The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-12-24, Page 2PAGE 2—GODERICH SIGNALSTAR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1986
NOTICE
Sherwood Transportation
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Departure time for Goderich to
Stratford line run previously 7:00 a.m.
now departs at 8:00 a.m. Mon.: -Sat.
®4:50 departure now departs at 4:30 p.m.
Friday only
New times start January 4, 1987
C s m m u r ity h `' ' ews
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From our family to yours,
we'd like to express our
wishes for a merry Yule.
The Riddell family extends to you our
warmest Christmas greetings. May
the true meaning and the spirit of
Christmaiwith you throughout the
Jack Riddell
MPP HURON -MIDDLESEX
New Year. MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE & FOOD
A group of sponsors recently presented a set of towels to the Queen
Elizabeth School swim class. In the front row, displaying the one of
the towels, are students: Karen Woodall and Alfred Tebow. Spon-
sors, from left are: Ken Crawford, representing Labbatt's
reweries on behalf of Scott McLauchlan; Mark Fischer, Goderich
Kinsmen; Melaine Jeffrey, Sales Creators; Judy Crawford, Marlin
Harbourlight Travel; Jack Meriam, Goderich Fire Department.
Sponsors absent: Bill Henry, Lakeport Steel; Brian Hoy, Highway
Ford; Doug Fines, Huronia Welding. (photo by Patrick Raftis)
Cunci1re�ecusoffer CN
The town is seeking an agreement
similiar'to one it agreed to with the Cana-
dian Pacific Railway, for the purchase of
their station near St. Christopher's Beach.
CPR has agreed to turn over the ownership
of the station outright to the town, for a
nominal one dollar payment, with no right
of reclaim. The town agreed•to build a lun-
chroom facility for,the railway, however it
will not be as elaborate a facility as the"one
demande�dby CN.
While thtown and CPR have agreed on
the proposal, it must still be approved by
the Ministry of Transportation and
Communications.
"CPR have been more co-operative,"
said Searls, pointing out that the company
also agreed to donate land near the station
for a park, the local Rotary Club is propos-
ing to create.
Goderich Town Council has turned down
an offer that would have seen the owner-
ship of the local Canadian National
Railway station, on Maitland Road, turned
over to the town for the nominal fee of one
dollar.
Council, at the Dec. 15 meeting, ac- •
cepted a recommendation from the Works
and Property Committee not to accept the
CN offer because of conditions the railway
wants to impose onthe transfer.
"There's too many stipulations," said
Counc. •Jim Searls, works committee
chairman, of the CN offer.
CN, in a proposal received at the Dec. 8
council meeting, offered to sell the station
itself to the town for one dollar, but would -
retain ownership of the land on which it
stands and the surrounding property. The
railway also insisted on a condition that
the town would return the station to CN for
one dollar should the railway decide it
wanted it back, with one year's notice.
"Unless we owned it outright, it's not
feasible," Searls said. "You can't put any
money into the property, or lease it for a
restaurant or something, if they can just
take it back.
"What they're trying to do is protect
themselves and if the economy in the area
should pick up, they'll still have the sta-
tion," said Searls.
The CN offer also stipulated the town
must build a structure for use asa lun-
chroom by railway workers. The workers
currently use the existing station as a
lunchroom.
Searls said• the town will try to set up a
meeting with CN officials to attempt to
work out a more acceptable deal.
However, "the issue is dead unless they
want to be more realistic."
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DEC. 31......11 am - 11 pm
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Christmas Hours:
Dec. 24 9:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Dec. 27 9:00 - 6:00 pom.
223 Huron Rd. 524.2121