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Dust to dust
With an air quality advisory in effect, CN starts sweeping tracks
Gordon Hoekstra Citizen staff
CN track-sweeping equipment kicked up a cloud of reddish-brown dust Wednesday afternoon in its yard at the edge of First Avenue in the midst of a continuing air quality advisory.
The Citizen caught the activity on camera and on video (see www.pgcitizen.ca).
There does not appear to be any rules that prevent the company from sweeping its tracks during air advisories, as federally-regulated CN does not fall under provincial or municipal jurisdiction.
The City of Prince George has adopted bylaws that prevent activities like street sweeping during air quality advisories. The city has also taken other measures during air quality advisories like offering free bus fare to encourage people to leave their vehicles at home.
The air quality advisory, issued because of high fine particulate levels due to a forest fire south of Vanderhoof, was in its third day.
On Tuesday, shortly after 1 p.m., the CN machine was cleaning the track just west of Initiatives Prince George’s building, which also houses the VIA Rail station and Tourism Prince George’s visitor information centre.
During an approximately five-minute period, the machine trav-
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Above, a CN Rail track-sweeping machine kicks up a cloud of dust on Wednesday at the railyard along First Ave. Below, a year ago, on June 9, a file photo shows the same operation taking place.
Citizen staff photos
elled along a 200 to 300 metre section of track, with a spinning-brissle contraption kicking up dust the entire time. While The Citizen was observing the operation, the machine stopped and backed away.
Almost exactly a year ago, CN was also questioned about its track clearing activities at the First Avenue yard and also at its south yard.
— See ‘WORK DONE,’ on Page 3
Internet safety a priority for families this summer
Citizen staff
The Citizen, in co-operation with Pine Centre Mall and the World Association of Newspapers, has produced the Family Internet Safety Guide to help keep your children safe.
The guide is being distributed to all students in Grade 5 and 6 throughout School District 57 this week.
In today’s world of instant information the Internet is something to navigate with knowledge and awareness. With a few tips from the guide, children and parents can be confident in their use of the World Wide Web.
“Working together with the Pine Centre Mall, School District 57 and the RCMP Community Policing division, we were able to put out this guide,” said Hugh Nicholson, the publisher of the Prince George Citizen.
“We’re excited about this publication. We think that if parents take the time to sit down and review it with their children we will all be smarter consumers of the Internet and hopefully our children
The Family Internet Safety Guide,whichi is being distributed to all Grade 5 and 6 students in School District 57 this week, is shown by, from left, Peter Kvarnstrom, the vice-president of B.C. newspaper operations for Glacier Ventures, Sonya Hunt, the general manager of Pine Centre Mall, Prince George Citizen publisher Hugh Nicholson and Norm Coyne, advertising consultant for The Citizen.
Citizen photo by Brent Braaten
will be a little bit safer as well.” The safety of children is para-
mount, said Sonya Hunt, general manager of the Pine Centre Mall.
— Turn to ‘KIDS NEED,’ on Page 3
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