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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>thanks Lulu- good to know -that train runs very
close to our house and literally right up against the backyards of many of our
neighbours, and I've often thought what if ever there was a spill, lord knows
what chemicals they are carrying. I've always wondered where it comes from,
goes, and its story, so thanks for that. The train goes slowly but still,
it crosses Allen St. E. near where I live with no warning signal or railway
crossing arms coming down or anything at all -the train just dings its
bell, and that is the warning. Once in the winter when visibility was poor and I
had my radio on I think, I did not hear or see it at all, and almost hit
the train, or it almost hit me - I looked over and it was just a couple of yards
from my car. Very frightening. How can a train be allowed to cross several
residential streets with no warnings - that confounds me! The other thing
is how mankind seems to be willing to do almost <EM>anything </EM>to get oil and
gas. When will this ever change - Jeff Rubin says only when it becomes
prohibitively expensive will we become unobsessed with its procurement and be
forced into finding and using alternatives. Lori Strothard</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=butterflybluelu@rogers.com
href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com">Louisette Lanteigne</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=all@gren.ca
href="mailto:all@gren.ca">gren</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 17, 2013 10:14
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [All] Chemical spills risks by
rail in Waterloo Region</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi folks</DIV>
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Waterloo Chronicle has three articles I would like to relay.</DIV>
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first and most alarming is an article regarding a series of "minor" train
derailments that occurred in the past 5 years on the Goderich-Exeter Railway,
that is the line that runs right through down town Waterloo. It extends 300 km
from the North end of Toronto to Goderich to London. The track is owned by the
Region of Waterloo, operated by GEXR and maintained by CN railway. One
accident involved a shipment of liquid chemicals heading to Chemtura that
derailed between Kitchener and Elmira. The Waterloo Chronicle used Freedom of
Info to try and secure the identity of the chemical being transported but they
were refused with the excuse that disclosure may result in "acts of terrorism"
or "vandalism". Full article here: </DIV>
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href="http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/request-denied/">http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/request-denied/</A><BR></DIV>
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Previously the Region of Waterloo identified spills risk as a number one
emergency concern for our area ahead of tornado and flood concerns. This was
made public in an Emergency Preparedness guide distributed by the Region of
Waterloo a few years back. I know from personal experience that rail lines
buckle in heat. I witnessed a rail line crossing Erb Street right by the
Waterloo Square that was bowed on a curve straight up about a foot high and it
was due to hot weather. I reported it to police and they contacted rail folks
who repaired it. </DIV>
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second article I'd like to bring to mind is one regarding a proposal on the
east side of Waterloo involving a property known as Galantai lands where a
wetland ecosystem is being threatened by a zoning application to build a
subdivision in this swamp. 22 acres of land, plenty of wildlife and primary
recharge is at risk. Joel Cotter is the development planner involved with this
one. The city has deferred decisions on this property right now. Details
here: </DIV>
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href="http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/development-decision-deferred/">http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/development-decision-deferred/</A><BR></DIV>
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third article is my Guest Column feature in response to the Chamber of
Commerce Director Ian McLean's article saying how good tar sands is for the
Ontario Government. My article shows how Ontario has more to loose than gain
when it comes to tar sands. <A style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"
href="http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/opinion/oil-sands-no-pot-of-gold-for-ontario/">http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/opinion/oil-sands-no-pot-of-gold-for-ontario/</A></DIV>
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a great day folks!</DIV>
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