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.NEW TERMINAL OPEN - Earl Wagner' and Peter Boersma, General Manager and
President respectively, of the Hensel! Co-op pose, beside the 644 John Deere loader
with six yard roll out bucket - which works to fill the domes of the Co-op's new Fertitzer
and Grain Terminal. The terminal was opened officially Wednesday at the Co-op's
Customer Appreciation Day. Robinet photo. '
AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE FERTILIZER -GRAIN TERMINAL AT THE HENSALL CO- OP.
Hensall -Co-op opens fertilizer, .grain
The•Hensall Co-op held the grand opening
of its Fertilizer/Grain Terminal during its
annual Customer Appreciation Day, held
this year on' Wednesday afternoon.
Touted as a reason for continued rail ser-
vice in Huron County, the Fertilizer/Grain
Terminalis unique in that it is equipped to
provide storage for either fertilizer or grain.
Initiated two years ago the four dome ter-
minal, engineered and constructed by Sub-
Conhidustrial Group, has a storage capaci-
ty of 30;000 metric tonnes of fertilizer, or
900,000 bushels of corn. The terminal also
features 300 metric tonnes per hour
rail/truck receiving capacity; a :200 foot
radial stacker for filling the domes; and 'a
644 John Deere loader with six yard roll out
bucket for shipping.
"We should be able to provide the farmer
better service in the long rim because of
-this," said Earl Wagner, General Manager
of the Hensall Contp.
"There .should be a reduced cost of fer-
tilizer to the farmers, and it (the fertilizer)
snould be handled less frequently and
therefore be of better quality."
Jim Robinson, Reeve of Hensall, praised
the Co-op for its recent innovation, and
credited such innovations with a positive
impact on the village.
"You don't have to tell the people the im-
pact of having an industry like this in this
town. It impacts on our taxes, and it's ex-
tremely beneficial in that it provides a
number of jobs. I have only one message
from the people of Hensall, `Please"keep up
the good work, and please keep up the ex-
pansion. We love you and we want you to
stay," he said.
Jim Knight of Sub -Con Industrial Group,
the main contractor of the terminal, also
praised the Co-op for its latest expansion.
"I've done many similar jobs in many
diverse locations, and of all those, this is as
cost efficient and as flexible as any built. in
Canada and the United States. It is second to
none," he said.'
"'Phis is truly a unique facility in that it
stores both fertilizer and corn. I salute the
Africa's ivory Coast as seen through a Seaforth wo
EDITOR'S NOTE: Karen Corbett,.
daughter of Don- and Grace Corbett .01
Seaforth and a graduate, of ,the 'Seaforth
District high School;:'has been:gettingmuch
of .her education .abroad. She is a USC -
Coastal Carolina College student, and is a
governuientmajor.as •well as a _member of
the Honors Program ,and.the International
Club there. _Karen is spending the 1988.89
academic yearatthe Univerraty'of Abidjan'
ron'west Africa's ivory Coast. The following
letter was written to cher government ad-
visor, .and .appeared in her college's
newspaper.
April 9, 1989
Dear Dr. Collin,
.Life is bothpleasant:andfrustrating here
at the Universite Nationale de Cote d'Ivoire.
Fin .taking courses .in African literature,
African civilization„theanthropology'of;the
Ivory Coasteltil mic Civilization, Race and
International ,Relations, Drnmmologie,.and
a course in Droula, the most spoken in-
. digenousianguage inthe Cote d'Ivoire.
"The Drummologie course is classified as
Anthropology. The teacher of the class in-
vented the subjectand has: become.famous
•because of it and oneclass=wasfilmedby,the
BBC. He has explained. how,talking;drums
care a source of African history, giving a lot
of cultural: information inthe:process. It is a
very African class.
Political Science is.not.taught here. I,was
surprised. but, people lave explained that it
could cause opposition to the government.
Aso, the dorms are.:apread.:throughout.the
city because it .seems• that .;too many
:students inane placemakes African govern-
ments nervous.
.Getting to- know:theespatriate communi-
ty, Frenchandalmericansithas:beenan=.eye
copener: I:verbeenapuzzledtthatcsome.ofithem
are -racists; I haven't 'encountered ,very
:manyinmy:life.
Would you ,believe ,people ;that come to
;Africa sand like (neither the ,Africans mor
ithings African?' Why swouldcthey 'choose .to
live -here? Because, They -can; earn :lots of
:'money..In;theiriiomeeountrythey wouldbe
just another_middleelassifamily,.butinithe
;Coote D'Lvoire ,they 'can he something
especial,snrathersthinintheyare.'Theyzhave
:xnoughmoney .for.cseittrants.'The -lotiaou: is
:the,,woman who •looksiafter ;their •children,
KAREN CORBETT, a Seaforth native, has
spent -much of her education overseas and
is -seen here in her first week in Abidjan, on
Africa's Ivory Coast.
and their "boy” is :the man who does the
cooking, cleaning,andlaundry.'Themarried
men ,are able to find Ivorian girlfriends,
pretty, young creatures who like them for
their -money.
Not only -the .wealthy have this revolting
attitude. Once I -met a student from Taiwan
and ;thought it -.would be good to have . a
aforeign-frienthwhoJsialsolearning French
(ancl doesn't :know .,English) .:Quickly I
decided :differently. •#Ie:=was so blunt as to
say hejiked.having white friends, and gave
the.aeasonionhisTeluctanee;to swintin the
ocean aralay.outron-the;beaeh as Africans
were athere and Phe .might get AIDS.
