Updated List of Free Sand and Sandbag Locations

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Media Release

The locations with sand and sandbags include:

  • At the entrance to Crystal Sands Resort - 8192 Highway 97a
  • Opposite the Mara Village Hall by the Rail Trail
  • Grindrod Park, 6917 Vernon-Sicamous Hwy
  • City of Enderby & Electoral Area F - Public Works yard located at 2308 McGowan Avenue
  • Electoral Areas B & C - At the North gravel parking lot of BX Swan Lake Fire Department located at 5764 Silver Star Road/East Dedecker Road
  • Village of Lumby & Electoral Areas D and E – Across from the arena on Shields Avenue.

Bring your shovels to fill your bags, and please respect social distancing rules if there is a group of people filling bags, and consider ways of building sandbag walls and keeping distancing between persons.

For more flood mitigation information, visit our Emergency Management webpages.