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township aids tornado victims donate 25000 tribune june 12 1985 b3 uxbridge twp council has don ated 25000 to the central ontario disaster relief fund on behalf of the citizens of ux- bridge twp details were finalized at a special meet ing thursday six days after the may 31 tornadoes that devastated parts of south ern ontario mayor bill ballinger said councils an xious to assist the ravaged communities because we realize it could have very well happened to uswere fortunate it wasnt us we as a corporation think the contribu tion on behalf of the citizens of uxbridge twp is a fair and responsible one he added uxbridge is presently in good financial shape due to a general upswing in the eco nomy combined with an increase in muni cipal assessment according to the mayor were fortunate in uxbridge mayor ballinger said if were ever going to make a contribution this is the year the 25000 allocated from the townships reserve fund represents an approximate per capita expenditure of 2 he explained the mayor encouraged uxbridge resi dents to make individual donations if they so wish the province will match each dol lar donated with three of its own hardest hit by the afternoon twisters were orangeville barrie and tottenham mayor accepts keys to new station goodwoods new 175000 flood con trol system was opened friday dur ing a ceremony arranged by the met ropolitan toronto and region con servation authority those who helped unveil a special plaque at the hamlet site are left to right durham region chairman gary her- rema bill ballinger mayor of ux bridge twp bill mclean ajax mayor and vicechairman of the au thoritys water and related land management advisory board and authority chairman william foster mayor ballinger received a set of keys to the new goodwood pumping station which will be operated by the township chris shanahan new system offers flood protection goodwood the hamlets new flood control system was officiary opened at a ceremony friday the goodwood pumping station is a project of the metropolitan toronto and region conservation authority mtrca in cooperation with ux bridge twp durham region and the provincial government bill mclean mayor of ajax and vice- chairman of the authoritys water re lated and land management advisory board served as master of ceremonies mayor mclean and other members of the platform party uxbridge twp mayor bill ballinger william foster chairman of the mtrca and durham region chairman gary herre- ma unveiled a special plaque mark ing the new pumping station the community of goodwood de veloped in the mid1800s within an area of irregular terrain is situated in a de pression without a natural overland drainage outlet the hamlet has therefore experi enced severe and persistent flooding the existing station maintained by the authority since 1957 has protected residents from flood damage but in creasing maintenance and operating costs due primarily to its age led the mtrca to review the system as a result of this study and discus sions with uxbridge twp the authority adopted a project designed to replace and update existing facilities the new pumping station consists of an underground chamber that houses two automated submersible pumps therefore eliminating the need for an operator its design and construction also accomodates the collection ditch and surface drainage improvements prop osed and executed by uxbridge twp and durham region the projects 175000 price tag is being shared by the province 96250 the regional municipality 12500 and the municipal government 66250 although the mtrca has run the station for the past 28 years uxbridge twp has agreed to assume operational responsibilities of the new facility the old station has been retained as a standby emergency system also participating in fridays cere mony were terry allsopp chief of sci entific services at environment cana da and sheila adams special assistant to the hon ross stevenson minister of agriculture and food and mpp for 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