infrastructure

[burnt]

Furthermore, one Liberal party hack whose name I cannot remember stands to collect $450,000,000 for his own pocket once all the wind turbines are up and running. Half a billion bucks.

And you want to pin blame on the conservatives?

[blackpowder]

Theyre blowing that elevator in picture?
Insane. Sometimes to say we get the leadership we deserve overlooks the fact that regardles of party, once in theyre stunned.
If that tubine vs coal/gas fired electricity fantasy grows legs in Alberta we are truly fkd. Might as well put that hypocrite Suzuki in power and leave the bills to somebody else.

[bucket]

Farming101

Gardner dam terminal sits at the end of a branchline with a 112 car spot.

Hodgeville would be just as efficient.

[Guest]

line co's have saw how good some of these short lines have worked . they don't want any more of that shit goin on . what a joke , you farmers that are close should start a riot . govt's letting this happen should be backhanded

[fjlip]

Hundreds of perfectly good, upgraded, computerized wooden elevators were smashed and burned! Made me sick to see/hear of all of them. Rural prairies ruined, just for BIG BUSINESS to profit.

[ALLFARMER]

That elevator looks exactly like the one Agricore just tore down in Grande Prairie. Took the wrecking ball 3 weeks to smash er up...she put up a heck of a fight.

Grain co's really hate competition.

[blackpowder]

12% commercial storage capacity in Canada and we're tearing em down.
Oughta be a law.

Grain company sniffing around again here to build another one. Tried 15 yrs ago and quit. They're trying again with some geotech work. But judging by the way theyre treating the landowner theyll bugger off again.

[farmaholic]

Blackpowder, I was going to say the same thing that tearing it down should be against the law. Unless there is something seriously wrong with it. Why is it at one time someone thought it was a good place to build a terminal, whats changed? And whats with the "dog in the manger" attitude of the present owner. If the Competition Bureau steps in when other deals and consolidation took place why can't they now to salvage this structure and force a sale to someone who wants to operate it. I realize its not quite the same scenario but.....

[Oliver88]

What a shame if that concrete elevator in Hodgeville is knocked over.

[farmaholic]

I guess the whole thing may be hinging on Canada's illustrious rail service and the fact there won't be any.

I've farmed long enough to see some of the new old wooden elevators with steel annexes built and old decrepit ones(and some not so bad) demolished. Has it come to the point that concretes are now going to be demolished? It hardly makes sense to me.

[bucket]

And finally here is the kicker.

Everyone remembers when BHP was going to buy potash Corp.

Government stepped in and said it's a strategic resource.

Where are the chest pounders now?

[Guest]

do you have an mp and mla there ? maybe they could show a little interest in this multi billion dollar industry ????