Renfrew County council has rejected a motion from its Eastern Ontario colleagues to oppose the federal government’s high-speed rail project.
County council voted last Wednesday on a motion from the Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus (EOWC) that calls on the government and Alto, the Crown corporation created to build the high-speed rail connection between Toronto and Quebec City, to “fully explore train route options along existing infrastructure corridors, such as VIA Rail and/or Highway 401.”
The motion notes that EOWC “formally opposes the Alto project in its current form.”
But in a surprise move, council voted unanimously to reject the motion.
Renfrew Reeve Peter Emon said he felt the motion was “premature.”
He said the “details” the EOWC is looking for are similar to people who turn out at the first mention of a new subdivision looking for drainage plans and other specifics.
“You know that that’s not going to happen until you get to the signing of the site plan agreement and things like that,” he said.
“So I think this is premature, because I don’t think those answers are going to be available for at least five years,” until the final route has been set…
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