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NOVEMBER 29 2013 www.burnabynewsleader.com
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New rail safety regulations a ‘first step’ Does nothing to assist emergency crews Wanda Chow
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Burnaby’s calls for rail companies to be more forthcoming with information on the dangerous goods they transport have been answered. But it’s still not enough to assist emergency crews who respond to rail incidents, says Burnaby Coun. Nick Volkow. Volkow was commenting on recent news that Ottawa is directing
rail companies to share dangerous Lac-Mégantic, Que., last July when goods information with the cities a train of tanker cars carrying those goods travel through. crude-oil derailed and exploded, Under the “protective direction,” killing 47 people. as it’s called, the information Burnaby has been among must be reported quarterly, those calling for more and the order will remain transparency from the rail in effect for three years to companies, which have allow Transport Canada refused to provide such time to develop permanent information to municipalities regulations. until now. VOLKOW The move comes “It’s the first step, first following requests from opening of a conversation cities for more information on the between the federal government, dangerous goods being transported the railways and all the cities across 4x1.25_book_drive_ad_final.pdf by rail, following the tragedy in the country,” said Volkow of the
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directive. Volkow, an outspoken critic of railways, said he’ll give the government credit for recognizing that the railways have not been cooperative with cities. But the requirement for quarterly reports still doesn’t address the concerns of first responders who are expected to respond to rail incidents without knowing what they’re dealing with. “We’d like to know what’s going through in our town when it’s going through, not three later,” 1 12-03-05 1:20months PM said Volkow.
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Is a teenage girl being sexually exploited if her boyfriend is pimping her out? Some people in that situation might not think so—which is part of the problem being grappled with by the Burnaby-New Westminster Task Force on Sexually Exploited and At-Risk Youth. A survey by the task force found a continuing trend away from street prostitution toward youth being pimped out on the Internet or through a relationship. The latter involves so-called boyfriends who ply the girls with expensive gifts in exchange for turning tricks. Some youth in such cases don’t even disclose their situation to service providers because they don’t see it as being a problem. “A lot of kids are in denial or they don’t see what they’re doing as an issue,” said Burnaby senior social planner Joan Selby. “They don’t necessarily see turning tricks for drugs, or for jewelry, or for a place to stay, or for a ride somewhere as being exploited. They’re doing that of their own free will.” see NO LONGER, A3