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High-speed rail opponents call for more in-person sessions as Alto extends consultation period
9+ hour, 37+ min ago (505+ words) The extended consultation period for the high-speed rail proposal needs to include more in-person open houses, critics say. SYDENHAM "Citizens groups opposed to the high-speed rail project are calling for more in-person information sessions after the public consultation period was…...
Ontario premier Doug Ford says Alto train route should follow 401 corridor
1+ week, 3+ day ago (297+ words) BROCKVILLE " Premier Doug Ford says that he supports a southern route for the federal government's high-speed Alto rail project, and a stop in Kingston. At a news conference to announce the next phase of the Brockville Correctional Centre and expanded…...
'We cannot 'a-Ford' this:' students in Kingston protest OSAP cutbacks
2+ week, 1+ day ago (742+ words) Students want to be able to afford education and university and costs of living and we really can't if Doug Ford cuts our OSAP," said Alalea Tokonitz, a grade 11 student from LCVI. Secondary students from LCVI and Kingston Secondary School took…...
Rural residents seek to derail Canada's high-speed rail project
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (1611+ words) Grassroots opposition to the Alto high-speed rail grows in eastern Ontario, where fears range from environmental damage to land expropriation. CENTREVILLE " Standing on the ice along the shoreline of her property, Heather Coulson Levy pondered what the addition of a…...
Local researchers fill information gap in high-speed rail debate
3+ week, 1+ day ago (463+ words) Research has so far looked at the high-speed rail project's potential impact on environmental and wildlife, school transportation and minor hockey. KINGSTON " Frustrated by what they said is a lack of information coming out about the proposed high-speed rail project,…...
Ontario, Quebec farmers call for high-speed rail to be halted
3+ week, 2+ day ago (287+ words) Access to farm fields and wood lots must be guaranteed, Canadian Federation of Agriculture says. KINGSTON " Provincial and national farmers groups are calling for the high-speed rail project to be halted or modified to avoid damaging farms and agricultural lands....
Cataraqui Conservation calls for study of Highway 401 train corridor
3+ week, 4+ day ago (335+ words) Cataraqui Conservation joins the call for more study improving train service along the Highway 401 corridor in order to protect the local watershed. KINGSTON " Cataraqui Conservation has called for the federal government and the company developing the high-speed rail project to…...
High-speed rail project mandate should add Kingston, MP says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (497+ words) Alto should add a third route option to the project that includes a stop in Kingston, MP Gerretsen says. KINGSTON " A high-speed rail option that passes through the city and adds a local station should be officially added as an…...
High speed-rail business case report doesn't rule out Kingston station
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (316+ words) The southern route through this area could reduce construction costs and environmental impact and help the Kingston-Quinte-Belleville area grow, the report states. KINGSTON " A high-speed rail line could include a stop in Belleville, Napanee or Kingston, according to a more…...
Kingston residents urged to comment about high speed rail project
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (485+ words) Public input needed from Kingston residents to convince the Crown corporation Alto to include the city on its high-speed rail network. KINGSTON " If local residents want a proposed high-speed rail network to come to Kingston, now it the time to…...