Cape Breton railway abandonment

Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2002 10:23:01 -0300
From: "Marcus Garnet" <garnetm@region.halifax.ns.ca>
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Dr. Donald Dunbar and John Pearce will be appearing on behalf of Transport 2000 Atlantic at the N.S. Utility & Review Board hearing in Sydney about the abandonment of rail service in Cape Breton. 
We willpresent a brief and may cross-examine witnesses. The
hearing will begin at Days Inn, 480 Kings Road, Sydney at
0900 hours on Wednesday, July 10.  I will be travelling to
Sydney on the Bras d'Or train on Tuesday.  We welcome
anyone who will come along and support our cause.

John Pearce   469-3474.



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