Cleveland Dam

• Deadly dam disaster: B.C. river safety website launches as lawsuit looms

  Following a fatal incident in 2020, a new website for Capilano River Regional Park offers safety tips around the river and a little more background on the Capilano River itself.

  Crime

  May 5, 2023
  
• Cleveland Dam disaster survivor suing Metro Vancouver, claiming negligence

  The accidental opening of a spillway on the dam in 2020 killed one person, and left another person missing and presumed dead.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2022
  
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• Test of new Cleveland Dam alarm system begins Thursday

  The Metro Vancouver Regional District will be testing alarms on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the next two weeks. 

  News

  May 27, 2021
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• Six audible and visual alarms to be installed near site of North Vancouver dam, river tragedy

  A public warning system is set to be installed along the Capilano River more than six months after a surge of water there claimed two lives.

  Education

  Apr 22, 2021
• Warning sirens coming to Capilano River following deadly dam accident

  On Oct. 1, an error during maintenance on the dam's spillway resulted in a large volume of water being released, killing two people and forcing others to scramble to safety.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2021
• Metro Vancouver fires 3 people following deadly North Vancouver dam error

  Metro Vancouver says human error during maintenance on the Cleveland Dam was responsible for the accident which left one man dead and another missing.

  Oct 30, 2020
• Human error cited in Cleveland Dam incident that left one dead, one still missing

  Metro Vancouver said it appears the "clearest contributing factor was human error related to programming of the control system for the spillway gate."

  Environment

  Oct 8, 2020
• Watchdog identified concerns in 2002 at North Vancouver dam at centre of river tragedy

  In 2002, a group of anglers was trapped on a sandbar in the Capilano River, and needed a helicopter rescue after the spillway was accidentally opened, flooding the canyon.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2020
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• Father and son who were swept into the river when Cleveland Dam opened are identified

  The body of Ryan Nickerson was recovered in the aftermath of the flash flood but the body of his 27-year-old son Hugh has not yet been recovered.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2020
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• North Vancouver dam tragedy prompts calls for emergency warning system

  "I want to know we will be safe if it happens again."

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2020