a OS BA oe ee ee | rack trespassers beware as CN stations officer here SOMEONE TRESPASSES , ACross the CN train tracks ; every day and could die . while doing it, says the city’s ‘new CN cop. Kelly Yendrys, . posted here. since mid-March, has ‘ already been: busy, issuing - more. than. 30 tickets in a short period of time to tres- ° passers who illegally -walk ‘through the. CN rail yard, . sometimes sneaking under- neath rail ‘cars. that could »start up without warning. | “We have a bit of a prob- -lem with trespassers,” he ' Says, adding that people like . to cut across the tracks for some reason. : : He reminds. the public ‘that the CN rail yard is pri- “vate property and people can crossing the tracks. ‘If'Yendrys catches some- one trespassing, he issues a $115 fine under the provin- cial trespassing act. He advises people to go around the tracks rather than o ‘tail yard... there: is an. overpass,” he -| says: .“‘There’s no need to , be walking through the rail : yard. » ! CN employees and oth- ers have seen mothers push infants in. strollers. across {the tracks. And as. quick as ‘fences are put up, ‘holes are cut in them. ~~ be, killed’ or injured while, take a‘short cut through the — “T want to remind people , 2 He works closely with the: , RCMP and plans to go into . the schools to educate chil- dren about railway safety, something he did frequently . -at his previous posting’ in Fort St: John. Yendrys’s posting here comes, a decade after CN pulled an officer from this area. CN then sent an officer here on occasion, mostly in - the summer months, to do patrols. ° Yendrys says ‘he'd rather be educating people about ° railway safety than handing | out tickets. On a personal note, Yendrys and his family _ are pleased with their move to Terrace. “My .wife and’ my five kids are happy to be here,” he says. and we’re looking forward to joining the community.” If anyone has any ques- . tions or concerns about rail-_ way safety, Yendrys can be reached at 638-6632. Safety tips . - Walking. or playing on train tracks is dangerous. and illegal. . - - Be prepared to stop at railway crossings — - Cross train. tracks at. a: designated crossings - Look for the crossbuck ‘sign, (the one with an X), - lights or gates at crossings . - Listen for warning bells . “It’s a beautiful . place with very nice people ; NEWLY-ARRIVED CN Constable Kelly. Yendrys poses. underneath a trespass- ing warning sign. He’s been busy giving out trespassing tickets ‘since he arrived in’ March but says education : ‘is the > key to preventing people from crossing rail . : _ MARGARET SPEIRS PHOTO tracks. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - A3 News In Brief No old ‘age increase FOR. SENIORS hit by increasing natural gas home heating costs, the news from Ottawa in regards to Old. Age Security (OAS) benefits may come as a surprise. There won’t be an increase in their payments for at least the three months beginning April. = ‘That's because OAS benefits are based on the Con- ; ‘ sumer Price Index and the federal government calcu-. Jates that there wasn’t an increase’ ‘in the index for the latter part of 2005. “The basic OAS pension, paid to » people 65 years of ‘age and over, will remain-at $484.63 per month,” indi- cates a federal government press release. “The maximum Guaranteed Income Supplement ° (GIS) and Allowance payments, which are based on the recipient's family i income during the previous year, are also unchanged,” the release continues. a Daylight time to change" ’ beginning in 2007 _ _-THE PROVINCIAL government is changing Daylight. Saving Time to come into line with other Canadian provinces and with the United States of America. ‘Beginning in 2007, Daylight.Saving Time begins three weeks earlier on the second Sunday in March which is March 11 that year. It will last one week lon-'. | ger, to the first Sunday in November which, in n Nov. . 2007, is Nov. 4.° The change was first adopted i in the United States of America as part of a plan to save energy in.that Day- light Saving Time shifts an hour of daylight time from — morning to evening which is: the period of greatest en-- ergy use. There is no change this fall when ‘the shift is ‘made - back'to standard time. That date i is the last ‘Sunday of. October, Oct: 29. Attorney General Wally Oppal said more than 90 " ' per cent of nearly 4, 300 Tesponses from the public indi-’ _cated there was no major problem i in taking. on the new timetable. New plow truck bought Yendrys .is responsible and whistles. . _ THE NORTHWEST Regional Airport is buying anew J for.CN rail yard safety from - Obey the signals: ° sD snowplow truck, the second in two-years.. 8 : Prince Rupert to Endako. - If. one. train passes, police officer: or member of the tracks, get. out t quickly pn > When calling about a ’ Each is a four-wheel drive with a 350 horsepower v | fe : . His duties include deal- | ing: with all: criminal °acts . make sure that a second train a'train crew.directing traffic , and move away . Tailway crossing issue, pro- vide the mile board’ ‘number . ‘engine. and can pull a ‘sweeper, says airport manager isn’t approaching on another. . “- Cross the tracks ‘in low “To. report a railway Laurie Brown... os against. ‘the railway, - from track in the same or opposite gear; do not change gears emergency, call the -CN from the railway: crossing . ‘The money for the second vehicle comes from a fed- ao trespassing to graffiti artists . direction, while crossing Coe . emergency number at 1- standard, . which . will pin- a eral program which pays for: 95 per. cent of the cost of, qT /} defacing, rail cars. - Obey the directions of a If your vehicle stalls on. -800-465- 9239 em Point your location new equipment. . “the Terrace area. last month. It’s official: SKEENA NDP MLA Robin Austin is happy the Kermode bear has been chosen as B.C.’s official animal and hopes it will lead to more tourism in “The “province madé” 48" aiinotincéinent ‘April 4 following up on a throne speech promise made “T think that’s excellent for all of us who live in ~ Do you have y ‘ermode is B. Terrace,” Austin said. “It’s our symbol for our city, and the fact that it’s.been chosen as the provincial animal will help us with tourism and specifically Tartan which is blue, white, green, red and gold. as we move forward toward more eco-tourism, I “think péople Will Visit'from‘all over the'world and” “our province, , embodying the unique character of when they come to British Columbia they will be inclined to come up to our region.” of the a cuntains? ’s bear as the Pacific Dogwood flower, Jade, the Western Red Cedar, the Steller’s Jay and the provincial “The Spirit Bear is a magnificent symbol for B.C.’s natural environment and the. rich culture and heritage.of our aboriginal people,” Premier The bear joins other * Provincial emblems such Gordon Campbell said last week, a : good shape when it comes 16.5! now-clearing machinery" Brown estimates the new w truck will cost in the neigh- - bourhood of $175,000. . ws! ; "When used together, with one operating slightly be- tT hind the-other and ‘to the side, the trucks can clear. 25 ' feet of runway at a time, he said. 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