Downtown Chemainus streets were closed for several hours Thursday following a gas line leak.
The area of Willow Street between the Chemainus United Church and the major business core by Misfits and the corresponding side streets were blocked from around 10:15 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., with Chemainus Fire Department members on the scene.
Businesses in the downtown core were not initially evacuated, but were after a couple of hours as a precautionary measure…read more