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Cranbrook roundhouse will stay intact
TRE VOR CR AWLEY
You can put the rumours to rest — the old roundhouse in the Cranbrook rail yard is not going to be torn down.
Mark Jackson, a superintendent with CP Rail, addressed the rumour, among other topics at a recent Chamber of Commerce business luncheon at the St. Eu-
gene Golf Resort and Casino on Wednesday. The Cranbrook rail yard is not fully closing — there will still be a CP Rail presence — as switching operations
are being moved out to Fort Steele. “The yard still operates, it still has engineering services here and mechanical people here, it’s just the work
done in the yard is now spread out over a greater area,” said Jackson. The roundhouse, which is considered a heritage structure, will remain intact and will
likely undergo some renovations. “There’s no specific details really, it’s just a renovation,” Jackson continued. “The footprint inside that, which has been obviously designed for locomotives, is now being changed over so we can have it used as offices for our staff.” “The building that’s on 6th St., by the tracks, it’s going, so they’re being relocated and
need a home.” CP Rail is interested in preserving the heritage aspect of the roundhouse. “We need the structure, we need a home base still in Cranbrook for our operations, maintaining the track and whatnot, no issue there and it’s the logical place to keep that home base,” Jackson continued.
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Dam report sheds light on Idlewild decision ARNE PETRYSHEN
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Firefighters and paramedics bring the lone occupant of a house on 8th Avenue South to a waiting ambulance, after firefighters put out a fire there Wednesday evening.
Woman taken to hospital after fire FOR THE TOWNSMAN
Officials with Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services Thursday morning completed their investigation into Wednesday night’s fire that sent one person to hospital. The investigation has concluded that the fire was not suspicious but rather accidental in nature. The scene has been turned over to the insurance company.
At approximately 9 pm on Wednesday, Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services responded to the 911 call about a structure fire on the 100 block of 8th Avenue South and upon arrival found the lone female occupant outside of the home. She was taken by ambulance to the East Kootenay Regional Hospital and was treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns. Fire fighters quickly entered the build-
ing and were able to knock down and extinguish the fire. Officials with Cranbrook Fire & Emergency Services were pleased with the response and remind the public about the importance of having working smoke alarms in your home and business. Regularly check the batteries and test your smoke alarms on a regular basis and replace your smoke alarms every 10 years.
The Idlewild Dam Breach Inundation Study sheds some light on the in-camera decision to decommission the Idlewild Dam. The report was prepared by Urban Systems Ltd and completed as part of the Dam Safety Review of Idlewild required by the Dam Safety Officer from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. The report was prepared by A. Glen Zachary, Senior Hydrology and Hydraulics Engineer at Urban Systems. Zachary wrote that
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the results of the analysis confirmed that the Dam Consequence Classification should remain as “High” based on the current dam conditions. High severity is defined as occuring “when the flood sweeps the area clean and nothing remains. High flood severity should be used only for locations flooded by the near instantaneous failure of a concrete dam, or an earthfill dam that turns into ‘jello’ and washes out in seconds rather than minutes or hours.
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