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70 Mile House gets flashing amber light
Ken Alexander Free Press
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) delivered on a promise, made earlier this year, to install a flashing amber light at the intersection of Highway 97 and North Bonaparte Road in 70 Mile House. The 70 Mile House Safety and Speed Reduction Committee (70MHSSRC) is grateful, committee member Tom Grantham says, adding it will help alert motorists there is an
intersection at this location. Lighted corner markers have also been installed at this intersection, which are also appreciated, Grantham notes. He adds the lighted markers help identify where the turn lanes are located. However, the 70MHSSRC would also like to see if lighted markers could be installed at the other major accesses onto Highway 97, such as Willow, and Maple streets and the north
Local company preparing for potential liquefied natural gas boom Gaven Crites Free Press
The prospect of thousands of new jobs in an emergent liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry in British Columbia has at least one local company preparing to fill some of those positions. Scott Robinson, of Brad Pattison Contracting Ltd. (BPC), was in attendance at a recent South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce luncheon in 100 Mile House where Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier spoke about business opportunities surrounding LNG. Robinson says BPC, which specializes in mining and mill construction and maintenance, is ready to take advantage of those opportunities. “We’ve made some contacts both with First Nations and with the big companies involved. We’re making initial contact telling them what we can supply for manpower and skill sets. We’re starting the ball rolling.” BPC employs workers in a number of trades, such as millwrights and welders, for jobs all over B.C. and the Yukon, including a large number locally. As part of LNG industry development, construction and maintenance jobs in northern B.C. will mean more jobs in the South
access to the post office and 70 Mile General Store. The committee recently sent a petition requesting the MOTI work with the community to develop and implement infrastructure that will allow safe highway access and travel within the 2.5-kilometre Highway 97 corridor of the community. Committee members also want the speed limit reduced to 70 km/h until the safety measures are in place. One comment from a local resident noted there should be minimal cost associated
with making this 2.5km corridor safe, - just painting lines on the highway to indicate turning lanes, and slowing the traffic so that drivers have more reaction time, he explains. “We realize the answer to our safety concerns are not this simplistic, as the shoulders that exist at present would not support further lane expansion, but slowing the traffic through this corridor would bring the safety levels up. “Many residents are commenting on the increased heavy truck traffic this month. Local concerns are the high
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Cariboo, Robinson says. “With [the oil industry boom in] Fort McMurray starting it all off, travelling to work is becoming almost normal now. From our end, we’d like to have guys doing that, but we’d also like to have guys working right here in town.” Eighteen LNG projects are currently proposed in B.C, with nine receiving export licences from the National Energy Board. The B.C. government, which wants to have three facilities operating
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vehicle speeds that they are observing make getting on and off the highway very challenging.” Grantham said the 70MHSSRC has written a letter to Michelle Schilling, MOTI area manager Bridge LakeClinton, to ask about the possibilities of having lighted markers at the accesses mentioned above.
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Election November 15 - 8am-8pm WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: ABOUT OUR LODGE/MUSEUM & WOODLOT FUNDS THE LODGE BUILDING WAS A GIFT TO 100 MILE HOUSE FOR A MUSEUM, NOT A WATER TREATMENT PLANT! We have few HISTORICAL Buildings right in 100 MILE WE NEED TO PRESERVE THEM & USE THEM. With HISTORICAL DESIGNATION, minimal repairs are required to open as a MUSEUM, APPROX. $ 60,-80,000 is needed, which a grant was given to the DISTRICT by our MLA DONNA BARNETT. The 100 Mile Development Corporation owns and manages our Community Forest, with earnings of approx. $ 200,000 yearly. According to the CFA Plan, those funds are “to relieve some of the tax burden and generate funds for recreation, arts, culture, & preserve & improve quality of life in the community.” HAS IT BEEN? Obviously NOT or the Museum would be open to the public & all the necessary repairs done. This should not fall on the Volunteers that have graciously stepped up to run our Museum. TOGETHER – WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE !
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