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Retaining wall failure could pose risk of death, Courtenay tells residents

City working on fix for residents above riverside wall that has been monitored since 2016
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Resident Leanne Lawson stands in her backyard next to a retaining wall that the city warned her is at risk of failure. A neighbour said the gap between the grass and the wall has grown since being flush 23 years ago. Photo taken Friday, Dec. 15(Connor McDowell/Comox Valley Record)

The City of Courtenay sent a letter to a resident saying there is a risk of death because of a faulty retaining wall along the Courtenay River.

In a letter received Dec. 14, resident Leanne Lawson was alerted by the City of Courtenay that the retaining wall under her apartment building may fail. The letter said failure may occur suddenly and without warning, and could lead to fatalities.

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