2017 Annual Report

23 City of Chilliwack 2017 Annual Report Operations Centre Relocation With the existing Kiernan Drive facility being required for RCMP building space expansion, the Operations Department relocated to the new Operations facility on Luckakuck Way in June 2017. The moving of office fixtures, heavy equipment and personnel was performed over two consecutive weekends which allowed Operations to maintain existing service levels within the City during the move. The new facility has sufficient capacity to facilitate future growth and allow for efficient delivery of services for another 40 to 50 years. OVERHEAD CRANE INSTALLATION Two 5 tonne overhead cranes are now part of the new fleet maintenance shop at the new Operations Centre. Maintenance and repairs are required during winter events and with the addition of these two new overhead cranes, fleet staff are able to return snow clearing equipment back to service more efficiently than ever before. This increased efficiency within the shop allows for increased uptime during winter events and, as a result, increases the level of snow and ice control service to the City. New Generators Provide Additional Standby Power Two new generators were installed at Copper Ridge (SPS 34) and Twin Creeks Park ( SPS 37). The City’s water and sewer infrastructure is now equipped with a total of 45 standby generators. New Tractor for Heritage Park Heritage Park’s life-expired tractor (unit 183) was replaced with a New Holland all-purpose tractor that is equipped to service all of the events scheduled at Heritage Park. This all- purpose tractor is more ergonomic for the operators, has a high efficiency diesel engine and can use all of Heritage Park’s existing agricultural attachments. SPRING RESERVOIR CLEANING In the spring of 2017 the Operations Department completed the emptying, cleaning and refilling of all reservoir tanks in the Marble Hill area.