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Vol. LXII, No. 8
Country Edition 52 pages, City Edition 40 pages
January 14, 2014
Photo by Ron Pilger
Always better – always better read
Glimpses of pavement are rapidly reappearing on streets in Camrose. City and contracted crews have been working up to 18 hours per day, and over the weekends, since January 2 in a concerted effort to make roadways more user-friendly and safer. Now with the
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end of the intense project in sight
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the details are staggering: The snow haul crews have been tackling 163 km of paved roadways and 22 km of gravel. Additionally, 44 km of paved alleys and 21 km of gravelled alleys have been cleaned or are slated for clearing. On a typical day 300-350 truckloads of snow are loaded and hauled by a fleet of three graders, a loader, four City of Camrose owned trucks and nine trucks operating under contract. As of noon Monday, the snow haul crew has hauled 3500 tandem-equivalent loads of snow to designated snow-dump areas. The massive clearing effort, much appreciated by local residents, comes with a hefty price – approximately $1,550 per operational hour. This aspect of the city’s snow clearing and related costs does not include highways, airport, trail system and routine sanding and blading. The impressive campaign could wrap up before the weekend. According to Ray Leiren, City of Camrose Public Works, three factors impact the speed of snow removal: “weather, mechanical breakdowns and the number of vehicles which remain parked on streets in designated snow removal areas. Realistically, every time someone does not move their vehicle out of our way, it costs us 10-15 minutes of additional time.”
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Celebrate winter at Miquelon Lake Snow Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Peter North steps into new role at Bailey Theatre. . . . . . . . . . .
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Karen Gibson and Booker strive for number one . . . . . . . . .
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