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Although stoppin» short - of an-
nouncing the date for what most
CanadianS expect to happen any
time this year, Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney still left a large
turnout at Goderich with no doubt
that he is at least itirimed and ready
for an election campaign:
Mr. Mulroney was 'on hand to offi-
cially open the expanded facilities at
the Port of Goderich and was ac-
companied by his wife Mila and
their four children, Caroline, Mark,
Ben and Nicolas. The recently com-
pleted $17 million), redevelopment
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project included dredging of the
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harbor to seaway depth and 'con-
struction of ,a 200 -metre colterete.
caisson wharfand breakirater.
In.his introduction Of , Mr Mul-
roney, iluron-Bruce MP Murray
Cardiff told the large oathering-the
expanded P9Tt facilities, will :en,
courage future regional » inchiStriai».
development based on marine.;
oriented ventnres.
'Other platform guests at the open-
ing ceremonies included Goderich
Mayor Eileen. Palmer, Rev.
Lockhart 6. Royal and the Canadian
Coast Guard's regional director
general, David» McMinn. Mrs
Palmer's use of French during her
brief address prompted the prime
minister :t0 joke- thathe and the.T7
mayor had learned the language at
the same school, Goderich, District
Collegiate.
Although a group: Of anti -abortion-
ists made themselves visible..during
that,„
116Sa0 he is encouraged
c.,
s., *4,,to; --torming-a pro -es.
stronger and more faVorahleim-
pression" of his government.
That he is clearly4p2rimed f�r ,ans
election was evident in,a slip -Mr.
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Minister -Brian .Mulroney as he wends his, way through the large
crowd on hand at' Goderich Airport last week.
extent _
message through» a number *of •
placards which theyheld above the
crowd.- Mit rMuirOney 'made flO
mentiotkof thealferkt PrOteSt.
He did make »a» Point of stating,
however, »that cafladians Are in-
creasingly warming up to, him and
his gOverllfleht In this speech and
another later'at the •Godericb Air-
port, he hinted » at » his campaign
platform , without revealing when
One , was blown at
P'UC's Boland Street substation
on. Leopold aOkfatitSt Sweetsas.
• well. rrheses;i0ukt,aot be .
until Ontario Hydro restored power
to the main feed „line :coming into
town, which also had been knocked
nut during the storm-, adds Mr.
Bennett. •
Whigham residents were without
hydro for -just» over one hour »iast
Saturday.
While one of Wingbam's largest
and oldest employers says it -could
be forced out of business if rail
service is not available to » bring in
raw materials, its corporate
neighbor — also one of the town's
largest employers — has instilled the
National »Transportation Agency
that it. supports CN Rail in its ap-
plication to abandon its Kincardine
Subdivision between Listowel and
Wingham.
In fact, it is that support from
Western Foundry — in letters from
the company's president, Richard
LeVan and its vice-president of
•7- finance, Robert Allison -- which CN.
hopes will help -convince the agency
tib grant its application.
However, Prandor Mb. presented
-a. c,onvincing aregum, ent againtth
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cedar from western Canada.
Premdor 4s Canada's largest
manufacturer of doors with seven
plants located across Canada and in
the United States, but the Winghani
plant is the »» only one miking the
company's top-of-the-line cedar
doors. •
Mr. Spears told the hearing -the
company is about to transfer a
portion of its Toronto operation to
Wingham,:a move that will result in
an increase of 'rail cars shipped to
the plant here as Many as 80
additional cars &from 16 to 30
new jobs arth
" OP. ITty iaone
Meats N- could *Wed a Palk:
testified Thomas.Morton, Premdor
vice-president.- He. described as
"smoke and •
nent; that Pi
own figures, he -could Skew that
Preindoes- increased traffic would
generate a profit for CN.
Throughout most of. thellearing,
numerous disputes between CN
officials and witnesses oppose‘to
the application focused on: who
should be encouraging new business
to use the 48.1tiioMetre rail line. A
number of thitO wittieiges briatied
at the Ciki inference that -they should
be soliciting the new rail business
and not the railway,.
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The business agent of the union
representing Preindorts iiroduction„
employees told the hearing » that
closing PrerndO wVitturiliVingliaM
WM *virtual. ghost town. » »-
Adam » Savona, re resenting
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enters and Joiners �t
butt
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or so, the railroad "will bo;the•
Highway 401 to small co ties
for freight and people" as mQ kild
more - move to, sma ler
municipalities to live While still
workingin large urban centres.
"I Mar& we're throvving in the
towel after the first round,!! he said
of the proposed abandernnerit. Mr.
lipdglas alko predicted an increase
in the number of carloads he will be
using this year.
The owner --of Hodgins Lumber in
Witighain pooled limber » retailers
from towns in. the area- in order to
tie 11 »Carloads in 1987. This» year,
the poei, of tetailtrs inWalkerton,
genii roreit, Fergus, Kincardine
and &noels-- is likely to use about
goitatioads.
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Closing the line would be dis-,
criminal:Oa against a 'Small rural
retail -k -hiss, Mr.,Ilotigins
de a1o. wondered whether or
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• rikikovity has been actively
ws1vedinInceasing traffic.
Sure it.WOuld (increate) if
ha 'iiflo» » the ilway were ta dose,"
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