Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Securing Loads

IMPORTANT: Secure your Materials When Travelling on Roads, Streets and/or Highways
 

It is common to see vehicles traveling on streets, roads or highways hauling materials to CBRM’s Waste Management Facility. Some drivers may forget to properly secure and/or tarp their materials, which could cause debris to escape along the way. When bringing items to one of CBRM’s waste management sites, please make sure your materials are tied down, secure and/or covered before travelling. Materials from an unsecure load can shift, become loose, move around and escape from a moving vehicle which becomes a hazard to other drivers, and leads to unsightly litter and possible legal repercussions.

To stop this, the enforcement officer for the solid waste department will be issuing a ticket to any driver arriving at the Waste Management Site with an unsecure load. This initiative will be ongoing. 

Securing Loads When traveling on Roads, Streets or Highways in CBRM

The constable continues to monitor loads to make sure they are properly tarped and secure when travelling on roads or streets.  This work started on May 14, 2024 and will be on-going.  As of August 19, 2024 the constable has observed over 4200 vehicles travelling with loads in the back of vehicles or trailers on our roadways.   To date, the constable has issued 8 warnings.  ONE ticket has been issued for this offence.

Warnings Issued: 8

Number of Tickets Issued:  1

Charge for Unsecure Load:

Motor Vehicle Act: 

Dropping Contents of Vehicle and Mudguards

199 (1) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent its contents from dropping, shifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom. The fine for this offence is $237.50

Securing Loads: Enforcement Update Friday, May 17, 2024

The constable for the solid waste department decided to spend an hour at the Waste Management Facility on Spar Road in Sydney on Friday, May 17. He was observing truck beds and trailers to make sure loads were properly secured and/or tarped. The constable viewed over 80 vehicles during his time at the site. No tickets were given out and no warnings were required.

CHARGES:  No tickets were issued

WARNINGS:  No warnings were issued

Securing Loads:  Enforcement Update for Tuesday, May 14, 2024

The constable for the solid waste department spent 2 hours at the Waste Management Facility on Spar Road in Sydney on Tuesday May 1. He was checking vehicles to make sure loads contained in open vehicles and trailers were properly secured and/or tarped. The constable viewed over 200 vehicles this morning and issued 1 warning. No tickets were given out.

CHARGES:  No charges were issued

WARNINGS:  1 warning was issued