Halton Municipalities Appeal Ontario Court Decision on CN Intermodal

*Please see below a news release issued by the Region of Halton.The Regional Municipality of HaltonFor Immediate ReleaseSeptember 12, 2022On September 9, 2022, the Halton Municipalities and Conservation Halton (the “Halton Municipalities”) filed an appeal of the August 10, 2022 decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a case between the Halton Municipalities and CN related to CN’s proposed truck-rail hub in Milton.The Court rejected CN’s claim that as a federally regulated rail project, it was exempt from all provincial and local laws designed to protect people and the environment from adverse and harmful impacts that would be caused by the facility. The Court decision, however, left it to the Halton Municipalities and Conservation Halton to take the necessary steps to enforce the more than 65 local and provincial laws that apply to this proposed hub instead of supporting a more comprehensive and effective approach through Ontario’s planning system.The Halton Municipalities and Conservation Halton strongly disagree with this decision and are bringing this appeal forward to seek to correct several key errors, including fundamental mistakes about Ontario’s land use planning system that should concern all municipalities and the Province.In addition to this appeal, the Halton Municipalities are continuing litigation in the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal to challenge decisions by the Canadian Transportation Agency, the Federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, and Cabinet to approve federal aspects of the CN Project.These Federal Court cases challenge federal approval of CN proceeding with the truck-rail hub in Milton based on expert findings that the hub will cause significant harm to air quality and human health that cannot be mitigated for the 34,000 residents who will ultimately live within one kilometer of the proposed hub.We will continue to work with the community and be their voice on this issue. Since the CN proposal was announced, our communities have unequivocally opposed it on the grounds of protecting human health.To view the Ontario Court’s decision and learn more about the Halton Municipalities’ position on the project, please visit halton.ca/CNRELATED LINKS:

• Ontario Court Decision on CN Intermodal Case in Halton Region
• Halton Municipalities Going to Court in Ontario to Demand CN Compliance with Laws
• Halton Regional Council to Fight Federal Approval of the CN Truck-Rail Hub in Milton
• Halton Municipalities Reviewing Legal Options Following Canadian Transportation Agency Decision Regarding CN’s Milton Project
• Federal Cabinet Approves CN Truck-Rail Hub in Milton with 325 Conditions; Telling of Negative Health Impacts of Project
• Landmark Coroner Ruling on Air Pollution Confirms Concerns About Health Risks of Proposed CN Truck-Rail Hub in Milton
• Joint Regional Chair and Halton Mayors letter sent to The Honourable Johnathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
• Burlington Mayor Sends Letter to Minister of Environment and Climate Change Regarding CN Intermodal Hub Proposed for Halton Region