Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster is confident Cherryville residents will ultimately know what caused a slide.
The Ministry of Forests recently denied a freedom of information request to have documents released regarding a 2012 slide on Sugar Lake Road.
“Their refusal to not send out the information yet is legitimate because the investigation into the slide is not done yet,” said Foster, who has consulted with the ministry on the issue.
“My disappointment is that the investigation is not done yet. It’s been four years. The issue is, why is the investigation taking so long?”
Once the investigation is wrapped up, Foster says the report will be released to the community.
“I hope all of the information will be made public,” he said.
The ministry denied access to the report based on legislation, including legal advice, disclosure harmful to law enforcement, disclosure harmful to financial or economic interests of a public body and disclosure harmful to person privacy.
The 2012 slide was about 800 metres long and 10 metres wide. The flow of debris shifted about 200 feet before it would have collided with Joel Hriczu’s home.
Residents are demanding the 2012 report because there is a concern further logging on Cherry Ridge could lead to more slope instability.
