A constant warning device is necessary to detect varying train speed for the new system to provide consistent warning time to motorists approaching the crossing. The addition of gates will further improve the overall safety at the crossing by reducing driver complacency and address existing roadway geometry and sightline concerns, McIntosh wrote in his report to city council. In 2019, the same system was installed at both the east Otway Road crossing and the Wilson Park access crossing as part on CN’s rail line twinning project. CN Rail received a federal grant to cover half the cost of the upgrade, required under new Transport Canada regulations.
Railway crossing upgrades coming to West Otway Road: Council
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A new CN Railway crossing with all the bells and whistles is coming to the Prince George area, according to a report to City Council.
The project will be located at the west Otway Road crossing, roughly 4 kilometres northwest of Foothills Boulevard.
CN plans to modify the existing crossing warning system with the installation of a roadway warning system consisting of flashing lights, bells, gates and a constant warning time device.
In the report, Blake McIntosh, Acting Director of Civic Operations says a constant warning device is necessary to detect varying train speed, and to provide consistent warning for drivers approaching the area.
Ripping off the Band-aid and closing the pool might be the right choice right now, Coun. Kyle Sampson said. I m not saying it s a perfect option. We went from March to September with no pool. (Closing the pool) for five weeks of maintenance may not be the worst thing in the world. In a report to council, city director of community services and public safety Adam Davey said the city budgeted $458,941 to maintain the pool in 2021, under the assumption it could reopen in 2022. However, nearly $220,000 is in the form to transfers to other city divisions – primarily the city s district energy system – and maintaining the building in a safe condition still has costs, so the permanent closure was only expected to save $150,000 to $200,000 in 2021. Davey urged council to approve demolishing the building as soon as possible, likely early next year, to reduce further costs.
Prince George City Council defers new disposal fees at Shelly Lagoon
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Prince George City council decided to defer the new disposal fees for trucked sanitary sewer waste at the city’s Shelly Lagoon at tonight’s (Monday) meeting.
Prior to the meeting, the city’s acting director of civic relations, Blake McIntosh recommended the proposed $45 per cubic metre disposal fee set to come into effect on January 1st be postponed until January 1st of 2022.
The decision was supported by 8 council members, most of whom agreed that more information backed up by financial statistics should be available prior to the implementation of the fee.
The intent of the volume fee is to generate revenue to offset the costs of operating a sanitary sewer lagoon facility (Shelley Lagoon) that only accepts trucked waste, McIntosh wrote. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Council has requested staff to minimize financial impacts on City residents and businesses. Deferral of this fee will defer the costs for users requiring trucked waste disposal. Under the proposed fees, it would cost $202.50 to dump the contents of a typical 4.5 cubic metre (roughly 1,200 U.S. gallons) residential septic tank, McIntosh wrote. Home septic tanks typically need to be drained and cleaned once every two to three years.