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Sifto expansion not catalyst fharbour closure
Gerard Creates council • table, independent of sure), but we can certainly take disruption in the way the harbour While Sifto's expansion was
signal -star staff Sifto development, according to advantage of it," he said. "In the operates." a consideration when deciding
An article in the Sinal -Star mine management. process hopefully we'll improve Clerk -administrator for the what to do with the marnia build -
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last week (Snug harbour to close Mine manager Rowland Howe the buildlings as well." Town of Goderich, Larry McCa- ings, McCabe. said it wasn't the
as- construction begins at Sifto - said the construction crews work- Howe added once construction be said the decision to close Snug deciding factor.
'> page 2, Feb. 11) suggested Snuging on the expansion will utilize is completed at the mine, those Harbour to seasonal docking was "'They're kind of part of what's
p g gg he said. "But
Harbour was closing due in large the buildings left empty by the buildings could then be made based on the construction of a happening now,"
part to expansion taking place at
closing of Snug Harbour. How- available to other users as well. new search and rescue station at they didn't precipitate or cause
the Sifto Salt Mine. ever, Sifto is not a deciding factor With decades of commerce in the harbour as well as the desire the decision. Now we're looking
in the harbour's actual closure. the harbour, Howe said it is Sif- of council to get out of the har- at the options of using the wash -
However, the decision to close �
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the harbour was made at the "We're not causing it (the clo- to's intention to cause "minimum bour business. rooms and the building."
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support behind a motion to axe the decade- and hunters. test on established gun control measures ev-
old Canadian.long-gun registry and believes ' Lobb jointly seconded the motion brought ery five years. These reports will provide
Huron -Bruce MP Ben Lobb has put his it will spell relief for rural residents,.farmers forward in Bill C-301 after Saskatchewan information on reducing violent crime and
MP Garry Breitkreuz introduced the Private improving public safety.
Members Bill on Feb. 9. "It will be a good day for outdoorsman,
"It was an honour for me to second it, with hunters and farmers if it's passed," Lobb
Huron -Bruce being such a large agricultural said, adding he's encouraged to hear that
riding," he said. free votes on the issue will most likely be
Lobb said the evidence of the law's fail- allowed by both the New Democratic Party
ure is the inflation of the project's cost from and the Liberals.
$2 million, to $2 billion a decade later. The bill also introduces legislative steps
Even former Huron -Bruce Liberal MP Paul to streamline the Firearms Act, designed to
Steckle was against the registry, which rep- improve efficiency and enhance Canada's
resents the "substantial" majority of Huron- public safety objectives, while providing
Bruce residents who would rather see the enough information to aid law enforcement
law scrapped. - officials.
"Unfortunately that money has been From a gun dealer and owner's perspec-
spent, when it could have been used to put tive, Brad Thomas of Underwood's Lake
more police on the streets, or into research Huron Rod and Gun said most gun owners
* j C;hN1ys or (crime) prevention," he said, adding in- would prefer to see it gone.
iiv.0A creased border securitywould also helppre- Although it was a "bureaucratic night-
- r iteg. 3900 vent weapons entering the country from the mare" for his business to deal with when it
United States. was first implemented, it has been stream -
Lobb said he supported Breitkreuz be- lined over the years.
cause of his experience working on the reg- "It's running just about as smooth as
istry and research into pointing out its fail- it could get," said Thomas. "Sales are
ures. good, people have adapted, but I person -
"The registry is a political pacifier created ally would welcome the closure. It really
to give the impression that Canada would doesn't work and it's a pain in the arse."
be safer for it," Breitkreuz said in a media He said anyone who looks to purchase
release. "Nothing could be further from the a gun must have a firearms license, which
truth. I believe Canadians would rather see requires a criminal background check to
their tax dollars keeping guns out of the be verified and training courses to be
hands of criminals and gangs instead of try- completed before anyone is approved.
ing to control law-abiding citizens." They also have to be renewed every
If the bill becomes law, the Auditor Gen- five years and are easily accessible to
eral will be invited to conduct a public safety police if required.
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The photo of the
Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital
Ladies Auxiliary pre-
senting a cheque for.
$10,700 to CT
Scanner for Huron
County campaign in
last week's edition of
the Signal -Star
wrongly identified
auxiliary member
Betty Marsh. Signal
Star regrets the
Flotriii,fication
The date Legion
Ladies' Auxiliary to
Branch 109 spring
convention was
incorrectly reported
in the . last edition of
the Signal -Star. The
conventionwill be
held in Blyth May
31, 2009. The
Signal -Star regrets
any confusion.
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