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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>thanks Ginny - I've already spoken to Council, my
Ward councillors, and the people in charge of Transportation at the City of
Waterloo many times over the last 10 years or so, and they listen with great
attentiveness, but nothing is done. Should I be addressing the Region and not
the city? Perhaps another email to keep up the concern couldn't hurt.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Lori </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>ps - I was at the KW Transition meeting where you
were a few weeks ago</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ginny@kw.igs.net href="mailto:ginny@kw.igs.net">Ginny Quinn</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=strothjkl@sympatico.ca
href="mailto:strothjkl@sympatico.ca">'Lori Strothard'</A> ; <A
title=butterflybluelu@rogers.com
href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com">'Louisette Lanteigne'</A> ; <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 11:54
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [All] Chemical spills risks
by rail in Waterloo Region</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Lori....now
is the time to go to Council to make this fact of no warning
signals or crossing arms and going through residential streets
like yours. STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT!!!
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The
Quebec issue is still top story news and fresh on the minds of
all. Write your speech now.....even if council is on
holidays (or whatever) Write it as you have just
written it tonight.!!!! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> A
lot of things have to change from the ‘olden days’ and this is one of
them. Good luck and DO
IT!!!! Ginny <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Lulu
the home work and research you do is fantastic!!! It
is so instrumental in spurring others on to action and/or
informative for future action Hugs
Ginny<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"
lang=EN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US> All
[mailto:all-bounces@gren.ca] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Lori
Strothard<BR><B>Sent:</B> July-17-13 11:22 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Louisette
Lanteigne; gren<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [All] Chemical spills risks by rail in
Waterloo Region<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">anything </SPAN></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</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A
title=butterflybluelu@rogers.com
href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com">Louisette Lanteigne</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A
title=all@gren.ca href="mailto:all@gren.ca">gren</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Wednesday, July
17, 2013 10:14 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> [All] Chemical
spills risks by rail in Waterloo Region<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P style="BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Hi
folks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt">The
Waterloo Chronicle has three articles I would like to
relay.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt">The
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: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt"><A
href="http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/request-denied/">http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/request-denied/</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt">NOTE:
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. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt">The
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: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt"><A
href="http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/development-decision-deferred/">http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/development-decision-deferred/</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt">The
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
href="http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/opinion/oil-sands-no-pot-of-gold-for-ontario/"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/opinion/oil-sands-no-pot-of-gold-for-ontario/</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt">Have
a great day folks!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt">Lulu
:0)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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