What archaic language.

If I have no dangerous goods to transport, do I "fail to transport dangerous goods on a designated dangerous goods route"? When it comes to the precise meaning of the words, of course I do!

Then it says this: "Every person who violates any provision of this Bylaw, or who permits, suffers of allows any act to be done in violation of any provisions of this Bylaw, or who neglects to do anything required to be done by any provisions of this Bylaw, commits an offence punishable upon summary conviction and is SUBJECT OT A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN $2,000 ....

That is then followed by 3 infractions which have a fine of less than the minimum $2,000.

It looks from the report (not having the actual by-law in front of me) that the bylaw is inernally inconsistent.

I still think it's ridiculous that Victoria St is a dangerous goods route... right through the downtown core. but it is still better than Queensway with all the residential buildings along the route.... we need the Boundary road link as a bypass, at least for traffic going east

Victoria Street is considered to be a highway. It's maintenance is done by the Province and the city does not have any rights to tell anyone they can't drive on it. The city did not want it on the map, but they really didn't have a say.

Highway 16 comes down the Yellohead to First Avenue, thence to Victoria St., and thence to Highway 16 West . This is a Provincial Highway, and of course the City has grown up around it. In any event it is part of the Highway system, and therefore is OK for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods.

Havemercy. Why do you need Boundary Road for a Bypass. If you look at the Map and Read the Article you will see that the Old Cariboo Highway is a Dangerous Goods Route, and could be used for Dangerous Goods going East. However you should know that there are no Dangerous Goods coming from the West Going East. What would they be?????

First Avenue was part of the Highway System to access the Hart Highway until the City in their wisdom bought the old Cameron St., Brige for $1.00. Along with the bridge they got First Avenue from Carney St., to Victoria St., and of course are now responsible for the maintenance.


For anyone who is interested, truckers handling dangerous goods through Prince George have always used the routes that are now shown on the above map. There is nothing new here. This is just another bunch of **BS** put out by the City .

All the Diesel and Gasoline trucks that supply the service stations around Prince George will continue to do so, and will be exempt from the Dangerous Goods regulations while they are making deliveries off the designated routes.

Most of the areas on the map are roads that either lead to or come from the Pulp Mills, and are the only roads available, its not like truckers could get to Northwood, or Prince George Pulp via an alternative none Dangerous Good Route.

There are lots of Dangerous Goods handled in and out of the BC Rail Industrial Park, especially Diesel Tankers, however there is also some trucks carrying Sulphuric Acid, from Marsulex. I dont see anything to indicate that any road in the BC Rail Industrial Park is designated as a Dangerous Goods Route. Perhaps because of the short haul from Plant to Highway 97 it was felt it wasnt needed.

The real issue with Dangerous Goods will come when all these truck loaded with Dangeroust Goods, like Diesel, Gasoline, Hydrogen Peroxide, etc; coming from Husky Refinery and FMC Corporation start to use the Roundabout at the North End of the Cameron St., Bridge. They will be sharing this roundabout with loaded and empty 90 Chip Trucks, 53ft Vans loaded and empty, plus all the other truck traffic, logging trucks, and of course the every day vehicle traffic.

Putting Dangerous Goods through a crowded and busy Roundabout is (in my opinion) not a very smart idea. Seems to me, that with Mcmillan Creek just East of the Roundabout, and of course the Nechako River just South of it, we have set up a situation where we could have a serious incident and pollute the river.

We will have to wait and see how this great roundabout works. Get out your cameras and get ready for a Key Stone Cops exibition.

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Who cares? It's stupid to even have a dangerous goods route if it's going down Viotoria Street. Bloody insanity.

I agree with foxtrapper... bloody insanity. Bureaucrats making rules that fit with their idea of industrial development when they don't have a clue. IMO they are just covering their bases to avoid a PG ring road for industrial traffic and development of industrial lands outside of the city airshed(tax base)... and they call it planning, when it brings nothing new to the table other than more bureaucracy.