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• Brakes • Exhaust • Suspension • fuss
• oil Changes • Computer Diagnostics
• Tune Ups
Canada Day
• Goderich celebrated
Canada's big day with a
number of events.
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Men of Honour
■ Historian Jim Rutledge
debuted his new book
Saturday p9 •
■ Sports pg 28
NI Editorial pg 6
Entertainment ... pg 34
See the Volvo pull-out section pages 17 - 24
Built with love, sweat and pride
Prodrag Romano
,Volvo Sales
The town of Goderich with the
population of just 8,000 is located on
the shores of Lake Huron with beau-
tiful beaches and marinas, award-
winning gardens and legendary
small-town hospitality.
It is known as the Prettiest town in
Canada.
Goderich is also known as "the
Home of Motor Graders."
The people of Goderich have been
building graders for generations,
often several generations from the
same family. Indeed, at the entrance
to Goderich, beside the welcome
sign, there is an original grader from
the late 19th century, designed and
built in the Goderich grader plant.
On Friday, June 26, Goderich
grader plant ceased production for
good. At the time of economic crisis,
when many plants are getting closed,
this might pass as just one of those
"news" stories.
For some of us that built in a signif-
icant period of our life into this plant,
it will be an emotional moment.
It will be a farewell to the small
town plant but also a farewell to
the plant whose contribution to the
development of motor graders will
remain written in the grader industry
history book.
This plant leaves the legacy of the
industry's first and oldest grader, the
first motor grader and the first hy-
draulic grader, the world's largest
grader, the legacy of numerous inno-
vations and finally the G900 line of
superb motor graders.
In my short 12 years within the
Volvo group, Goderich plant also left
the legacy of the enthusiastic people
always ready to help either the Volvo
sales team or the Volvo dealers. It
also leaves Volvo adopted Techline
system, the Gold Star Inspection
Program, innovative training mate-
rial and the popular Grader College.
Finally, it leaves the team of lead-
ers in the highest structures of Volvo
company.
We will be seeing Goderich built
graders at job sites and on the roads
for many years to come. We should
remember then that they were creat-
ed in a small town by several genera-
tions of people that built their blood,
sweat, love and expertise into the
product and the plant.
So, following Friday, June 26, let
us not lament over the plant, rather,
let us celebrate the great, long history
of the Goderich plant that gave us a
chance to work together with great
people, colleagues and friends that
shared mutual love for graders.
No crisis and no plant closure can
take that away. _
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...available at the Membership Sevices Desk
Golf Camp
Ages 8-14 years,
Participants will have a golf lesson
with a pro and a game on the 9 -hole
course every coir at Goderich Sunset
Goff Course.
Loam To Skate
Ages 6-12 years
Beginner and intermediate skat-
ers will be introduced to skating
and alcill development. Crafts,
sports and swimming also.
Horseback Riding Camp
Ages 8-14 years
Participants will have a western style
horseback riding experience each
morning at Grace Farm. Games,
crafts and swimming also.'
Now On For All Camp.
YMCA
We bund strong kids,
strong les, strong community.
190 Suncoast Dr. E.,
Goderich- • 524-2125
www.ymcasar.org