MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE NOTICE OF EXEMPTIONS
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MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
NOTICE OF EXEMPTIONS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 22 OF THE RAILWAY SAFETY ACT
(CANADA) AS ADOPTED BY THE RAILWAY SAFETY ADOPTED
PROVISIONS REGULATION B.C. REG. 210/2004 (M161/2004) (“RSA”)
Pursuant to Section 22(2) of the Railway Safety Act (RSA) the Minister of Transportation and
Infrastructure may, by notice, on any terms and conditions specified in the notice, exempt
• a specified railway company, specified railway equipment or specified railway work from
the application of a specified provision of regulations in respect of matters referred to in
section 18(1) or (2.1) or of the rules in force under section 19 or 20 or
• a specified person from the application of a specified provision of regulations in respect
of matters referred to in section 18(2)
if in the opinion of the Minister the exemption is in the public interest and is not likely to
threaten safe railway operations.
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared a pandemic outbreak of novel
coronavirus (COVID – 19).
On March 16, 2020 the Provincial Health Officer issued the Order of the Provincial Health Officer
“Class Order (mass gatherings) re COVID -19.
By cover letters dated March 20, 2020, the Director General, Railway Safety, on authority of the
Minister of Transport, issued Notice of Exemption X-20 – 04 and Notice of Exemption X – 20 –
03, each dated March 20, 2020, in respect of the railway companies listed in each Notice (the
“Federal Exemption Notices”).
By letter dated April 2, 2020 Technical Safety BC advised me that Technical Safety BC (“TSBC”)
supports the approach illustrated in the Federal Exemption Notices as further detailed in the
TSBC letter.
EXEMPTIONS
Having taken the foregoing into consideration, I am of the opinion that exemptions, on an
interim basis, from the application of the specified provisions of the following rules and
regulations referenced in paragraphs 1 through to and including 3, below in this Notice, on the
specified terms and conditions, set out in paragraphs A and B, are in the public interest and are
not likely to threaten safe railway operations.
THEREFORE,
I hereby provide notice that:
1. each railway company, as defined in the Railway Safety Act S.BC.C 2004, c.8, holding an
operating permit issued under section 11 of the Railway Safety Act (BC) including the
railway companies listed in Appendix “A” to this Notice (collectively, the “Railway
Companies”) are exempted from the application of the following specified provisions of
the following listed rules and regulations:
a. Section 10(1) of the Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations,
Railway Safety Act Ministerial Notice of Exemptionsb. That part of Paragraph 7.1 c) of the Rules Respecting Track Safety requiring that
“Recertification must be completed at intervals not exceeding three years.”,
c. Paragraph 7.3 d) of the Rules Respecting Track Safety, and
d. save and except for the British Columbia Rapid Transit Company and Intransit BC
Limited Partnership, Part A (vii) of the General Rules, of the Canadian Rail Operating
Rules,
and I hereby provide further notice that:
2. British Columbia Rapid Transit Company is exempted from the application of Section
2.4.1 of the SkyTrain Rule Book; and
3. Intransit BC Limited Partnership is exempted from the application of Section 4.1.1(e) of
the Canada Line Rail Operating Rules,
all, subject to the following terms and conditions:
A. that each of the Railway Companies, British Columbia Rapid Transit Company and
Intransit BC Limited Partnership, shall keep records of any person whose qualification
period has been extended subject to and in accordance with this Notice, and
B. that the exemptions set out in this Notice do not remove or qualify the obligation on the
part of each of the Railway Companies, British Columbia Rapid Transit Company and
Intransit BC Limited Partnership to ensure that persons have the necessary knowledge
to safely undertake their duties.
The exemptions set out in this Notice will be in effect until the earlier of November 1, 2020 or
the effective date of a further notice by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure that
these exemptions are revoked.
THIS NOTICE is dated as of April 22, 2020.
____________________________
The Honourable Claire Trevena
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
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Railway Safety Act Ministerial Notice of ExemptionsAPPENDIX “A”
