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Thank you Halton Home Inspector for the email address of CEAA. As the nice lady suggested, could everyone please email CEAA the below petition if you think that this petition would do it? Please kindly advise feedback. Thank you
We the undersigned residents of the Regional Municipality of Halton, draw the attention of Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency ( CEAA ) following:
THAT R.A.I.L. (Residents Affected By Intermodal Lines), MILTON SAYS NO, and the undersigned express our concern about the impact of the “proposed” CN major Intermodal Terminal Facility in our community and our opposition to the development of the “proposed” CN major Intermodal Terminal Facility on existing agricultural land in Milton;
THAT this intermodal terminal will have devastating long lasting impacts on the local residents, the Town of Milton and the Regional Municipality of Halton and surrounding communities;
THAT the proposed CN intermodal terminal will have severe impacts on the region in question-disappearing farm land, destruction of residential living areas, destruction of the environment, noise, vibration, light trespass, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and hazardous materials use, water depletion and contamination, destruction of water courses, wetlands, trees, wildlife, and will negatively affect our health, quality of life, safety and well being;
THAT this proposed intermodal terminal is a significant distance from any major highways, 10km from HWY 401, 11km from QEW and 7.5km from HWY 407;
THAT the impact of substantial truck traffic of up to 3,000 trucks per day, affecting our environment, our health and safety, our existing infrastructure, our local roads and local road crossings which act as main commuter routes, bus routes and provide access to our local hospital, schools, fire department, police and emergency vehicles, will all suffer from further wear, congestion, toxic pollution, dust and particulates;
THAT this proposed intermodal terminal would have negative impacts on the local environment of the Niagara Escarpment and Mount Nemo;
THAT the proposed intermodal terminal will raise significant security implications in regards to the terrorist threat of alterations and/or theft of hazardous materials, the threat of the stealing of consumer goods, the fear of stowaways and any other vandalism;
THAT the proposed intermodal terminal would bring a danger to the public from the inherent risks associated with transporting hazardous materials, along with the threat of hazardous spills and dangerous goods train derailments;
THAT the proposed intermodal terminal would operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and 365 days per year;
THAT the proposed intermodal terminal would have a negative effect on residential property values;
THAT the proposed intermodal terminal does not belong on existing agricultural land, our valued greenspace, or near existing residents;
THAT rail intermodal terminals belong on industrial land, immediately adjacent to major highways;
THAT the proposed intermodal terminal does not belong near the future residents of Milton in accordance with the Town of Milton’s Official Plan for residential development;
THAT CN (Canadian National Railway Company) currently owns land and property in Phase 3 that is in the Town of Milton’s Official Plan for future residential development;
THAT the proposed development is contrary to the Halton Urban Structure Plans and the Region of Halton Official Plan and the Town of Milton’s Official Plan;
THAT the land size acquired by CN is well over 1,100 acres, this is substantially more land than CN’s proposed size of the facility at its final capacity of 400 acres; THEREFORE, your petitioners call upon the Government of Canada & Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to STOP the development of the proposed CN (Canadian National Railway Company) major Intermodal Terminal Facility in the Town of Milton or surrounding area.
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