A traffic accident involving a dump truck has closed Hwy. 97A in Sicamous and cut telephone and 911 service in the area.
Sicamous will be without municipal drinking water for at least two weeks, according to officials.
All schools are closed in Sicamous and residents have been told not to drink town water.
Heavy rains Saturday caused a flash flood in Sicamous Creek, leading to the closure of Hwy. 97A and the evacuation of nearby residents and tourists.
Sicamous RCMP is warning that a telephone scam is emerging tied to the recent deaths of a Sicamous father and his two young children.
A man and his two young boys died Sunday in a tragic fire in Sicamous that investigators are saying is not suspicious in nature.