to
Ministerial Railway Safety Act Exemptions Notice
1. A.B.C. Recycling (North) Ltd., Fort St. John
2. A.B.C. Recycling (North) Ltd., Prince George
3. A.B.C. Recycling (North) Ltd., Terrace
4. A.B.C. Recycling Ltd., Burnaby
5. A.B.C. Recycling Ltd., Surrey
6. A.J. Forsyth, Delta
7. A.J. Forsyth, Prince George
8. Agro Source Ltd.
9. Altagas Processing Partnership (North Pine Facility)
10. Apollo Forest Products Ltd.
11. Arrow Transportation Systems Inc.
12. Ashcroft Terminal Ltd
13. Babine Forest Products Limited
14. BCR Properties Ltd.
15. Billabong Road and Bridge
16. Billabong Road and Bridge
17. Blue Water Rail Services Limited Partnership
18. Brink Forest Products Ltd.
19. British Columbia Forest Museum
20. British Columbia Institute of Technology - BCIT Training Railway
21. CalPortland Canada Ltd.
22. Cameron River Logistics Inc.
23. Cando Rail Services (BC) Ltd.
24. Canfor Energy North Limited Partnership (Pacific Bio) - Chetwynd Operation
25. Canfor Energy North Limited Partnership (Pacific Bio) Fort St John Operation
26. Canfor Ltd., Canal Flats Div.
27. Canfor Ltd., Chetwynd
28. Canfor Ltd., Houston Sml Div
29. Canfor Ltd., Isle Pierre
30. Canfor Ltd., Plateau
31. Canfor Ltd., Pr George Saw Mill
32. Canfor Pulp LP - Northwood Mill
33. Canfor Pulp LP - Prince George Pulp & Paper Mills
34. Canfor Pulp LP - Taylor Pulp
35. Canron
36. Cariboo Central Railroad Contracting Ltd.
37. Carrier Lumber Ltd.
38. Catalyst Paper Corporation, Crofton Div.
39. Catalyst Paper Corporation, Powell R. Div.
40. Central Fraser Valley Transload & Sales Ltd.
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Railway Safety Act Ministerial Notice of Exemptions41. Central Salvage Ltd (Kamloops)
42. Certainteed Gypsum Canada Inc.
43. CertainTeed Gypsum Canada Ltd - Invermere
44. Chemtrade Chemicals Canada Ltd.
45. Chemtrade Electrochem Ltd.
46. Chemtrade Pulp Chemicals
47. Chemtrade West GP Inc.
48. Chetwynd Mechanical Pulp
49. Christina Lake Reload
50. CIPA
51. Coast 2000 Terminals Ltd.
52. Conifex Inc. - Fort St. James
53. Conifex Inc. - Mackenzie Forest Products Inc.
54. Conuma Coal Resources - Willow Creek
55. Conuma Coal Resources - Wolverine Coal
56. Crop Production Services (Canada) Inc.
57. Decker Lake Lumber, Hampton Affiliates
58. Domtar Pulp & Paper Products Inc.
59. Downtown Historic Railway
60. Dunkley Lumber Ltd.
61. Dunkley Lumber Ltd. - Mackenzie Operation
62. Duz Cho Logging
63. Energetic Logistics Services Ltd
64. Enersul LP
65. ERCO Worldwide
66. Euro Asia Transload Inc.
67. Evergreen Line
68. Falcon Contracting Ltd.
69. Fort Steele Historical Park
70. Fraser - Fort George Museum Society
71. Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society
72. Gibraltar Mines Ltd.
73. Gilbertson & Page (Canada) Inc. - (BSG)
74. Global Agricultural Trans-Loading
75. Goodrich Terminal
76. Grand Forks Railway Co.
77. Graymont Western Canada Inc.
78. HCA Mountain Minerals (Moberly) Ltd
79. Howe Sound Pulp & Paper Corporation
80. Interfor
81. International Raw Materials Ltd.
82. Intransit BC Limited Partnership - Canada Line
83. Kamloops Heritage Railway
84. Kettle Valley Steam Railway
85. Koppers Ashcroft Inc.
86. Lafarge Canada Inc., Castlegar
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Railway Safety Act Ministerial Notice of Exemptions87. Lafarge Canada Inc., Fort St John
88. Lafarge Canada Inc., Kamloops
89. Lafarge Canada Inc., Richmond
90. Lakeland Mills Ltd.
91. Lakes District Maintenance Inc.
92. Lakeside Reload
93. LaPrairie Works Oilfields Services Inc.
94. Lavington Pellet Limited Partnership
95. Lehigh Hanson Materials Limited - Delta
96. Lehigh Hanson Materials Limited - Ft St John
97. Lehigh Northwest Cement Limited, Dan Gamache Trucking
98. Lhoist North America
99. LNG Canada Development Inc.
100. Louis Dreyfus Canada
101. Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd.
