Updated Dec. 18:
A new fence now rings the site where tragedy struck last year.
Last week, the property owner, Chevron, removed the old fence that was damaged in the crash on Sept. 2, 2022, when a man lost control of his vehicle at the corner of Pemberton and Cleveland avenues.
The truck flipped over on the sidewalk and hit two women who were waiting at the bus stop.
Gurpreet Sangha died as a result of the collision, and another woman suffered life-altering injuries.
The makeshift flower memorial to Sangha remains.
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Since the tragic crash last year, the area around the bus stop at Pemberton Avenue and Cleveland Avenue has continued to look as if the collision just happened.
There was bent wire fencing, and continues to be missing fencing from where the vehicle crashed through, for example.
On Sept. 2, 2022, a man lost control of a white pickup truck at the corner of Pemberton and Cleveland avenues.
The truck flipped over on the sidewalk and hit two women who were waiting at the bus stop.
Gurpreet Sangha died as a result of the collision and another woman suffered life-altering injuries.
Squamish RCMP recently announced that the Sea to Sky General Investigation Section arrested and charged local John Cernos in relation to the crash.
Given the crash, should there not be a better bus shelter to protect riders, and when will the bus stop and fence be fixed?
The District of Squamish told The Squamish Chief that staff "empathize with all those affected by last year’s tragic loss and those who continue to suffer."
“The bus stop is located adjacent to private property, and so we would work with the property owner to install a bus shelter and lighting once the property redevelops,” said District spokesperson Rachel Boguski.
“The fence is located on private property and, therefore the responsibility of the property owner. We’ve requested that the property owner complete the repair.”
The owner of the property is Chevron Canada.
Gord Mounce, external relations advisor for Chevron Canada Resources, said that the company’s goal is to have the new fence complete before Christmas.
Work will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 12.
“We have been completing environmental investigations at the site throughout the summer and fall, and we are aware of the poor condition of the fencing,” Mounce said, adding that today (Dec. 8), crews would be locating utilities as part of “ground disturbance requirements,” that are necessary before putting in the new fence posts.
