HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2011-09-14, Page 6Wednesday, September 14, 2011 • Signal -Star 5
t moves from Siftomine.
gnal-Star
of ng again from the
ine.
marine made a sur -
to port Wednesday
and was taking on a
It . using a portable
nveyor system that
ut in place over the
days.
an exciting day,"
ine manager and
Corporate Engineer -
nada Country Exec -
and Howe said from
pier Wednesday as
ine was taking on a
OO tons.
ado was just a cou-
ks ago and today
ding ships. We have
team that worked
o get this done. We
Fier a
uty, Add value.
are employing a.temporary tel-
escoping conveyor but we will
be replacing our ship loader as
soon as possible.
"To start loading boats is a
huge relief. We were actually
involved in hoisting this week
and bringing some salt to the
surface."
Some production employees
were called back to help with
the loading of the lake freighter.
Howe anticipated that freight-
ers would be in port regularly
to load with salt now that the
temporary conveyor loading
system was in place and opera-
tional. A second portable con-
veyor unit will be put into oper-
ation to expedite the loading
process.
Storage space was at a pre-
mium, he said, after the tor-
nado damaged couple of stor-
age domes on site.
The salt mine was severely
damaged in the F3 tornado that
struck Goderich Aug. 21. The
mine employs about 458
people.
The tornado
was just a couple of
weeks ago and today
were are loading
ships. We have a
tantastic team that
worked diligently
to get -this done.
We are employing
a temporary:
telescoping conveyor
but we will be
replacing our ship
loader as soon as
possible. To start
loading boats is
a huge relief."
— Rowland Howe
Dave Sykes Goderich Signal -Star
Takin' on a load
Portable conveyors were brought in to Sifto Salt and the first load of 27,000 tons was
loaded onto the feighter Algomarine last Wednesday. The .Henry Jackman was also in
port Friday and Saturday and loaded with salt.
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