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  • Municipalities are key partners in push to #STOPTrackTragedies

    • September 21, 2023
    • Posted by: Ellie Gun
    • Category: Outreach
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    For two decades, Rail Safety Week has been an annual event and an occasion to encourage Canadians to reflect on rail safety as a shared responsibility. This year, Rail Safety Week runs from September 18-24. Awareness can save lives. And municipalities across the country are stepping up in a big way. An ever-growing number of

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  • Regional Meeting with Town of Churchbridge, SK

    • February 7, 2023
    • Posted by: Ben Chursinoff
    • Category: Outreach
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    Safety and livability are always a top priority for municipalities and the railway industry across Canada. Jenelle Saskiw, Program Manager for the Proximity Initiative recently had the pleasure of presenting an overview of the Proximity Guidelines with municipal leaders of the Churchbridge, Saskatchewan region. The Proximity Guidelines are an important, proactive tool to consider when

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  • Alberta Municipalities Conference

    • October 28, 2022
    • Posted by: Ben Chursinoff
    • Category: Conference
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    Safety and livability are always a top priority for municipalities and the railway industry across Canada. In 2003, through a partnership with the Federation of Canadian municipalities and the Railway Association of Canada, a set of Proximity Guidelines were created to form consistent planning and reference points for developers, municipalities, and the railways to ensure

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  • Association of Ontario Municipalities

    • August 29, 2022
    • Posted by: Ben Chursinoff
    • Category: Conference
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    The Railway Association of Canada recently hosted a trade booth at the AMO conference in Ottawa from August 14-15. The Proximity Initiative participated in the trade booth as both Jenelle Saskiw, Program Manager, and Ben Chursinoff, Project Coordinator, for the Proximity Initiative attended the conference.  The conference featured thousands of delegates from municipalities across Ontario

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  • Summit on Rail Transportation

    • December 12, 2019
    • Posted by: Ben Chursinoff
    • Category: Conference
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    The Quebec Ministry of Transport held a Summit on Rail Transportation in Drummondville, Quebec on December 9th. This Summit was the first of its kind in 30 years. The event which aimed to stimulate reflection and discussion on the future of rail transport in Quebec was part of a larger consultation strategy that started last

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  • Shining the Spotlight on Proximity

    • July 26, 2019
    • Posted by: Sandra Kazaka
    • Category: Press clippings
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    Cynthia Lulham, Project Manager of the RAC-FCM Proximity Initiative, spoke with Municipal World about how municipalities are adopting the guidelines to build safer communities. You can watch the video here. The initative was also highlighted in an article published in the Association of Director Generals of Quebec Municipalities magazine.  

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  • Canada speeds up timeline for stronger rail cars

    • September 19, 2018
    • Posted by: thierry
    • Category: Press clippings
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    Canada speeds up timeline for stronger rail cars

    Canada’s transportation department said on Wednesday it would bring forward the deadlines for phasing out crash susceptible rail tank cars that carry crude oil and other dangerous goods. About a month ago, Transportation Safety Board Chair Kathy Fox had called for stronger tank cars for transporting flammable liquids, sooner than the initial deadline of 2025.

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  • Proximity ambassadors

    • October 6, 2017
    • Posted by: James Careless
    • Category: Interchange
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    By championing the FCM-RAC Proximity Guidelines, mayor and city councillors across Canada are helping to foster healthy railway-community relationships for the future. When it comes to addressing railway community proximity issues, it’s better to be proactive than reactive. That’s a basic message that the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities

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  • Relationship building

    • October 6, 2017
    • Posted by: James Careless
    • Category: Interchange
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    Relationship building

    Developing land in close proximity to railway operations can result in unintended safety risks, among other issues. As Cynthia Lulham, Project Manager of the FCM-RAC Proximity Initiative, explains, proper approaches to railway-community proximity issues can help prevent problems and, most importantly, increase rail safety. Striking a harmonious, safe balance between rail lines and the communities

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