'I couldn’t believe it': Manitoba ski hill owner discovers crew sent to dig holes on his property
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The owner of Stony Mountain Ski Area discovered some unwelcome guests on his ski hill. On Tuesday morning, Gary Dewar, owner of the ski hill outside of Winnipeg, was getting ready to leave home when he heard some loud noises.
The owner of Stony Mountain Ski Area discovered some unwelcome guests on his ski hill.
On Tuesday morning, Gary Dewar, owner of the ski hill outside of Winnipeg, was getting ready to leave home when he heard some loud noises.
“I looked out and a huge, big backhoe was pulling onto the ski hill, driving up on top," Dewar told CTV News on Wednesday. “I couldn’t believe it.”
He said he ran outside and stopped the backhoe from digging holes in his ski hill. Dewar said that was when he learned the construction crew, Southwood Ventures, was told to dig holes by an engineering firm.
In a statement to CTV News, Southwood Ventures said on March 17 it was hired by a consulting engineer firm to excavate holes to see if the land was developable.
It said on Tuesday, it met the consultant at Stony Mountain Ski Area who showed the crew where to begin digging. Southwood Ventures said it was unaware the owner did not know about it until Dewar came out and stopped the dig.
“Nowadays with communication and that – that mistake shouldn’t have been made,” Dewar said.
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