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Daina Smith,
Hubert Seal,
Flo VanKoughnett,
Rose Marie Seal, and
Tom Smith were
enjoying each other's
company on August 21
at the Pioneer Cabin.
Others were out playing
games while they
played cards and
socialized during the
annual Pioneer Cabin
picnic.
photo Deanna
Mitchener
“Bureaucratic nightmare”: CN overpass at Obed delayed
by Cassie Kushniruk remove the bridge structure and rebuild the road then?”
going east by approximately 1200 meters from Ramme replied, “We have tried in good faith to
At the August 27 Yellowhead County Council the current location. “It's cheaper than rebuilding move this project along to the point we've
meeting, Councillor Wade Williams raised a the bridge,” he said. “The challenge is an Order considered what would be the repercussions if
question concerning the replacement of the CN of Council was signed based on a dot. That is we just build the road without the province's
crossing on the access road into Obed, which, going to probably take, in their opinion, a year to permission. With Council's blessing, we are
according to an update of the County's capital two years to get that piece of paper changed.” going to go to tender in the spring regardless of
projects, has been delayed. “I'm just curious as to Ramme added, “That bridge structure is [rated what Transportation does because I don't think
what the delays are there?” as] an imminent failure, so we sit here today a this is something we can just leave alone.”
CAO Jack Ramme stated that this issues little bit concerned that we have a very Councillor Sandra Cherniawsky commented
surrounding the project have been a “bit of a dangerous bridge structure over a railway that she would rather “go to court over building
bureaucratic nightmare” and that he and Director crossing and we can't proceed to make our the road illegally opposed to going to court over
of Infrastructure Services Don O'Quinn were changes until the paperwork goes through those someone's death when the bridge does fail”.
forced to take the matter to the Province on channels. They may ask us to write a letter to the Soroka asked if County residents have been
August 22. Minister to take a two-pronged approach because notified of the changes to the CN crossing on the
“Some people remember that Stantec did a apparently even the Minister can't overrule this access road to Obed as of yet.
study on where all the interchanges will be at Order of Council.” Director of Infrastructure Services Don
some point in our future,” Ramme said.“They Councillor Shawn Berry asked Ramme for O'Quinn replied that a notice was sent out in the
placed little dots that you can buy at a stationary clarification on what was meant by 'imminent spring notifying residents that there would be
store and marked locations where these failure' with respect to the rating of bridges. changes to the intersection, but there has been no
interchanges would be. Based on those dots, an Ramme replied that bridges are rated on a scale update provided since then.
Order of Council was prepared saying these are of 1-9, 1 being 'catastrophic', 2 being 'imminent Soroka closed, “We can see the conundrum
where the interchanges will be on a move failure', and 3+ having remaining life in them. we're at. It's hard to tell your residents what
forward basis.” “This bridge in 2014 was rated a 2,” he said. you're going to do when you're not allowed to do
Ramme stated that an application was made to Mayor Gerald Soroka asked, “So who is liable anything.”
Julianna Damert
with Fish and
Wildlife spent time
with youngsters
during the
BearSmart event at
Willmore Park on
August 23. The
Adventure Race
Duathlon had their
tent already set up
for their event the
following day, so
with the overcast
and rain trying to
dampen the event, it
was great that those
attending the
BearSmart could
stay dry under the
big tent. Bearsmart
at Willmore Park
has completed their
season for 2019, but
will be back again in
2020.
photo Deanna
Mitchener
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 28 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 2019 MONDAY JULY 1, 2019 PAGE 25
Daina Smith,
Hubert Seal,
Flo VanKoughnett,
Rose Marie Seal, and
Tom Smith were
enjoying each other's
company on August 21
at the Pioneer Cabin.
Others were out playing
games while they
played cards and
socialized during the
annual Pioneer Cabin
picnic.
photo Deanna
Mitchener
“Bureaucratic nightmare”: CN overpass at Obed delayed
by Cassie Kushniruk remove the bridge structure and rebuild the road then?”
going east by approximately 1200 meters from Ramme replied, “We have tried in good faith to
At the August 27 Yellowhead County Council the current location. “It's cheaper than rebuilding move this project along to the point we've
meeting, Councillor Wade Williams raised a the bridge,” he said. “The challenge is an Order considered what would be the repercussions if
question concerning the replacement of the CN of Council was signed based on a dot. That is we just build the road without the province's
crossing on the access road into Obed, which, going to probably take, in their opinion, a year to permission. With Council's blessing, we are
according to an update of the County's capital two years to get that piece of paper changed.” going to go to tender in the spring regardless of
projects, has been delayed. “I'm just curious as to Ramme added, “That bridge structure is [rated what Transportation does because I don't think
what the delays are there?” as] an imminent failure, so we sit here today a this is something we can just leave alone.”
CAO Jack Ramme stated that this issues little bit concerned that we have a very Councillor Sandra Cherniawsky commented
surrounding the project have been a “bit of a dangerous bridge structure over a railway that she would rather “go to court over building
bureaucratic nightmare” and that he and Director crossing and we can't proceed to make our the road illegally opposed to going to court over
of Infrastructure Services Don O'Quinn were changes until the paperwork goes through those someone's death when the bridge does fail”.
forced to take the matter to the Province on channels. They may ask us to write a letter to the Soroka asked if County residents have been
August 22. Minister to take a two-pronged approach because notified of the changes to the CN crossing on the
“Some people remember that Stantec did a apparently even the Minister can't overrule this access road to Obed as of yet.
study on where all the interchanges will be at Order of Council.” Director of Infrastructure Services Don
some point in our future,” Ramme said.“They Councillor Shawn Berry asked Ramme for O'Quinn replied that a notice was sent out in the
placed little dots that you can buy at a stationary clarification on what was meant by 'imminent spring notifying residents that there would be
store and marked locations where these failure' with respect to the rating of bridges. changes to the intersection, but there has been no
interchanges would be. Based on those dots, an Ramme replied that bridges are rated on a scale update provided since then.
Order of Council was prepared saying these are of 1-9, 1 being 'catastrophic', 2 being 'imminent Soroka closed, “We can see the conundrum
where the interchanges will be on a move failure', and 3+ having remaining life in them. we're at. It's hard to tell your residents what
forward basis.” “This bridge in 2014 was rated a 2,” he said. you're going to do when you're not allowed to do
Ramme stated that an application was made to Mayor Gerald Soroka asked, “So who is liable anything.”
Julianna Damert
with Fish and
Wildlife spent time
with youngsters
during the
BearSmart event at
Willmore Park on
August 23. The
Adventure Race
Duathlon had their
tent already set up
for their event the
following day, so
with the overcast
and rain trying to
dampen the event, it
was great that those
attending the
BearSmart could
stay dry under the
big tent. Bearsmart
at Willmore Park
has completed their
season for 2019, but
will be back again in
2020.
photo Deanna
Mitchener
