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| Thursday, July 10, 2014
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Empty coal trains run here
Canada Day Fun at the Legion
By FRANK BUCHOLTZ Aldergrove Star
HARRY HUNT PHOTO
Colton Fisette, 5, had his face painted at the Aldergrove Legion’s Canada Day family party on the lawn, July 1. All kinds of games and food were shared by the guests.
Empty coal trains will be rumbling through rural Langley, north Aldergrove and into downtown Abbotsford this summer, due to construction in Washington state. Two or three trains per day, each more than two kilometres long, are making their way through Langley and Abbotsford on the lightly-used Southern Railway of B.C. tracks. Representatives of both Southern Railway (SRY), which owns the former interurban tracks through eastern Langley and Abbotsford, and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) confirmed talks between the two companies began several weeks ago. A test run took place on Thursday, and full operations began on Monday. An empty BNSF coal train entered the west end of the SRY line at about 10 a.m. Monday, and was in the United States before 12 p.m. “The plan in place will be for BNSF to reroute empty coal traffic from Roberts Bank through Abbotsford down to Sumas,� BNSF spokesperson Gus Melonas said. )F TBJE UIF EFUPVS QMBO JT FYQFDUFE UP MBTU GPS EBZT “Safety is the number one priority,� he said. BNSF is upgrading tracks and replacing two bridges between the border and Burlington, Wash. The trains normally run south from Roberts Bank, through White Rock, and enter the United States at the Peace Arch border crossing. Melonas said the trains would be around two kilometres MPOH ĉ FZ BSF MJNJUFE UP B NBYJNVN PG LN I UISPVHI downtown Abbotsford, and double that in rural areas, according to J. Singh Biln, SRY’s director of community relations. Biln said the trains should be able to clear Abbotsford’s railroad crossings within the federally mandated five-minute time limit. Currently, SRY runs one daily train on a return trip through downtown Abbotsford. SEE: Page 3
Boil water advisory lifted Monday in Aldergrove Aldergrove Star
A precautionary boil water advisory that was issued by Fraser Health and the Township of Langley to residents and businesses in the Aldergrove area was lifted on Monday, July 7. Samples taken since the issuance of the precautionary boil water advisory on Friday, July 4, show that the system is clean and free of any traces of coliform. The advisory had been issued to
residents east of 260 Street and west of 276 Street, and north of 24 Avenue and south of 36 Avenue, after a low level of coliform bacteria was detected at a water sampling point in a local neighbourhood. According to Township of Langley Engineering Division staff, three samples were taken and only one showed a trace of the bacteria – about one unit in a million-unit sample. However, with the community’s health and safety as a top priority, the
boil water advisory was issued as a precaution. Two consecutive tests have since been taken and both the Township of Langley and the Fraser Health Authority are satisfied that the water is safe to drink and use without first being boiled. Residents and businesses are now encouraged to take the following steps: r 'MVTI BMM XBUFS VTJOH Ä— YUVSFT GPS at least 1 minute to ensure there is
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