Park Avenue Rest Stop anything but restful for residents of West side of the city

A Rest Stop on Park Avenue is making for bad relations with
the neighbours according to a Prince Rupert Council member

Councillor Wade Niesh called attention to an ongoing issue for residents of the Kootenay Avenue area on Monday evening, noting how truckers are misusing the rest area along the major thoroughfare of Park Avenue, making for an annoyance for the residential area that adjoins the area.

Speaking at the end of Monday's Council Session, the Councillor outlined some of the concerns for residents of the Kootenay area, with truckers seemingly overstaying their welcome by mis-using the nature of the rest stop.

"I've had a couple of concerns raised as far as a pull out area that is used across from the campground, that is being used as basically a truck stop.  I've seen personally up to four semis there at the same time. They are using it at the night-time, they are using it at the day-time. They're running their reefers during the night while they sleep in their trucks and they're also doing work on that area. 

So my question is who is in control of that? Is that something that the city can do something about?

I know there are signs posted, but the signs obviously aren't working. So what my thought is, is it something that we are able  to make less access to for bigger vehicles, so that they can't use this a truck stop and disturb you know probalby up to at least half a dozen houses in the area that are being affected" -- Councillor Wade Niesh

The Park Avenue Rest Stop was empty on Wednesday, but as 
Councillor Wade tells the story, on some days trucks are in place
four at a time, with drivers sleeping or working on their trucks

Mayor Brain observed that it likely is provincial highways issue, while the City's Corporate Administrator Rosa Miller noted that City Hall had received a number of complaints about the issue and have passed them on towards the Ministry of Highways office.

Mr. Niesh's review of the problems comes as part of the Video review starting at the fourteen minute mark.

For more notes related to Monday's Council Session see our Council Timeline Feature.

A wider overview of past Council Discussion themes can be found here.