102. LP Peace Valley
103. Mackenzie Pulp Mill Corporation
104. Mercer Celgar LP, Castlegar
105. Mitsui Homes Canada
106. Moly-Cop Canada
107. Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd - Harmac Pacific
108. Nechako Lumber
109. Nechako Northcoast Construction
110. Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway
111. Nelson Electric Tramway Society
112. Neucel Specialty Cellulose Ltd.
113. North Coast Reload
114. North Thompson Rail Terminals Inc.
115. Northern Engineer Wood Products (NewPro)
116. Olympia Transportation Ltd.
117. Pacific Abrasives and Supply Inc.
118. Pacific Bio Energy Corporation
119. Parrish & Heimbecker Limited, Cloverdale
120. Peace Country Petroleum Sales Ltd., Fort Nelson
121. Peace Country Petroleum, Dawson Creek
122. Peace River Coal Inc.
123. Pembina Prince Rupert
124. Pembina, Younger Plant
125. Pinnacle Renewable Energy Armstrong
126. Pinnacle Renewable Energy Burns Lake
127. Pinnacle Renewable Energy Houston
128. Pinnacle Renewable Energy Meadowbank
129. Pinnacle Renewable Energy Williams Lake
130. Preferred Sands of Canada, Fort Nelson
131. Premium Pellet Ltd.
132. Prince George Railway & Forest Museum
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Railway Safety Act Ministerial Notice of Exemptions133. Progressive Ventures
134. Progressive Ventures Group
135. Reagle Terminals Inc
136. Richmond Steel Recycling Limited (Fort St. John)
137. Richmond Steel Recycling Limited (Kamloops)
138. Richmond Steel Recycling Limited (Prince George)
139. Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.
140. Royal Group Inc.
141. Savona Specialty Plywood Co. Ltd.
142. Schlumberger
143. Skeena Sawmill
144. Skookumchuck Pulp Inc
145. SkyTrain (British Columbia Rapid Transit)
146. Smithers Pellet Inc.
147. Source Energy Services
148. Source Energy Services Canadian Logistics LP GP LTD. - Fort Nelson II
149. Source Energy Services, Chetwynd
150. Southern Railway of BC
151. Southern Railway of Vanc. Island
152. SSAB
153. Stella-Jones Inc. New Westminster
154. Stella-Jones Inc. Prince George
155. Sullivan Mine & Railway Historical Society
156. Supreme Animal Nutrition Inc.
157. Teck Coal Limited - Coal Mountain
158. Teck Coal Limited - Elkview
159. Teck Coal Limited - Fording River
160. Teck Coal Limited - Green Hills
161. Teck Coal Limited - Line Creek
162. Teck Metals Ltd., Trail
163. TerraLink Horticulture Inc.
164. Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd.
165. Tolko Industries Ltd. - Armstrong Division
166. Tolko Industries Ltd. - Heffley Creek
167. Tolko Industries Ltd. - Lakeview
168. Tolko Industries Ltd. - Quest Wood
169. Tolko Industries Ltd. - Soda Creek Div
170. Transand Inc. Fort St John
171. Trimac Transportation Services LP, Langley
172. Trimac Transportation Services LP, Mackenzie
173. Trimac Transportation Services LP, Waneta
174. Univar - Abbotsford
175. Univar Canada Ltd. - North Vancouver
176. V.I.P Soap Products Ltd
177. West Coast Express
178. West Fraser Mills Ltd. - 100 Mile House
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Railway Safety Act Ministerial Notice of Exemptions179. West Fraser Mills Ltd. - Cariboo Pulp & Paper Div.
180. West Fraser Mills Ltd. - Chasm
181. West Fraser Mills Ltd. - Chetwynd Forest Industries
182. West Fraser Mills Ltd. - Delta
183. West Fraser Mills Ltd. - Fraser Lake Lumber
184. West Fraser Mills Ltd. - Houston Forest Products
185. West Fraser Mills Ltd. - Pacific Inland Resources
186. West Fraser Mills Ltd. - Quesnel Lumber Div.
187. West Fraser Mills Ltd. - Quesnel River Pulp Div.
188. West Fraser Mills Ltd. - Richmond
189. West Fraser Mills Ltd. - WestPine MDF - Quesnel
190. West Fraser Mills Ltd. - Williams Lake
191. Westcan Rail Ltd.
192. Westcoast Railway Association
193. Western Forest Products Inc. Englewood Div.
194. Western Transloading Corporation
195. Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society, Alberni Pacific Railway
196. Westfraser Quesnel Plywood
197. Westpoint Rail & Timber
198. Weyerhaeuser
199. Williams Lake Scrap Metal Recycling (Div Central Salvage)
200. Zellstoff Celgar LP, Columbia Gardens Reload
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