District of British Columbia, Canada, located around the confluence of Farwell Creek and the Chilcotin, between the confluence of Big Creek and the Fraser River.
A landslide triggered by heavy rain from Winter Storm Jett has partially blocked the West Kentucky Parkway, creating hazardous travel conditions. A separate slide, reported by police in West ...
Despite the onslaught of concerning news, Phipps said there is a bright spot. For the first time in months, recent measurements from across the landslide area — from July 1 to Aug. 1 — showed ...
The landslide was caused by the presence of pre-existing tectonic structures (faults and shear zones) within the southwestern slope of Johnson Ridge. [14] The lower parts of the slide scar are underlain by felsite sheets (which may have failed first) while the upper parts of the slide scar are underlain by highly jointed Paleozoic greenstone beds. [3]