Wonderful Waterloo Archive

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Waterloo Central Railway

Post #6952 05-17-2010 05:14 PM UrbanWaterloo Senior Moderator Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener-Waterloo Posts 1,665 WW Meet 2: Saturday May 29 4-7 PM	Waterloo Central Railway Uptown Waterloo to St. Jacobs www.steam-train.org
Post #6953 05-17-2010 05:20 PM UrbanWaterloo Senior Moderator Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener-Waterloo Posts 1,665 WW Meet 2: Saturday May 29 4-7 PM	Waterloo Council Meeting May 17, 2010 6:30 PM http://www.waterloo.ca/Portals/57ad7...il_Meeting.pdf 9. DELEGATIONS a) Southern Ontario Locomotive, Ron Dancey, President \| Page 49 Dear Clerk, We would request as a delegation to meet with Council at the upcoming May 19, 2010 Council meeting. The purpose of our delegation is twofold; 1.0 The annual update to Council as to the progress of the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society operating the Waterloo Central Railway. 2.0 A request to negotiate a separate agreement with the City of Waterloo that is coming due June 15, 2010 that would include totally taking over the Waterloo station, operating the tourist information at that location and a grant to keep the Waterloo Central Railway successfully operating in Waterloo. We would also appreciate the use of equipment to be able to show a DVD of train operations with duration of about five minutes during our presentation. We thank you in advance for your co-operation. Kind regards, Ron Dancey, President Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society
Post #7132 05-19-2010 02:17 PM Newgrad Junior Member Date May 2010 Posts 1	Long time lurker, first time poster Just wondering if anyone attended the City Council that the WCR presented at? I am a fan of the WCR and hope they get the same sort of treatment that the Clay and Glass Museum gets (or anywhere near that support). I personally have enjoyed taking the train, especially on trips to the Elmira Maple Festival. I hope they can survive until the Barrel yards starts getting occupants. They'll have a nice built-in customer base with all those people on their door step.
Post #7141 05-19-2010 03:36 PM Spokes Senior Moderator Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 2,036	Welcome to Wonderful Waterloo Newgrad!!
Post #7173 05-19-2010 05:35 PM UrbanWaterloo Senior Moderator Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener-Waterloo Posts 1,665 WW Meet 2: Saturday May 29 4-7 PM	The railway is an interesting topic, unfortunately it was held on the same night as the Tannery District delegations, which is where I think most of us were at. Once I see the minutes up I'll post them here. It brings up a question though: Why aren't city council meetings webcast? If corporations can have conference calls posted on their websites, surely a democratic city could do the same thing. Welcome to WW btw!