Work crews to blast away overhanging rock at slide site near Fraser River

Work crews around the site of a massive rock slide in the Fraser River will be blasting away a large overhanging rock in an effort to avoid future slides.

It says the blast has been carefully designed to restrict the size of rocks that will detach, which prevents harming the fish that may be in the river below.The rock slide has narrowed the river, creating a five-metre waterfall that is preventing many migrating salmon from getting through to spawning grounds.

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