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11 | The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,June 20,2019 theifp.ca Halton's municipalities have teamed up to tell a fed- eral review panel that CN's proposed intermodal hub is "likely to cause significant adverse environmental ef- fects" if built in Milton.fects" if built in Milton.f A plethora of documents detailing the worries were recently submitted to the panel on behalf of the four local municipalities and Halton in advance of a pub- lic hearing that's slated to start on June 19 - the next stage of the joint process for reviewing the rail compa- ny's plans. The intermodal facility is proposed for 400 acres of CN-owned lands bordered by Tremaine Road to the west, Britannia Road to the north and Lower Base Line to the south. It's designed to transfer containers be- tween trucks and railcars and would operate around the clock, with an estimated 1,600 daily truck trips and four intermodal trains.four intermodal trains.f "The central question to be addressed by the panel is whether, taking mitigation and cumulative effects into account, the proposed CN Milton logistics hub is like- ly to cause significant ad- verse environmental ef- fects," explained Halton'sfects," explained Halton'sf commissioner of legislative and planning services Art Zuidema in a report to re- gional council during its June 12 session. The report details the ex- tensive work done by mu- nicipal staff and experts to examine the potential envi- ronmental impacts of the intermodal facility. In a brief submitted to the panel, which sought the municipalities' technical in- put, the team concludes that the project is likely to cause "significant adverse environmental effects" on everything from habitat for species at risk to surface water bodies and ambient air quality. The brief also assesses impacts on road safety and road usage using the re- NEWS HALTON TAKES CONCERNS ON CN INTERMODAL TO FEDERAL PANEL CN's proposed intermodal hub in Milton would operate around the clock with an estimated 1,600 daily truck trips and four intermodal trains. Torstar file photo MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@ metroland.com See MUNICIPALITIES, page 12 THE ISSUE: CN'S PROPOSED INTERMODAL HUB IN SOUTH MILTON. LOCAL IMPACT: MUNICIPAL STAFF AND EXPERTS CONCLUDE THE FACILITY WOULD HAVE A VARIETY OF ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT. 26 Guelph St, Georgetown 905-877-9896 carpetone.com Let Us Floor You. HARDWOOD • CARPET • LAMINATE LUXURY VINYL TILE CERAMIC • VINYL & MORE Locally owned & operated by neighbours you've known & trusted for over 45 years! Join Us for a Festival of Broadway's Greatest Songs www.globeproductions.ca AUDITIONS! July 3rd & 4th Contact bill@imaginationworks.cabill@imaginationworks.ca Performances August 23rd - 25th PRESENTED BYPRESENTED BY