Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 15, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Or my 1mr inst War Wal wr5 raw Winnipeg free press january 1990 Page 2 Julian provincial editor Jet de Kcf hes8 a Load of Metal rods and pipes is strewn along embankment after train jumped tracks near up workers Wade into cleanup by Glen Mackenzie Winnipeg free press Beausejour up rail Crews spent yesterday afternoon Clearing the mess created by a 17car derail ment at a Bridge crossing the Bro Ken head River on the railways main East West if there is structural damage to that part of the it could take months to open up that line said George railway Public affairs if its Only the it will Only take a week or Smellie said workers had half the double tracked line open by Satur Day afternoon despite a five hour delay of an eastbound via rail Canada train traffic has been moving no one on or off the train was injured in the Smellie said such a run normally carries a three member Crew and travels up to 80 the derailment of the freight comprising More than 60 occurred about 3 Satur apparently at the approach to the Bridge about nine Kilometres Southeast of it was the second Eastern Mani Toba derailment in 2 a in rail train left the tracks at Elma about 35 Kilometres South East of Beausejour on forcing the evacuation of the Ham let for almost two Smellie said he had no idea what caused saturdays which involved no Albert whose farm House about 300 metres from the Bridge is the closest said the Accident woke him up saturday i heard a lot of banging from the Adolph i didst know what it but i knew it was something he said he didst go to the site because of problems with his the derailed cars knocked Down some Trees in their Adolph said if any Are beyond the 30metre railway and thus on his he will make sure he is Smellie said the bulk of the derailed cars carried pulp one had steel rods and two had dish soap and clothes soap detergent products of which remained sealed although strewn on the embankment next to the Clarence Rural Munici Pality of broke head said once he Learned there was no threat of potential environmental prob lems he had no concerns about the Crews attack mess near broke head River its a Good thing the detergents didst go into the Baker wed have had the suds est River he said the fact the Elma derail ment occurred recently arid not that far away didst bother i guess these things Baker the automatic safety procedures dont always Smellie said he didst know How Long it would take to determine a cause of the three towns to lose Pool Grain elevators by Bill Redekop Grain elevators will close in three Manitoba communities next year in a move expected to save Manitoba Pool elevators Riverton in the Poplar Point near Portage la and Silverton just East of Russell will All lose elevators in Manitoba Pool told residents last the savings Are fairly significant on repairs and Greg the pools chief executive if we can handle the Grain at a nearby station with the same then we can operate Manitoba Pool that much More the pools earnings in recent years have been poor lost million in earned million in 198788 and lost million in in the Pool closed nine Eleva but Arason said the wave of shutdowns is just about weve closed Down quite a but were getting to a position now chief claims judges Welcome on Reserve by Bob Lowery special to the free press Thompson the Mathias co lomb Indian band will Welcome provincial judges Back to hold court on their Reserve at any chief Pascal big Hetty said on Reserve court sessions have been suspended following a 4 confrontation Between the chief and Council and provincial judge Jack Drapack and his court party at the Airstrip in according to Crown attorney Glen who was present at the the court party was kicked off the Reserve because the band objected to lengthy remands and Light sentencing of some of whom were considered a threat to the big Hetty denied he ordered the judge and court party off the re i didst Tell them to he but i said if they were just going to spend an hour or More remanding people and handing out weak there was no Point in their holding but they left on their own the bands women one of 16 groups that advise the chief and Council on social and economic said earlier they wanted to meet the court party with placards and big Hetty said Drapack heard about the planned demonstration and advised the band that there could be dire consequences if it was carried the demonstration was called off on the recommendation of the elders which advised the chief to meet the court party at the Airport without the Demontra big Hetty said we want the provincial court to go on administer ing Justice on the but with a firmer hand until we have our own Justice system in special table in the big Hetty said the band has asked Manitoba Justice minister Jim Mccrae to have a special table in the courtroom re served for the chief and Council who could observe court and give pre sentencing recommendations based on their knowledge of the individual and the its not a Radical the chief we would Only be making recon decisions would be entirely up to the based on the it would be a significant step on the Road to our involvement in the Justice judge Drapack refused to com ment on the where most of our elevators Are in pretty Good he the rash of elevator closings in recent years was not restricted just to Manitoba from 1978 to about 750 Prairie elevators were Manitoba Pool now operates about 130 compared to More than 300 in All three elevators that received notices were badly in need of re with the Poplar Point station starting to lean Farmers in the Riverton area Are its an offloading of costs on to Jonas Thorarinson who farms 283 he makes about 70 to 80 trips a year to Riverton to deliver starting in he will have to deliver 25 Kilometres farther to a for a total of 48 Kilometres one As the Village of Riverton fears it will lose As soon As the Farmers travel to there going to stay there and do most of their Riverton mayor Cliff Evans Riverton will also lose the to the elevator pays in we Hope to Start doing something to fight the Evans people around Here Are very Digap Riverton Farmers will have the extra Cost of trucking Grain longer distances partly offset by a Federal compensation fund that will pay them to a tonne until the year the Riverton facility has been an of track elevator for the last two meaning its rail line has been under the of track Farmers could continue delivering to the Cost to move the Grain to Arborg on a up rail line was borne by the Federal system improvement Reserve sir it was part of the original agree ment on the of track elevator that when the elevator became too run the Farmers would receive trucking compensation to run until said Mike transportation planning coordinator for the Grain transportation Agen producers affected by funds the other two elevator closings will losing not receive compensation because Are contingent on an area a rail line and not just an january 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