MT. SHANNON ZONE 2 BOOSTER
STATION UPGRADES
The project involved several challenges
such as existing utilities and adverse
grades. A 150mm water line, complete
with hot taps and valves, was installed
between the Zone 1 Reservoir and the
Zone 2 Booster Station. This connection
to the reservoir now promotes turn over
in Zone 1 and improved water quality in
both zones.
DOWNTOWN GREENING PROJECT
- VICTORIA AVENUE
The area on Victoria Avenue between
Young Road and College Street received
upgrades to curb, gutter and sidewalks
as well as new landscaped bulges at
intersections. The work was funded
through a Downtown Greening budget
and Public Works sidewalk replacement
budget. The project was completed in
July.
CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL
PROGRAM
Progress continued with the Cross
Connection Control Program. A
significant portion of the Program is the
continued surveying of existing facilities
and the selection and installation
of a backflow prevention device. An
additional 248 testable backflow
prevention devices were installed within
the water distribution system. In addition,
City utility crews installed 155 backflow
prevention devices on residential water
services as a part of the City’s water
system upgrades.
THOM CREEK TRAIL RECONSTRUCTION
Reconstruction of the trail was completed
in late fall of 2013. The lower section of
the trail was upgraded from a narrow dirt
path with steep up and down sections
and hazardous stairs to a 1m wide trail
with gentler up and down sections
with a few stairs. The upper section was
upgraded from a narrow muddy path, to
a 2m wide gravel trail.
CITY OF CHILLIWACK TRAINING
FACILITY
A practical training facility has been
established at the Wastewater Treatment
Plant that will service the training needs
of all City employees. The indoor facility
is designed for a maximum of 14 persons
and the grounds provide the opportunity
to train on heavy machinery and to
perform simulations.
CORPORATE IDENTITY AND BADGING
FOR OUTSIDE WORKERS
In order to give identity to City workers
when they are working outside in the
public eye, all hard hats and high visibility
vests are now printed with the City logo.
City workers are now easily identifiable
as they go about their day to day duties
around town.
OPEN CHANNEL DRAINAGE
MAINTENANCE
The 2013 Open Watercourse Drainage
Maintenance Program has been
successfully completed. Watercourses
that underwent Drainage Maintenance
include 5,000 linear metres of
Interception Ditch, and over 6,000 linear
metres of Chilliwack Central Ditch. All
told, 30 watercourses were maintained
covering a linear distance of 57,640
metres.
MAJOR OVERLAY PROGRAM
During August and September
four roadway overlay sections were
completed; Kitchen Road, Old Yale Road,
Cultus Lake Road and Salmonberry Road.
All overlays were paved full roadway
width at an average thickness of 50mm
to reinstate the roadway crown. A total
of 1350 tons of asphalt was placed and
finished by KeyWest Asphalt.
UTILITIES USE QUICK RESPONSE
CODES FOR REPORTING
New technology has been introduced to
use quick response codes, or ‘QR’ codes,
for day to day maintenance activities. On
arrival at a facility an operator scans a bar
code using a smart phone and the phone
screen then displays a mobile web page
relating to the facility. Codes at water
quality sample points are used to record
Chlorine Residual levels in real time
mode. This system has drastically reduced
the amount of paper forms and has
cut operator “form filling” time by 75%.
Because the data is directly stored in a
database it is now possible to produce
real time reports on demand via a web
page whether in the office or on a mobile
smart phone.
CHRISTMAS DECORATION
IMPROVEMENTS
Funds were available for the purchase
of 14 additional decorations and to
complete a retrofit of all the incandescent
bulbs to LED. The new decorations were
installed at Yarrow Park, Central Park,
Salish Park, Ashwell Road and Hodgins
Avenue andWellington Avenue. The
switch from incandescent bulbs to LED
dramatically reduced energy costs and
staffing requirements.
MITSUBISHI FUSO - GREEN VEHICLE
The new Mitsubishi Fuso FE160 is now in
use in the Operations Department. With
extensive thought given to the design of
the utility body and the highly efficient
diesel engine, this vehicle is proving
itself to be strong yet fuel efficient. This
has resulted in a 60% increase in fuel
efficiency and significant reductions in
carbon emissions.
ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL
PUMP REPLACEMENT
The City’s largest drainage station is the
Wolfe Road pump station positioned on
the bank of Chilliwack Creek. It provides
drainage relief for much of the urban
core during the annual Fraser River
freshet. In the fall of 2013 a scheduled
pump inspection revealed that one of
the pumps was nearing the end of its
service life. In December a new pump
was ordered, design completed and
manufacturing commenced with a
delivery date of February 2014. After
install, the station will be ready to deal
with the City’s pumping requirements
during the 2014 freshet.
REPLACEMENT UTILITY
CRANE TRUCKS
Two crane trucks were replaced in
2013. These trucks are required to be
in daily use and are crucial pieces of
equipment in the fleet. A new design
has increased the level of services which
can be provided by these trucks and has
increased efficiency and effectiveness.
HAIG DRIVE BRIDGE
RECONSTRUCTION
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dentified in the 2012 Bridge Inspection
and Maintenance Report in need of
repair, City crews stripped and replaced
all deck planking and added a railing as
per recommendations.
THE LANDING PATH PAVING
With a total distance of approximately
575 metres, the path was upgraded from
gravel to asphalt to increase the accessibility
inwet weather and for those requiringafirm
surfaceforconfident movement.
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