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Prince George RCMP are currently investigating multiple suspicious grass fires.
On April 23, at 11:30 p.m., police received a report about two small grass fires in the ditch near Cranbrook Hill Road and Otway Road. A witness stated he saw a maroon coloured truck parked on the side of Otway Road and when the truck pulled away there was a grass fire in the ditch. The witness also noticed a small grass fire a short distance away. The witness put out the fires before they grew any larger. Police were not able to locate the vehicle.
The second incident occurred on April 26 shortly before 1 a.m. Fire crews were at Moore`s Meadow with two fires burning in the dry grass and trees. At 2:30 a.m. on that same day police responded to a third fire, this one was located on Kelly Road North Near Ferguson Lake Road.
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Melbourne to Warrnambool is on May 1
After being postponed in February due to statewide COVID-19 restrictions, the Powercor Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycling Classic will be back on the road on Saturday May 1.
The new date sees the historic race slot in between other races within the ‘Classics season’ that form part of the National Road Series, namely the Tour de Brisbane (April 11) and the Grafton to Inverell (May 8).
A strong field of riders is set to compete, including defending champions Matilda Raynolds and Brendan Johnston plus likely Olympics competitors Luke Plapp, Kelland O’Brien, Sam Welsford and Leigh Howard.
City billed $130k for new CN Railway crossing
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The City of Prince George could be on the hook for $118,000 to $130,250 for an updated CN railway crossing near West Otway Road.
CN plans to put in upgrades to the warning system at the Otway crossing including flashing lights, bells, gates, and a constant warning time device.
However, the plan did not sit well with Mayor and Council, who were concerned about the lack of consultation from CN regarding the project.
Councillor Cori Ramsay put a motion on the floor to bring the issue to the Intergovernmental Relations Committee.
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.