Tag Archives: Canada

Saskatchewan, Canada.

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Ben

SHELLBROOK, Sask. – With the installation of a new and bigger culvert, motorists can once again travel on Highway 3, west of Shellbrook, Sask. As the spring melt arrived in the province, the original culvert failed under Highway 3 near … Continue reading →

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East Vancouver, Canada. August 4th, 2011.

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Ben

Aaron Hendrickson, a Clark County maintenance specialist, watches over a sinkhole while waiting for gravel to be delivered Thursday on Northeast 165th Avenue near 80th Street. The sinkhole, which was caused by a collapsed drainage pipe under the street, left … Continue reading →

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Montreal, Canada. August 3rd, 2011.

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Ben

Crews fix a broken sewer that created a massive sinkhole at the corner of Ontario and Plessis Streets. in east-central Montreal on Wednesday. The sewer was laid in 1889.  

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Carman, Manitoba, Canada. July 26th, 2011.

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Ben

This was more than just a regular pothole. Town of Carman work crews were called out to 2nd Ave SE near the corner of First Street SE after receiving a call about a large sinkhole approximately six feet by five … Continue reading →

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Luskville, Quebec, Canada. June 27th, 2011.

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Ben

  A piece of Highway 148 near Luskville is now a canyon 55 feet deep, a victim of Friday’s heavy rains. Remarkably, the family living next to the giant gap owns a construction company with expertise in exactly the type … Continue reading →

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Baden Ontario, Canada. June 14th, 2011.

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Ben

Police have closed downa section of Snyder’s Road East, after a sinkhole appeared in the roadway Tuesday afternoon. Waterloo Regional Police said the sinkhole, which measures several feet across and about three metres deep, is located near Coachman’s Lane and the … Continue reading →

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London, Ontario Canada. June 12th 2011.

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Ben

A stretch of Richmond St. has been closed due to a large sinkhole in the intersection of Richmond and Oxford streets. Richmond St. between Piccadilly and Oxford St. is closed in both directions after a manhole caved in Saturday night. … Continue reading →

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Calgary, Canada. June 2nd, 2011.

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Ben

Citizens in a southwest neighbourhood are concerned about a sinkhole that’s deep enough to hurt someone should they be unfortunate enough to fall in. Residents noticed the hole on Wednesday next to a condo development in Spruce Cliff. One resident said … Continue reading →

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Saskatoon, Canada. May 30th, 2011.

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Ben

Motorists in west Saskatoon are steering clear of a sinkhole big enough to swallow a small car. The hole was caused by a water main break, at the intersection of Massey Drive and Confederation Drive. It measures about 2.5 metres … Continue reading →

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Edmonton, Canada. April 19th, 2011.

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Ben

A sinkhole swallowed up a portion of a downtown road near 96th Street and Jasper Avenue, after a watermain break Monday afternoon. Two nearby apartment complexes were without water as Epcor crews worked to repair the broken main Monday evening, … Continue reading →

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