Sechelt’s Seawatch sinkhole fight not to be heard in Canada’s top court
Posted April 7, 2022 12:29 pm.
Last Updated April 7, 2022 10:07 pm.
Sunshine Coast homeowners who have been embattled in the court system over sinkholes, have lost their application for the Supreme Court of Canada to hear their case.
Three years ago, residents of the Seawatch subdivision in Sechelt were forced to leave their million-dollar homes due to a series of sinkholes, forcing more than a dozen homeowners to evacuate.
A state of emergency for the area was enacted, and only lifted in February.
Read more: Families forced to evacuate Sechelt community amid sinkholes threat
Homeowners have called for compensation from the district but an earlier decision by the BC Court of Appeals ruled the homeowners knew the risk and the district cannot be held liable.
Another ruling, however, ordered the province to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to the property owners who were impacted by the state of emergency.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal from the judgements of the court of appeal of B.C. with costs on Thursday.
