Landowners, officials north of Kingston, Ont., fear 'devastation' from high-speed rail

Landowners, officials north of Kingston, Ont., fear 'devastation' from high-speed rail

Property owners and elected officials in the Township of South Frontenac, Ont., say they were caught off guard by Alto's proposed southern route for high-speed rail, and fear what it will mean for their community.

South Frontenac says no to high-speed rail line through Township

The Township of South Frontenac has become the first municipality to officially, and unanimously, vote against being included in a high-speed rail line corridor between Quebec City and Toronto. One of the recently released potential route options that Alto, the crown corporation responsible for the rail line, would see the train’s corridor passing directly through South Frontenac Township – which landowners and environmentalists of the area have…