Council proclaims Rail Safety Week April 24 - 30

Yorkton Council has declared April 24 -30 as Rail Safety Week in the city following a presentation at its regular meeting Monday.
Canadian Pacific (CP) and the Canadian Pacific Police Service (CPPS) will be educating the public during this year’s Rail Safety Week about safety in and around railway property, explained Mike LoVecchio, Director Government Affairs in making the presentation.
From April 24 through April 30, CP and CPPS will conduct rail safety blitzes in communities across our network – from Montreal to Vancouver – with participation from other police agencies and schools to educate motorists, pedestrians and the general public about the role we each play in staying safe.
LoVecchio said while incidents have generally declined in recent years, there was a spike upwards in 2016.
While we are pleased that crossing incidents declined in Canada last year, a sharp rise in trespassing incidents means we must continue to do more. Tragically, 46 pedestrians and 19 drivers lost their lives in these preventable incidents. This is in comparison to 31 pedestrian and 14 driver lives in 2015.