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ao nce SEES Barges back in fashion Robert Beatty, captain of the tug W.N. Twolan, and first mate George Ferguson, helped bring a barge load- ed with cargo to Midland last month. The last time either man did that was in the late 1940s. In the in- Barging in 40 Robert Beatty and George Ferguson helped bring a barge to Midland last week. It has been 40 years since either man came to Midland with a barge. Beatty and Ferguson are the captain and first mate of McKeil Work Boats' tug W.N. Twolan. The 2,200 horsepower, twin screw, 105 foot tug brought a barge loaded with 1,300 tons of cargo loaded in Thunder Bay. Nine hun- dred tons, waferboard, was left here. Beatty and Ferguson are veterans of Great Lakes shipping. In the late 1940s, when barges and tugs still were in widespread use, Beatty worked for the Pigeon Timber Company. Ferguson worked for Pat- terson Steamships of Thunder Bay, on the Altadoc, Bricoldoc, and Reeve wants a well Elmvale has one. Penetang has one. So why can't Port McNicoll have a town well, where citizens can fill up on fresh water? That's the question Port Reeve John Moreau is ask- ing these days. He wants to know if its feasible for his town to install a public well. "If you don't like the water, if you get a bad day's water, you can go and fill up," the reeve said at last week's council meeting. "You see them all the time by the side of the road there in Elmvale,'"' he added. Port McNicoll's water delivery system is outdated and overworked. The pro- vince wants Port to be hooked up to Victoria Har- bour, which has an almost- new water filtration system. That system is said to be large enough to han- dle the increased capacity Port McNicoll would add. But Moreau wants a village well, despite official reports saying it's not financially feasible. "Who knows? Maybe we can fool the experts and put the whole town on wells," he said. The village currently gets its water from Georgian Bay. Quedoc. Barges and tugs were superceded when the St. Lawrence Seaway opened. Barges and the tugs that move them are making a comeback in the United States, McKeil Work Boats owner Evans McKeil said. McKeil, based in Hamilton, owns 14 tugs The International Plowing Match & Farm Machinery Show September 15 - Meaford, Grey County tervening years barges were out of fashion. The Twolan has left Midland but the barge is still at Maple Leaf Mills with a crack in its bottom. years later and a dozen barges. The barge towed to Midland last week is his largest barge. The tug's home, until recently, was Churchill, Man., on James Bay. Forty years ago barges carrying grain and lumber to Midland were pulled by steamships. The barges 1987 Office. TOWN OF PENETANGUISHENE 10 Robert Street West P.O. Box 580 Penetanguishene, Ont FITNESS THE FUN WAY (formerly Trim-a-size) An hour long exercise class containing all the elements of a safe, enjoyable workout for both women and men. Fall Session begins September 22, 1987 Classes available: Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7 p.m. Brian Orser Hall Instructor: Betty Valentine Registration forms available at the Town (Sponsored by the Penetanguishene Arena, Parks and Recreation Board) LOK 1P0 had their own crews. Barges like the Erie-West, built in 1952, are unmann- ed because improved design makes a crew un- necessary. Anyway, the high cost of buying in- surance to cover a crew on a barge would make man- ning a barge prohibitively expensive. Gignac still in pre-trial Lillian Gignac appeared in pre-trial assignment court last Friday, and will appear again in that court on Oct. 2. Gignac is charged with arson in connection with the St. Margaret's Church fire on Dec. 24, 1986, and for a fire which damaged a Midland house in November, 1986. Since her arrest and assignment to the Pene- Inspection tour The new Salvation Army divisional com- mander for the Ontario North division, Major Boyd Goulding, left, visited the Midland Salvation Army Corps last week. my project. Behind him and Lieutenant Norman Gar- tanguishene Mental Health Centre last January, she has appeared in pre-trial assignment court a number of times without a trial date being set. cia are the Midland Army Citadel, and the local Army Thrift Store. Not visible is Experience House, a year-old local Ar- "Fayne gets our vote because he's working to preserve our rural way of life." Janet and Gordon Keith, R.R.#1, Oro Station Penetang 549-7495 Tis hime. pole "oper hip' | fle NEW: DEMOCRATS REc Pick up complimentary bins at: 20ST: ExportS foreign Coctas. fen onsen wih vihinnercertech [DB lent - Fal Mosetectrog Factities 34 )/ RIN WANTED |!!! s 'SERA PE Lassa factories YCunc! : Authorized by C.F.O., Fayne Bullen Campaign BINS TO GIVE AWAY... 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