Two years after dissolving the CP Rail Community Advisory Panel, Port Moody council is looking to have it reinstated.
The panel was established in 2002 and met quarterly to deal with complaints and issues around railway operation in the city until it was dissolved in April 2013. Plans to have the city and CP Rail meet at least once a year at a council meeting that would include property owners and industry stakeholders have not materialized in the past two years.
Recent activity along the CP line, including late-night train operations and whistle-blowing, as well as concerns around emergency response planning and tree removal, have prompted council to revive the panel but it's not known whether CP Rail will participate.
In other PoMo news:
The Belcarra South cottages will be protected by a PoMo heritage designation bylaw to safeguard the area from Metro Vancouver's wrecking ball.
Moody council opted for the quicker heritage designation route in the hopes it can be in place before a temporary protection order runs out on May 8. The order was approved at a council meeting earlier this month after members of the Belcarra South Preservation Society pleaded for help in protecting their small cabins, located in Belcarra Regional Park, from Metro Vancouver's plans to demolish them.
Staff suggested council could at a later date pursue a heritage conservation area (HCA) bylaw, which would provide greater protection for the area as a whole but would take much longer and cost significantly more.
