It may be the best luck or the worst, but Lake Country resident Malcolm Hett has it.

Hett stopped on his way home from Vernon to clear some rocks off Pelmewash Parkway that had fallen from the rock face along the old highway Wednesday, Feb. 3. But right before the job was done, a second slide happened, blasting his van with 乌鸦传媒渂aseball-sized rocks乌鸦传媒� and spooking his Aussie Shepherd, Ghoulie.

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Hett was quickly joined by a keen helper, Oyama Coun. Todd McKenzie, who quickly suggested Hett move his van after a sizable rock let loose from above.

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Hett moved the vehicle to the other side of the street and let Ghoulie out while he and McKenzie continued to clear debris.

But ultimately, it was all for naught.

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Hett said he has never seen anything like this before.

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Rocks dumped onto the roadway, denting and dinging his van. Luckily, Hett was able to drive away from the scene an hour or so later, after the District of Lake Country crews cleared some of the debris.

Now, Hett finds himself questioning what work the district had done to assess and mitigate the risk of a rockfall like this when it took over the .

The stability of the rock wall, however, has been a point of conversation for residents for some time, he said.

乌鸦传媒淚t was just a matter of time,乌鸦传媒� he said. 乌鸦传媒淏ut that乌鸦传媒檚 relative, a 乌鸦传媒榤atter of time乌鸦传媒� could mean today.乌鸦传媒�

Hett said he hopes this instance is the only one that needs to occur before more work is done to stabilize the hillside.

乌鸦传媒淕od forbid if someone is walking along the road, or some small car is driving along,乌鸦传媒� he said.

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