water

Friesen said the park encourages people to be safe around the water which includes checking the weather before boating.

“Parks Canada appreciates the coordinated efforts of our partners in responding to this incident. Visitor safety is of the utmost importance for Parks Canada and we encourage visitors to take necessary steps to ensure safety when on or around water,” she said.

“This includes preparing for the unexpected by wearing a life jacket when recreating on any water body in the park, checking the weather before you leave shore and when on the water, and staying close to shore.

For more tips to stay safe in Elk Island National Park, visit AdventureSmart.ca.”

Dispersal for Jim George of Chipman, Alberta

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A cattle liner is bent and dented after it was struck by a train just outside of Lamont May 25. The incident took place at the intersection of Highway 15 and Range Road 195. The cattle liner was between the Highway and just jutting on to the railway tracks when the train passed. There were no injuries in the accident although one cow did escape but was quickly recaptured.

Photo by Crystal Moren

Lamont County will help fund Chipman bridge replacement

BY JOHN MATHER

Lamont County is going to contribute funding for the replacement of a bridge on Range Road 185 to the northwest of the village.

On April 11, Chipman officials had met with County councillors and administration to discuss some shared funding for replacement of the bridge which was originally constructed in 1963.

April Kliachuk, an engineer with Chipman engineers AECOM, explained how they had become involved.

She said engineers from Calgary had come up and done an emergency inspection on the bridge and found deficiencies.

“The two things we want to do today are update council on the bridge… it’s a very high traffic road, and provide an update on the funding application and have some discussions around that.

She told council the bridge transfer happened in 2010 through Chipman’s annexation of County land. The bridge is currently restricted to one lane of traffic at a reduced speed and needs replacement

Kliachuk showed slides to council indicating one pile had become disconnected from the bridge, leaving a six-foot span on the east side of the bridge unsupported.

She added concrete and rebar under the bridge was exposed but still had structural integrity.

Chipman proposed a 90 per cent/10 per cent split to the County which would have the County paying $405,000 for the replacement while Chipman’s cost would be $45,000.

On May 23, County officials said they had placed a bridge counter on the bridge and a second one north of the bridge near the intersection of Township Road 550.

The counter on the bridge had 203 vehicle crossings per day in both directions and the second counter had approximately 199 vehicles going through the intersection.

They told council this indicated nearly all the traffic utilizing the bridge was either heading into or out of the county.

They added there was very little village traffic using the bridge.

AECOM’s estimate cost of replacing the bridge was $1,800,000. Provincial funding through the STIP (Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program) would cover $1,350,000 of the cost leaving Chipman with costs of $450,000.

That was when Chipman appealed to Lamont for support.

Councillor Aaron Wick asked if Chipman had the ability to come up with their share of the money.

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