Recreational Waterway & Canal Lands Development
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	17/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Legacy of unfilled opportunity - Part One of a Six Part Series	Story on the closing of the old canal through the city of Welland and how expectations over 30 years ago never materialized.
	17/01/2001	Welland Tribune	Little to show after all these years	A look at what has not happened in the city of Welland regarding development along the old canal.
	17/08/2001	Welland Tribune	End of the Line	The impact of the Canal By-Pass on the city of Welland.  Includes both economic and social aspects of having the canal run through the city of Welland and what happened after the By-Pass was opened.
	17/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Marking the end of an era	Interview with Bill Lewis regarding the closing of the old canal and the celebration that took place in the city.
	17/08/2001	Welland Tribune	The Value of Parks	An old Welland Telegraph article from 1909 dealing with the need for park space in Welland.  It is still an issue almost 100 years later.
	18/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Making Waves: Reflecting on the past - Part Two of a Six Part Series	Reflections on  Welland   before 1972 and the closing of the old canal.
	18/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Missed Opportunity - Analyzing the plan that didn't get the chance to float	A look at the original city development plan after the canal closed and reasons why the plan failed.
	18/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Sitting on a treasure	Potential of the canal and Canal Lands for the City of Welland to draw tourists to the area.
	18/08/2001	Welland Tribune	The Sleeping Giant	Interview with Joe Spadafora on how the Canal Lands could play a major role in the development of Welland and the region.
	20/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Changing landscapes - A city divided by shipping soon became united in apathy - Part Three of a Six Part Series	Story on how Welland and its residents cared little about the development of Canal Lands.
	20/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Canal lands an 'unparalleled asset'	Another story on the potential of the Canal Lands.  Discusses possible funding issues.
	20/08/2001	Welland Tribune	The Aqueduct - Are we the proud owners of a $1 billion white elephant?	Questions concerning how sturdy the Aqueduct is.  With the structure being 70 years old a mishap could spell disaster for the City of Welland and cost over a billion dollars to fix.
	21/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Canal decisions: The buck (didn't) stop here Part Four of a Six Part Series	Looks at how Welland never received the funding it wanted and needed, while other communities received loads of funding for projects.
	21/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Choices, choices - Local officials are faced with wide-ranging decisions	Local city leaders discuss the possibilities of future development for the Canal Lands.
	21/08/2001	Welland Tribune	No continuity in leadership took its toll.	Change of leadership in Welland and continual change in ideas hampered the development of the Canal Lands.
	21/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Back to the future	Plans in 1972 for a City Civic Center called Canal Square that was turned down.
	22/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Sight lines - Forster's emerging canal vision holds potential for change - Part Five in a Six Part Series	Cindy Forster's plans for the future of Welland and canal lands.
	22/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Physical deficiencies must be taken care of first	Interview with Vic Kerschl of the Welland Recreational Canal Corporation.  He discusses a number of issues that must addressed before any major development can take place.
	22/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Committee taking stock	New committee looking at development costs of the canal lands as well as the aqueduct.
	22/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Huge development potential needs careful decisions	Wise decisions must be made before millions of dollars are spent.
	22/08/2001	Welland Tribune	"Massive project" has more to it than people think	Canal Lands development will take years and involve more than just parks and bike paths.
	22/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Sees need for 'balance' in development challenges	Need to balance the needs of the whole community - not just people with speed- boats.
	22/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Believes sound concepts can lead to city's rejuvenation	Possibilities of new Canal Lands development leading to a rejuvenation of the City of Welland.
	22/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Money is the big issue in what can, can't be done	Discusses the amount of money that will be needed for the development of new projects along the old canal.
	22/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Time Merritt Island is 'polished up'	Improvements that can be made to Merritt Island and how they could improve city and Canal Lands.
	23/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Local Voices - The way we were and can be - Part Six of a Six part Series	A reflection on how Welland once was - a united community, and how the city can again achieve that goal.
	23/08/2001	Welland Tribune	'Let's do something...' - Potential is great, opportunities numerous for use of old canal	Residents speak out with their views of how the old canal can be used.
	24/08/2001	Welland Tribune	Let's bring the canal lands to life	Editor's comments on support for new development of the canal lands.