Stupidity!
-These ..people don't mind 'lieparating
themselves•fromthehfeand culture of the
•country;inwhich they live. But what else is
the;purpose of travelling? Not only seeing
,differentthiugs,but esperieneing them too.
Realiz ng,thatthere;are other ways of ;life.
Travelling nusthe<done:with:aaapen=mind
because thenyou:can-understand that.peo-
;ple.and-.cultures;are.different,,not,better,or
worse. You ean't,generalize. Certain things
and attitudes you will disagree with, but
there will beaspects you can applaud. Your
thinking about your own culture changes.
Markets are one of the most interesting
things in Abidjan. I've never seen anything
like them. To get to my tailor's shop in the
marche, I have to walk past many small
stores and tables which sell dried lizards,
snakeskin, claws, pelts, various skulls,
etc.; rend'then'eross theraikroad'traeksxand
go past men pounding,iron,-piles of beds,
. and the rooms of prostitutes.
Grocery:shopping.is different. in a mar-
che. Everything is.uncovered and.out in the
open for inspection. You can pick out which
piece ,of meat looks hest and have it cut in
front,of youon a rough wooden block.. If that
isn't to your taste, nor is :buying dead fish,
why not:go for somethinglive? From cages
crowded with chicken and turkeys, to pails
of;crabs andanails that are,still moving.
If you want to be a vegetarian, choose
from among.the piles of fruit, the .plentiful
vegetables, and abundant spices. Food is
mot,tlie oniy:thing at amarche. Anything can
be found there or in one of the surrounding
stores :sandals, clothing,.small appliances,
cloth, •jewelry,;tin-can.barbecues.
You cangetlow prices only with bargain-
ing. There is: always the danger of getting
"le prix Tubabu". (Tubabu is the national
slang for a white:person. )-The merchant'will
.quote a high ,price he knows he won't get,
and to pay what you. think the :article is
worth, a.back-and-forth„discussion:will'have
^tylltake,place4thelps.to act asiilt'snot
pedant to,buyelheaitem andrtastart to,teave.
4Ba gaining ds •the fun part iof 'shopping. I
always feel as if I've ,accomplished
something.
If imithe •course 'of your hardwork .you
:should,hecome_Ahirsty, .you:can,buy.a,;bagtof
waterfropn awoman or young irl who car-
ries .some:in:, a;largelbowl,onher head. Or
somethin..fromioneof the omnlipresent;pop
or yoguri;,pusheaEts.
1be •wholeaarea is crowded„with,people
and tthetsiteappeals,to .all five,aenl3:es - the
color t f clothing, rsound oof ;discussigg,,argu-
iing-woices:.1unnnistakable .smells, thelitist
and eshaustfumes, the :teature.,of twooden
,store •fronts,'wails, •,cement :blogks;tdirtand
partly,:paved-roads. The atmosphereapflhe
-marche Is very african, not ;North
terminal
Co-op for their innovative and creative
thinking and for their innovative and
creative approach to bulk storage
capacity."
Tony Heunian, Manager of Special Pro-
jects for the Canadian National Railway
commented that the terminal was viewed by
CNR as an outstanding facility.
"You've certainly ensured that you will
have rail service iri'I3ensall for -many years
to come," he said.
In -addition to its new Fertilizer/Grain
Terminal, the Hensall Co-op also features
100,000 .gallon underground storage capaci-
ty, two bulk loadout racks 24 hour Com-
puter Card-loc fuel service for petroleum;
30,000 gallon Ammonia/Propane storage
and equipment; a Dry Blend Plant, a Fluid
Blend Plant and Custom Application Equip-
ment for fertilizer; and an elevator with
900,000 bushel storage, two truck dumpers, a
75,000 bushels per day computer operated
grain drier, and 12 white bean electric eye
sorting machines,
an's eyes
American. The act of bargaining points out
that here things are not organized, whereas
in America life is well -ordered and
predictable.
Herein Abidjan, Islam is coming alive for
me. Only here have I met students who are
Muslim and say they don't drink. On the
floor below me is a study room and every
evening just before 7:30, a man stands out-
side and deliversa ca1i to prayers. He also
does this F`cidaysatrnoon.,Atthatctime:pett;..
ple go to the room to pray - I've seen their
sandals outside and the people bending over
and the women at the back of the room.
And for the first time in my life I've ac-
tually seen a mosque. I went with an
TOWN EN?
fARM SUPPLY
—,WALTON —
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'Purina .Livestock-Chows,&.Suppiies
' Health IProducts•.KPet foods
American student and of course we took off
our shoes. before entering. For a few
minutes, we sat under the dome, talked and
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,ESTABLISHED OVER:60 YEARS
Serving Seaforth.and:all of Huron County
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Watson and Beryl Reid of R,R. '1 Myth
would tike tothank the many customers ,who
-have dealt with them during the time that
-:they have been Mioneer sales 'represent-
atives.
Watson and 'Beryl Reid
{MR IJ -V -TORS ARE
READY 'TO R.EcEIVE
''YOUR 1989
WINTER
,WHEAT
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.2 Receiving .Legs
8000 bu./hour
.iu'nloading capacity
'CUSTOM
THANK
YOU
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WATSON SERYL REID
-Pioneer-Hi red .Ltd., would tike
to *aifef bis ppoEtunity to•thank Wataen,and
Bkar�►i' eisi'fArt'helr•<maniveletiioate.d years of
;lseevLge and wish 'tfiem well in their
,retirell ent.
WELOWE
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DON JaLt7J- DA1-7
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