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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2016
VOL. 27, NO. 104
Fire danger rating high in Cedar area KARL YU NEwS BULLETiN
With the recent warm and sunny weather, the B.C. Wildfire Service says the fire danger rating in the Cedar area is high. Donna MacPherson, Coastal Fire Centre fire information officer, said while there aren’t currently any bans in place, the forest and fields are dry and people are asked to be cautious. “The precipitation that we’ve had [recently] didn’t reach very far south on Vancouver Island, not much past Nanaimo, so that area is drying,” said MacPherson. “We’re going into a period of sunny, warm days ... it may continue to dry as we have the nice weather.” MacPherson said people should check local government bylaws if they’re considering burning. Remove anything FOR INFORMATION about that could serve B.C. wildfire Service’s as fuel for a fire, fire danger ratings, she said. please visit www. “This is a great bcwildfire.ca time to ‘FireSmart’ their property ... cleaning up their yard is a smart thing to do at this time of year [and] burn very safely, especially to watch out for winds. It’s often pretty windy on the coast in the spring,” said MacPherson. Brad Wood, Nanaimo Fire Rescue’s assistant fire chief of operations, said people should use common sense. “Watch your smoking materials and such and I always recommend for homeowners and such to look at [www.firesmartcanada. ca] and that shows a bunch of fairly simple ideas how someone can ‘FireSmart’ around their home to help prevent the spread of wildfire, in case we have an incident,” Wood said. MacPherson said the fire danger rating for Nanaimo is moderate and there are no wildfires reported in the area.
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Pull together
Woodbank Primary School students Bodhi Fredrich, left, and Cole Smith pull on a rope during a game of tug of war at Merle Logan Field. The students were competing against other students from across the Nanaimo school district at Healthamongus, an event designed to promote healthy living. NICHOLAS PESCOD / THE NEwS BuLLETIN
City considers delaying intersection fix OLD ISLAND HIgHwAy, NOrTHfIELD rOAD AND BOuNDAry AvENuE A HIgH-CrASH SITE TAMARA CUNNINgHAM NEwS BULLETiN
SAFEtY upgrades for a high-crash Nanaimo intersection could be postponed, due to the uncertainty of rail. Nanaimo city staff mem-
bers are recommending politicians hold off on safety work at Northfield Road, Boundary Avenue and Highway 19A for a year – or at least until
there’s more certainty about the future of rail on Vancouver Island. The site, once named the third-highest crash intersection on Vancouver Island, saw a total of 112 collisions in 2012 and 2013, according to the most recent statistics by ICBC. It’s a high-concern location for the city and B.C.
government because of collisions and an upgrade project would aim to make it safer with additions like a southbound acceleration lane from Northfield Road to the highway. So far, the proposed project has been delayed twice. See iNTERSECTiON /5
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