Victims of the Hope Slide — Hope Slide, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
N 49° 17.900 W 121° 15.759
10U E 626310 N 5462072
An earthquake in 1965 triggered a massive landslide that brought down a side of mountain. At that moment two cars were travelling along the Crowsnest Highway and four lives were lost.
Waymark Code: WME4ME
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 04/02/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NCDaywalker
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This plaque is dedicated to the glory of God

And to the memory of those who lost their lives
as a result of the unusual slide
triggered by an earthquake in this area on January 9, 1965.

Dennis George Arlitt
Bernie Lloyd Beck
Mary Kalmakoff
Thomas Starchuk

Also to the memory of S.W.K. Steveson
whose aircraft crashed here on August 13, 1965.

And to the memory of those of the Royal Canadian Air Force
whose aircraft crashed on this same mountain on April 23, 1966.

Squadron Leader James L. Braiden
Leading Aircraftsman Robert E MacNaughton
Flight Lieutenant Phillip L. Montgomery
Flight Lieutenant Peter Semak

May they rest in peace.

Location: Hope Slide Viewpoint

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