The Huron Central Railway is no longer at risk of shutting down.
Genesee & Wyoming Canada (GWCI) announced today that it has suspended plans to terminate operation of the HCRY, after negotiations with both the provincial and federal governments.
The threat of closure for the HCR has been an ongoing issue since 2009.
GWCI had previously announced it would cease HCR s operations on Dec. 18, 2020. An extension was agreed upon, expiring June 30, 2021.
In a press release issued this afternoon, Genesee & Wyoming said the recent federal budget included the renewal of the National Trade Corridors Fund, delivered through Transport Canada, with renewed criteria. The renewed criteria, the rail-freight company says, will remove barriers that had previously prevented short line railways, like the HCR, from eligibility.
Brenda Salo says she and her neighbours live in fear.
They are afraid of what would happen if there was a need for a fire response in their neighbourhood of Beaver Lake, at the western reaches of Greater Sudbury. In fact, Beaver Lake, which is in Ward 2, is closer to Nairn Centre than to many other parts of the Nickel City.
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The problem, Salo told The Star, is that a good portion of the Beaver Lake area lies north of Highway 17, along the Spanish River, through Worthington (where Totten Mine is located) and along the shores of Fairbank Lake. The Lake Wabagishik area is also part of Beaver Lake. There are several back roads north of the highway where residents have built their dream homes.
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