Leduc City Council briefs
Local resident Shelly Hamilton was at council Jan. 22 to let them know about the upcoming Coldest Night of the Year event next month. The event is a fundraiser for the food bank which will also raise awareness about the…
Coal dust escaping rail cars spurs BC petition
Coal dust escaping rail cars spurs B.C. petition ... A Salmon Arm resident's quest to keep coal dust from escaping passing trains is gaining steam. ... Dake noted Transport Canada does not consider metallurgical coal, used in making steel, to…
Pitt councillors don’t support CP Rail underpass
Bruce Bell asserts there's no point, and no need, to build an underpass beneath the tracks at the CP Rail crossing on Harris Road. ... The Forum was established in 2014 and includes Transport Canada, the BC Ministry of Transportation…
Rail activist wants immediate safety upgrades after London city hall snow-removal contractor …
The crossing where Jobson was hit had neither barrier arms nor lights at the time. It only had crossbucks, white X-shaped signs on posts beside the rail line. Von Behr pushed for automated arms and lights at the rural crossing,…
Transportation Safety Board begins probe into crash that killed sidewalk snowplow driver
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has begun to probe the circumstances leading to the fatal crash between a CN freight train and a snowplow in London . Malcolm Trudell, 26, was killed as he operated a Bobcat sidewalk plow…