Albion Ferry Bulletin
This is from Langley Township's emergency crews:All readings of the Mission gauge are in Meters and Sea level is considered zero on the gauge. The location of the Mission gauge is at the Mission railway bridge near the township of Mission.
Once the gauge reads 5.15 Meters, FRMT will start monitoring the ramps, which are attached to the trestles on both the Albion and Fort Langley locations. The concern for each of these ramps is the hinging points where they are attached to each of the trestle docks. The ramps must not bind at this point or damage to pins will occur.
At 5.2 Meters: Restrictions will be put into force and all heavy trucks will not longer be able to load onto ferries. Media will be given notification of restrictions so radio stations can broadcast information. Public washrooms will be shut down in Fort Langley Terminal and Porta-Potties will be put into place. The gray water holding tanks will be pump out; tanks will be filled with water and well system shut down.
At 5.25 Meters: Cars and passengers only will be allowed transit aboard each of the ferries. Media notification update to limits with service. EOC preparation in case river levels exceeds to flood stature. Have local trucking company deliver load of sand to fill 500 sand bags on location. Dike office area and secure oil-shed area for floodwaters.
At 5.29 Meters: Ferry service for all vehicles will be discontinued and possible passenger service will be considered. Media notification update to service limitation. Mainroad contracting will place a total of 30 no-post between each of the wooden trestles in order to weigh structures down. FRMT EOC will be put into place, direction from Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) and/or Translink Cooperate Emergency Operation Centre Incident Commander.
When levels exceed operational ability, both ferries will be secure at each of the government wharfs in Maple Ridge and Fort Langley on standby awaiting Provincial instruction. The operational perimeters may vary depending on inspection and noted strain placed upon the ramp hinges.
To keep an eye on the Mission gauge, click here and select British Columbia, and then Fraser River at Mission.
1 Comments:
BCGEU Strike action looms on the horizon for the Lower Mainland.
But there are a few facts people should know. The employers have never offered .27% , infact the offer was for cola, the labour component the contractors get from the Ministry of Transportation.
The term of the contract was agreed to by the BCGEU during the last round of bargaining to enure they kept successorship until the end of the 10 year contracts. The GEU is now going back on this deal and want to throw away the protocol agreements reached in 2003 when they agreed the next contract term would infact be a 7 year deal.
The Union is now back at the table trying to get successorship back and leading the union memebers down the garden path.
The union has refused to go back to the table even though the proposed wage increase would be 3.29% for the first year and continuing with cola for the remainder of the contract term.
For the Union they are only concered about "being the union forever", the only losers here will be the rank and file employees!
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