BELLUZ Realty Ltd. Simcoe Plaza Box 715 Terrace Bay Ontario POT-2WO Lynn Hodder Sales Representative - Office: 825-9393 Home: 824-3429 Vol. 43, No.16 Wednesday, April 20, 1988 VIA Rail wants refuelling in Schreiber Councillor concerned with potential for fuel spills from -- proposed service By Greg Huneault The News At the Schreiber council meet- ing last Tuesday, Councillor Ed Krause expressed concern over an informal disclosure he received of VIA Rail's intention to use Schreiber as a refuelling depot for its rail passenger cars, Coun. Krause told the other members of the meeting he was "informally informed" of VIA Rail's plans to start refuelling ser- vices in Schreiber as well as Ignace and Chapleau. Krause feels the issue ought to be discussed and studied before plans are implemented. "We're the ones who are going to take the flack (if a spill occurs), not VIA Rail. What's going to hap- pen is the fuel is going to run into our sewers. Maybe that's some- thing-we'll have to talk about with CP Rail," he said. Krause noted a spokesman of CP Rail said to stress VIA Rail, which is a separate operation, although both share the same rail- way. The councillor's main concern centres on appropriate measures taken to ensure there is a basin to catch and contain any spilled fuel. He informed council there are presently no gauges or any instru- ments on the tanks to indicate the ~ amount of fuel within them. Schreiber Fire Chicf Peter Doig, who was in attendence at the coun- cil meeting, said there is legislation dealing with reporting a spill, but there are is no way of knowing when the tank is full. "They have an obligation to > report a spill over five gallons,' noted Doig, but the appropriate leg- islation is provincial, so there may be problems with federal and provincial legislation becoming entangled. "There are no gauge indicators on them. You fill them up until they overflow," Doig added. Krause told the News after the council meeting that he hopes to speak with officials from the Ministry of the Environment and the federal government to discuss his concerns. "There is no place in Schreiber that 's addressed' for fucl spillage," he said. Brian Birch, the agent for Petro Canada in Schreiber, told the News he had been awarded the contract to provide fuel for VIA Rail. He said he was to have started at the first of March, but delays have postponéd the start-up. Birch wasn't certain of the rea- son for the delay, but speculated that "they (VIA) might be having legal problems," with respect to starting the refuelling services in the three towns. The Petro Canada agent told the News he will be refuelling twice daily. He will provide fuel to the first westbound train and last east- bound train of the day. Birch said a special nozzle will be needed, and suggested that there must be a gauge or a "vent alarm," which would indicate when a tank was full. He estimates between 500 and 700 gallons will be needed for each unit, but is uncertain of the total amount required at this time. hitting close to home. Schreiber. to what is being done. a In next week's Issue The concern of environmental hazards and disasters is An Ontario Municipal Board Hearing was held in Schreiber last week to hear residents' concerns and opposition to the CP mine transfer facility. The facility is slated to receive zinc and copper concentrate from Minnova Winston Lake Division Mine to CPR cars in Lawyer for Schreiber Township, Rene Larsen, admonished the councillors at last meeting for not being particular enough in passing by-laws covering industrial zoning. The News will examine specific and general concerns of the residents und look at what ought to be done as opposed TERRACE BAY -- oe ee eonenion SHORELINE INSURANCE LTD. 825-9492 825-9646 Gord Moorey The North Shore Insurance Specialists! 40 cents | Skipping class to go skipping mmm photo: G. 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Among the acts in their repertoire, "The Happy Cook", "Vaulting Horse", "Shooting", "Tight-wire Walking", "Spring Board", "Feat on Rolling Balls", "Jumping Through Hoops", "Juggling Feat with Hands", "Sports Acrobatics", "Vocal Imitation", "Flying Pole", and "Chair Pyramid" have won medals The troupe will present a stage of items with a rich multi-national flavour. these items will reveal the performers' superb tcchnical abili- ties. At the same time, brilliant music, costume and sctting design will add to make the performance more perfect. Their performance will bring a fresh and new atmo- sphere and lead the audience to an endless pleasant aftertaste. The troupe is an artistic body with many young performers. they have superb and all-round tech- nique. Their humorous performing and changing body movements will deeply impress with richness and colourfulness. The item "Jumping Through improvements based on traditional movements. 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