Al2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 28, 1999

Cosily idea shelved

Fences would stop
moose massacre

By CHRISTIANA WIENS

A FENCING project that
could save hundreds of
moose from being killed
along railway tracks, is
being shelved until the
Ministry of Environment and CN Rail can
decide who should pay for it~

“Fenced right of ways could cut the
kill down to zero,” said’ Bill Marshall,
a wildlife biologist in Smithers,

He said the cost:of steel chain-link
fencing, that stands al least cight-feet
high with concrete-grounded posts could be
$40,000 to $80,000 per location.

The fencing would be gated and linked
on cither side of a bridge or rock face where
moose are unlikely to travel.

Neither the ministry or CN Rail say they
can afford to pay the cost. 7

“It's extremely expensive and. that’s
essentially where it stopped,” Marshall said,

He said at one point the ministry had
agreed to pay for materials if CN Rail would
instal] the fence.

“We've hit a financial wall in terms of
fencing,” said Marshall,

Every winter, he said, 50 to 400 moose
are killed on the railways near Smithers.

It’s a problem that’s particularly prone to
northern B.C, and Alaska where mountain
valleys drive the moose onto rail lines. —

Moose use the plowed tracks as trails
where they walk easily at night and get
access to vegetation during particularly deep
snows of winter.

When approached by a train, moose-try
to escape the fastest way possible — along the
railway tracks. .

But conservation officers here say CN
Rail also has a communication problem in.
that they report anly a fraction of the moose
they hit, making it almost impossible ta
accurately manage moose populations in the
area. , oe

In January, said Bob Butcher in Terrace,
CN Rail reported three kills on three lines.
He knows, by talking to CN staff, that the
number of kills is closer to 50,

And Marshall, ‘says the number of
moose kills CN Rail reports near Smithers is

half right — he usually doubles them | to get an.

aceurate.count..

Marshall said since he started working
for the Ministry of Environment in 1982, CN
Rail reporting has improved dramatically.

‘Originally, he said, the ministry wasn’t
consistently getting monthly kill reports.

Marshall says the ministry and CN Rail
have tried different ways of getting moose

off the rails including posting light reflectors,

plowing wider. paths on either side of the
railway tracks and brushing the willow,

. which moose eat, away from the rail lines.

Marshall said all of those attempts are
relatively cheap options that don’t work.

The only thing that does work, said
Marshall, is fencing moose “hot spots”
where moose gather more often.

Jim Feeny, director of public affairs for
CN Rail in Edmonton, says the company is
aware of the problem.

He says CN Rail has sent out bulletins to
staff members.

“Crews will do everything in their power
to report accurately,” Feeny said. “We're
aware of the problem and we'll make sure
procedure is being followed.”

_ He said sometimes staff don’t know
whether they’ve hit a moose because kills
happen at night and trains travel so fast.

“We don’t know if we'll ever get 100 per
cent,” he ‘said: When a driver notices a
moose, he flashes his lights, and sounds.a
horn.

“But it takes a mile to stop,” said Feeny.

TERRACE BRANCH 13

- LEGION NEWS.

BY Peter Crompton

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Sheila Love

We are heading into a
very busy time at the
branch. This passed week-
end we hested a very suc-
cessful Zone Meeting, and
we are petting prepared far
our 80th Anniversary week
May 9-15.

On Saturday May ist at
2:30pm we will be holding
an audition for our Talent
night, so come on out and
get a preview of the Talent
that will be in the Branch on
the evening of May 10th.
Also on Saturday May 1 we

will be holding a Dinner and
Dance and Sports Awards,
tickets are available in the
lounge $10 per person,
awards will be made for
Darts and Poo}
Tournaments.

The Singles and Mixed
Doubles Pool ‘Tournaments
are still in progress, players
must contact one another
and arrange to play their
games up to the Quarter
Finals. All games must be
completed by or on Sunday
April 25. The Lounge will be

apen on the Sunday from
11:30am. Game times will
be listed on the Lounge
notice board.

At our April General
Meeting a motion was past
to allow our building cam-
mittee to continue its work
towards a new building, The
May 11 General meeting
will be very important for
the future of our building
and organization, 1 urge
every member to mako
every attempt to be there
May LL,

, Committee Service Awards were presented to:
Wilp Si’Satxw Society Professional Standards
Communi Healing Centre Steve Cook Viv Steele
Kwang, B.C. _ Government Liaison
Tel (250]849-5211 Fax {250)849-5374 Dick Evans Rusty Ljungh
Communication
Annual General Assembly Gordon Olson
7:00 p.m Technology
Thursday, May 20, 1999 lisa Godlinski
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Reports
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establishes rules about campaigns,.
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at the Cenotaph 7:30pm.

TUESDAY May 11: General Meeting and
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you cannot make the Dinner please (all mem-
bers) attend this very important meeting.

if.a recall campaign exceeds its spending limit, it will automaticaly

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SUNDAY May 9: Lunch will be served in gh signatures have been collected

the Branch, as we weleome out of town
Guests. 12noon to 2:00pm Admission to
Lunch is by Ticket Only, Tickets $5.00 per
person. Some tickets will be available at the
bar in advance. In the afternoon starting at
2:30pm the Baseball Game of the year will
take place hopefully at Riverside Park.
Canadian Legionnaires verses The Rest of
the World Legionnaires, Portugese Super
Star Inez Lopez has joined the World team
and will play in the outfield.

individuals are subject to significant penalties for exceeding

Spending limits
WEDNESDAY May 12; Sports night, it all
begins at 7:00pm Darts, Cribbage and Pool.
Please register your name an the sign up
sheets in lounge. The Coordinators really.
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they can get organized prior to play
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6:30pm, Dinner 7:00pm, Dancing at 9:00pm,
Some Tickets may be available at the bar.
$10.00 per person. Advance ticket sales only.

MONDAY May 10: Lunch will be served in
the Branch 11:30am-1:00pm Tickets $5.00
per person. Some tickets will be available at
the bar in advance.

Bus will leave the Legion 12:30pm for a
Tour of the METHANEX Plant. Please regis-
ter your name on the sign up sheet on the
lounge notice board,

In the evening it's the Bud Kirkaldy Talent
show, come early, the show beging at
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FRIDAY May 14: Honour and Awards
Night, Dinner and Dance. Advance tickets
sales only $5.00 per person, availeble at the
bar, Dinner 7:00pm, Awards 8:00pm and
Dancing 9:00pm,

It should be noted that everyone who has returned the questionnairea mailed to them,
have their tickets reserved, anc can be paid for and picked up at the bar.prior to the 80th
April. It is very critical that these questionnaites are returned whether you will be attend.
ing or not. The people working so hard to cater for these lunches and dinners need to know
numbers so they can aasute i18 that there will be enough food for everyarie, Your cooperation
ia really needed.

Our Magazine is on sale around town, and we would like to thank those businesses who
have contributed to the sticcess of this magazine and to the general publie who have pur-
chased them, thero are still somo out there, and know if you take the time to read one, you ©
will have a far better understanding of the work our great organization does.

At this time our thoughts are with the families of Cmde John Apolzer and Cmde Louis
Nadon, both these Comrades passed away just recently,

_WE WILL REMEMBER THEM _

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