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Residents renew call for electrification of link >>>from page 1 on the surrounding area. “This wall is an atrocity, it’s going to carve the city apart,” said Fairley, who hosted the meeting at his home on Brock Ave. “It’s a huge, oppressive structure.” Fairley said he was resigned the wall will go up but wanted to ensure he and the rest of the group had a say in the process. “As a homeowner I’m not happy about the wall, and at this point we just have to see this process through,” he said. Layman said the group remains upset with Metrolinx and the McGuinty government for opting to run noisier diesel trains along the link rather than electric, a decision he said was made against the wishes of residents in the area.
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Residents are concerned a rail bridge spanning Brock Avenue in Parkdale may soon have a five-metre high wall installed on both sides to reduce noise coming from GO trains traveling along the route.
Going electric, he said, would have prevented the need for sound walls in the first place as such trains are quieter. “The fact we have the wall is the product of other decisions they made not listening to any
community consultation,” said Layman, who said he and the rest of the group support the Clean Train Coalition’s call for electric rail all along GO’s rail network. Currently, Metrolinx is conducting a study on electrify-
Appointment The Board of Directors of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Mount, Vice President and Regional Publisher of the Metroland East Division for Metroland Media, as President of the Board. The Ontario Community Newspapers Association is a non-profit industry association representing more than 300 community newspapers in the province. With revenues in excess of $8 million, the association’s primary role is to provide advertising services, advocacy, training opportunities, and support services for the industry. OCNA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of community newspaper publishers who set the strategic direction and provide leadership to the association and its staff at their Burlington office. “We are very pleased to have Mr. Mount serve in a leadership role on our Board,” said Anne Lannan, OCNA Executive Director. “As The Board of Directors of the Ontarioan experienced professional, his commitment to our industry and Community Newspapers Association his many contributions to the association are greatly appreciated.” (OCNA) is pleased to announce the www.ocna.org appointment of Mike Mount, Vice President and Regional Publisher of the Metroland East Division for Metroland Media, as President of the Board.
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ing the air rail link, which will increase diesel train traffic by up to four times the current level due to an all day express service both ways between Pearson and Union Station. Manuel Pedrosa, who attended the meeting on
behalf of Metrolinx said he understood the residents’ anger. “We’re dealing with people who live in communities who want to make sure they’re heard and understood,” said Pedrosa who is a commu-
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nity relations manager for Metrolinx. “That’s part of what our consultation is about. People should be passionate about their communities.” During the meeting, Pedrosa told residents the agency will work with the community to facilitate discussions about the sound wall beginning in the New Year. Fairley said the group is heavily opposed to an alternative option under consideration by Metrolinx to build a sound barrier along the south side of Brock Avenue rather than the bridge. “Metrolinx is committed to building the north and south sound walls and is open to revisiting the timing of the south wall in response to public input,” said Metrolinx spokesperson Mark Ostler in an email this week.
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