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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-08-16, Page 2Page 2A - The wi ham A Advamee-Thnee, August 16, 1988 Unprofitable rail s.ervic no place for tax dollars Tax dollars are better spent on. more productive uses than keeping an unprofitable rail service in operation, declares Richard W. LeVan, Western Foundry Company Limited president. In an Oct. 31, 1987 letter to the Railway Transport Committee of the Canadian Transport Commis- sion, Mr, LeVan states that although Western Foundry produces approximately 200 tons of iron automotive castings per day, the company has not been able to utilize rail service effectively and efficiently, and would not object to closing a portion of the Canadian National Railway's Kincardine Sub- division between Wingham and Listowel. Last, month the National Trans- portation Agency which succeeded the Railway Transport- Committee following changes in the Transportation Act, completed two days of hearings into CN's application to abandon that portion of its line. At the hearings, CN s lawyer made Mr. LeVan's letter and one from Western Foundry Vice President R. A. Allison, a significant part of his closing presentation. In his_ October letter, Mr. LeVan states that the company would sup- port the discontinuance of all un- profitable service. "Let's put our tax dollars to productive uses that enhance ourcompetitive position, and help us compete in a 'free trade' market, such' as continuing the Mass" CCA schedules to encourage Canadians to .invest in production equipment. The text of Mr. Allison's letter dated June 22, 19, and which was read into the record at the two-day hearing is as follows: "In your notice dated June 1, 1988, it was indicated that any person may oppose an application of a railway abandonment by filing with the agency a notice of reconsideration. It is interesting that it does not ask for representation from individuals who support the application. "We are writing to inform you that Western Foundry Company Limited supports the application for abandonment in principle. We do not feel that any corporation should be forced to provide services to its customers ata:mloss. We also believe that no commercial operation should have its losses subsidized by the taxpayers. "If the consumers of the services provided by Canadian National Railway Company cannot provide the volume, or afford the costs based on low volumes, then we believe the railway should have the right to abandon the line. "We believe that the majority of industries and the public, no Have alternative modes of transportation, and that this action should not create any severe .inconvenience. If industry and the general public had . to pay the full cost of the rail services, I am sure they would find that those alternative, means of transportation are, in fact, cheaper. "In today's economic climate, en- terprises and nations must be inter- nationally competetive, and subp sidizing losing propositions takes away from that ability to compete. We, therefore, reiterate our support for the closure of the line." Fi Walton landfill site sports recycling bin WALTON - Grey Township has joined the list of municipalities to have established a garbage re- cycling program. Effective last Saturday, sorted refuse from residents of Grey, McKillop and Morris Townships is being stored_ in a 50 cubic yard, three container bin. The $8,200 container -m which is being subsidized two-thirds of the total cost by the provincial govern- ment—will house recyclable materials such as newspapers, glass, metal cans and plastic soft drink containers: , Grey Township Clerk -treasurer Brad Knight says provincial grants to help with the cost of implemen- tation and operation of the program are ongoing for five years. The prov- ince pays 50 per cent of the operating costs in the first year. His estimate of the quantity of re- cyclable waste the Grey site hopes to recover is 50 tonnes for the initial 12 - months. About 3,500 people are served by the Grey dump site. A fee of $25 per tonne will be paid to the township program by the re- cycling company involved. When the provincial government assistance expires, there will be a $2,000 per hurch Director St. Paul's Church (ANGLICAN) WINGHAM John Street at Centre Street THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF WINGHAM AND BELGRADE All services from the "Book of Common Prayer" SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1988 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion Minister : Rev. D. Madge * * * * * * * * Trinity, Belgrave 4 9:30 a.m. * * * * * * * * The Orthodox Christian Reformed Church of Listowel has moved to their new church building, 1 km west of flashing Tight, justoff Hwy. #86. Sunday Services: 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Orthodox Christian Reformed Church of Wingham. Phone 519-357-3235 Minister - Rev. C. Bronsvetd - phone 519-291-2194 year cost to keep the program running, Grey