Goderich Harbour (Photo by Bob Montgomery © 2016)Goderich Harbour (Photo by Bob Montgomery © 2016)
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Goderich Approves Port Budget

Goderich council approved the 2017 budget for the Goderich Port Management Corporation at Monday night's council meeting.

Councillors did express some conncerns about the dramatic reduction in the number of ships that came into the port in 2016.

GPMC President Rowland Howe said about 118 ships came into the port last year compared to the average of about 250. But Howe also pointed out that's an internal matter within the three companies that use the port and beyond the influence of the corporation.

Howe says one factor is it was a mild winter and that can affect the demand for road salt.

Howe also pointed out that the harbour expansion should alleviate some of that problem because the addition of more businesses in the harbour will increase the range of products that come in or out of the harbour rather than being limited to three products now.

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