The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 1/20:
B.C. Supreme Court sides with CP in battle over Arbutus corridor
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. was within its rights to bulldoze some sheds and smash through community gardens along its unused Arbutus corridor, a judge has ruled, and the company can forge ahead with plans to store railcars on the abandoned line.
“The City did not and cannot claim any property interest in the Arbutus corridor, nor can the City assert such rights on behalf of others in response to the proposed use of the corridor” by CP, Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson of B.C. Supreme Court wrote in his judgment released Tuesday.
He dismissed the City of Vancouver’s application that sought to prevent CP from resuming its clearing work along the line that hasn’t been used to transport freight for more than 13 years.
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