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CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR FIRST ISSUE 1971
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shouldbebeeasier easierforforpedestrians pedestrians It Itshould aroundthis thiswinter winterthanks thanks otogetgetaround effortsofofa ayoung youngCampbell Campbell otothetheefforts Rivermother. mother. River Startingthis thisyear, year,the thecity citywill willbebe Starting responsibleforforclearing clearingsnow snowfrom from esponsible citysidewalks sidewalksononmain mainroads. roads. ity Citycouncil councilapproved approvedthe theinitiainitiaCity tiveatatitsitsTuesday Tuesdaymeeting, meeting,after after ive city’sCommunity CommunityServices, Services,RecRechethe city’s reationand andCulture CultureCommission Commission eation broughtthetherequest requestforward. forward. brought The issue was first broughttoto The issue was first brought city’sattention attentionearlier earlierthis thisyear year hethecity’s CampbellRiver Riverresident residentAngela Angela bybyCampbell Macauley– –a mother a motherofoftwo twoyoung young Macauley childrenwho whoappealed appealedtotocouncil council hildren helpafter aftershe shewas wasstranded strandedinin orforhelp herHilchey HilcheyRoad Roadhome homefollowing following her a particularlybad badsnowfall snowfallthis thispast past a particularly March. Macauley said that nearly March. Macauley said that nearly oneweek weekafter afterthe thesnowstorm, snowstorm,the the one sidewalks were still impassable and, idewalks were still impassable and, beingwithout withouta vehicle, a vehicle,was wasunable unable being walktotothe thebus busstop stopsafely safelytotoget get otowalk to her appointments. o her appointments. “Pedestrianswere wereforced forcedtotowalk walk “Pedestrians on the road even though it had on the road even though it had stopped snowing by Monday night, topped snowing by Monday night,” ” Macauleytold toldcouncil councilininMarch. March. Macauley “Only one or two people the Only one or two people ononthe entire roadfeltfeltobligated obligatedtotoclear clearthe the ntire road
snowfrom fromthe thesidewalk sidewalkininfront frontofof snow theirhomes. homes. their ”” Underthe thecity citybylaw, bylaw,residents residents Under areencouraged encouragedtotoclear clearsnow snowfrom from are thesidewalks sidewalkssurrounding surroundingtheir their the home,but butare arenot notrequired requiredto.to.City City home, crews,ininthe thepast, past,have havebeen beenlimited limited crews, clearingjust justthose thosesidewalks sidewalksinin totoclearing frontofofcity-owned city-ownedproperties propertiesand and front facilities. facilities. Coun.Larry LarrySamson Samsonsaid saidTuesday Tuesday Coun. he’spleased pleasedtotosee seethe thecity citystep stepup up he’s andshovel shovelout outsidewalks sidewalksalong alongthe the and mainwalking walkingroutes, routes,which whichinclude include main AlderStreet, Street,Dogwood DogwoodStreet Streetand and Alder Hilchey Road. Hilchey Road. “Theway waywe weplough ploughour ourroads roads “The tendtotopush pushthe thesnow snowonto onto wewedodotend thesidewalk. sidewalk.We Wecompound compoundthe the the problembybyploughing ploughingthe theroads roads problem andpushing pushingthe thesnow snowonto ontothe the and sidewalks,making makingititeven evenmore more sidewalks, difficultfor forpeople peopletotoget getaround, around, difficult ”” Samson said, noting the importance Samson said, noting the importance makingthe thesidewalks sidewalksaccessible accessible ofofmaking considering the number people considering the number ofofpeople thecommunity communitywho whodon’t don’thave havea a ininthe vehicle.“Campbell “CampbellRiver Riverdoes doeshave have vehicle. a large number of single parents that a large number of single parents that movearound aroundwithout withouta avehicle. vehicle. move ”” maybebeawhile, awhile,though, though,before before ItItmay the city puts its new protocol into the city puts its new protocol into action– –the thelong-term long-termforecast forecastisis action callingfor forrain rainand andtemperatures temperatures calling hoveringaround, around,ororjust justbelow, below,1010C.C. hovering
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