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l6-ChamPfon Country, Tuesday, August 17, 2004 CORRECIONNOIC Tues., Aug. 1lOth edition of The Canadian Champion, Ilvo lcîIcf i.îs'e 1 1lim IlSîîfat\împmm%î ict \\'c alolcîgî,c foi, .mîî ili(iiiCgîîîîc' ils îîî Iidvc catlsci. WNith the days of suumeqiicay tik- ins by, now'g the ime ID tako advantgc of evM eryekend we have left. lui1fil. S;îtoLîils' ;l Prk )8t 'îot vii thé~ ROI41y ('lit of ()milfr'afidga, With 40) iettïu4 mdy Io ceompew a local âW inîOII bit wtt th@ dny% sur bftd#êîî s) 4dt IW5'ëwiIl 1#ks pIssas will rt funtînfl 4t:<) pîmý, ishwhieh u ihot if s wîil Ë4f oh uni 10 pzu Aýctwodiîîg1< SNIo aW'5#f, thut t wfi u W . n.Ngpaly. lI Addition to the -splrited conpeti- limn, there will be mu sical entertain- ment, gaines, prizes, a beer tent and àlicii ~î i able throughout thse day. Admnission couts $5 per car. Proceeds raised wiIl benefit the Golden Horseshoe Disabled Sports Axsociation and their wheelchair ath- l'ofid# will ax) go to community ##trnPs# ppuned y <lieRotary Club of <)avîfr rsfa1arsuch as Halton oe information, visil WwwwVdMdmg4m, Dragon boats at Kelso xCommittee gets answers to 2001 railwav eriç4j By ROBIN DOWNTON-POIRIER Special ta The Champion Following the efforts of the Nassagaweya Community Consultation Committee (NCCC), answers regarding thse truck- train collision in Campbellville in June 2001 have been received. On June 1, 2001, a transport truck was struck by a westbound train at thc crossing at Guelph LUne and Camipbell Avenue due to, a malfunction of the train barrier. Thse barrier was in place conrect- y when the first westbound train passed the intersection and lifi- cd when the train had fnished through the crossing. The transport truck driver, assuming thse railway tracks were clcar, procceded across and was struck by a second westbound train that was following closely behind the first on the saine track. Fortunately, there were no injuries - only materia] damage - but recognizing this as a potentially dangerous situation, the NCCC sought answers and solutions. Since mid-2002, members of the NCCC have contacted the Transportation Safety Committee in Ottawa, Transport Canada in Toronto, Halton Regional Police and the Ministry of Transportation seeking an explanation and preventative measures to the problem that caused this accident to occur. Representativet from Transport Canada accepted the NCCC's invitation to attend an August 9 meeting. Doug Vollick, the Railway Senior Systems Engineer for Transport Canada, explained in detail that the second locomotive was following too closely to the first one and the barrier system didn't have time to recognize and activate. He said that immedi- ately following thse accident, an investigation was launched and measures were taken to prevent a siilar occurrence. Train crews were immediately issued new instructions regarding crossing procedures and modifications to thse barnier controls were put in place. Since this accident in 2001, a new, more sophisticated system bas been installed to ensure tise ban-iers operate properly at all rail- way crossings.