Reeve Leona Armstrong said she hopes the publicity drawn to the garbage issue by local Women's Institutes will help encourage people to make the initiative work. "The success of this program de- pends mainly on whether people are going to use it or not," the reeve said, adding: "It really is the com- mon sense thing to do if tit) can help clean the environment and extend the life of the dump." Since most residents using the Grey.._ dump_ site.. -Live •in;small com- munities where there is no weekly garbage pick-up, provincial funding is unavailable for the two -third grant covering the costs of buying and distributing boxes to residences to facilitate the sorting of recyclable garbage. The approximately 200 boxes re- quired, cost $4 each. According to organizers' plans, however, the boxes will be ordered and details of a collection strategy will be worked out. The Ethel Women's Institute is sponsoring a recycling information meeting at the Grey Central School on. Sept. 13 at 8:00 p.m. and invites everyone interested in the program to attend. Board considers reopening the fire agreement (Continued from Page 1) negotiations: Following a brief committee -of - the -whole session, Mr. Jacques said that while nothing concrete had been established, the board will be discussing a possible method of making changes to the fire agreement at a future meeting. Mr. Beecroft gave notice of motion for further discussion at a later date. The Wingham Area Fire Board came into existence Feb. 1, 1984, with the disbanding of the rural fire committee. A formula for cost- sharing was arrived upon based on assessment and response time. Howick agreed to increase its share to 30 per cent from 17 on the understanding that a satellite station be established in the township to provide additional fire coverage. (;rill ouu get ;\:UC) 1.10111 '11drill 11C 'CITU \\.•i1i1C (1()inig drugs? YES! Get the facts. Let's Talk. Call the Ontario Ministry of Health AIDS Hotline 1 -800 -668 -AIDS FOURTH -PLACE JUMP - Julie Lisle of the Wingham Optimist Track and Field Club, jumped 1.33 metres to capture fourth spot in the. Atom girls' high jump. -at the recent International Youth Meet of Champions held in Toronto. UCO stations to market new `gasohol' formulation Test , marketing of alcohol enhanced gasoline at two United Co- operative of Ontario (UCO) stations moves into a second phase with the introduction of a new formulation. Consumer acceptance of UCO's Ethanol -Plus, a regular no -lead gasoline and alcohol blend originally containing a maximum of three per cent ethanol and five per cent methanol, has been strong since its introduction at Guelph and Listowel in October, 1987. Last fall, higher than anticipated demand resulted in temporary shortages which were overcome by increasing UCO's Ethanol -Plus storage capacity. Large scale refinery storage would ensure that Ethanol -Plus was available for wide -spread dis- tribution, but substantially in- creased sales volume is required to make this feasible. To make ethanol blended gasoline attractive to other petroleum , marketers by incor- porating another alcohol available to them, UCO has developed a new blend containing 4.3 per cent methanol, 2.1 per cent ethanol and 1.6 per cent isopropyl alcohol. The formulation retains the higher ! octane, environmentally safer characteristics of the original blend and still offers the same, potential benefits to Ontario producers of corn, the source of ethanol. MVCA recognizes eight for conservation practice (Continued from Page 1) teachers. Mr. Raynard is a public school teacher with a long-standing interest in outdoor education. Before the MVCA began education programs at the Wawanosh Nature Centre, he conducted his own programs for his class. When the centre opened, he was among its first active supporters and promoters, and has served on the centre's curriculum advisory committee. A director of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority on the land management advisory board, Mr. Trick has undertaken a number of conservation activities on his property over the years. These include ,improvements to wildlife and stream habitat, woodlot management, and soil conservation practices including crop rotations and grass waterways. Mr. Glanville is a farmer who practises soil and water conserva- tion in a number of ways. He utilizes crop nation, minimum tillage, corner crops and residue manage- ment techniques. He has also under- taken the planting of windbreaks and projects to manage surface water runoff. Mr. Jaretzke is also a farmer who is working on a wide variety of conservation projects including crop rotations, buffer strips, windbreak plantings, grassed waterways, manure management, and woodiot management. In 1987 Mr. Kilgour donated a 105 - acre piece of property to the Mait- land Valley Conservation Authority through the Maitland Conservation Foundation. This property is completely forested with frontage on the Maitland River in the scenic 8ennniller River Valley.