Ward one city councillors Steve Butland and Paul Christian are proposing a task force be established led by Butland and retired City Chief Administrative Officer Joe Fratesi to help assist Huron Central Railway which will suspend freight operations by the end of the year if they don’t secure funding from the senior levels of government.
In similar circumstances back in 2009, Fratesi led a task force that managed to secure significant funding from both the Federal and Provincial Governments to upgrade the infrastructure along the Sault to Sudbury rail corridor.
The matter will be considered at tonight’s city council meeting.