Over a year after a Shuswap senior was killed in a mudslide, a local park has been renamed for him.
Roy Sharp, 75, was killed last May when a mudslide came down onto Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Road and swept away his home.
Neighbours remembered Sharp as helpful, caring and as “a gentle soul and wonderful man.”
On Friday, the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District said a small park on Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Road was officially renamed after Sharp.
What was called Robinson Creek Community Park will now be known as Roy Sharp Community Park.
WATCH BELOW: Sharp’s neighbours recount their escape from the landslide that swept away his home. At the time of this interview Sharp was still missing.
![Click to play video: 'Shuswap couple shares story of landslide escape']()
– with files from Lauren Pullen
– with files from Lauren Pullen
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