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Transport committee Yes.
October 17th, 2006Committee meeting
Robert Dalpé
Transport committee I will once again repeat that environmental standards are applied practically everywhere, except within the area of rail transportation. We therefore simply have to apply the same standards which exist elsewhere. Our health departments have standards on all these matters.
October 17th, 2006Committee meeting
Robert Dalpé
Transport committee The two most obvious environmental impacts are noise and smoke. It would be important for the smoke to be brought under control and that we understand how it affects people. In our case, the house is located about 50 meters away. We would like there to be an environmental assessm
October 17th, 2006Committee meeting
Robert Dalpé
Transport committee I do not have a precise proposal to put forward, but the idea of turning to the Canadian Transportation Agency seems an interesting one to me, insofar as this organization having had certain technical skills in the past. In order to be able to implement the regulations, the respo
October 17th, 2006Committee meeting
Robert Dalpé
Transport committee I will deal with the issue of profitability. In our case, it was Canadian Pacific. When I moved to place Thomas-Valin, the first complaint we filed, as citizens, concerned poorly tuned locomotives, by which I mean they were burning their diesel fuel badly, and stationary locomot
October 17th, 2006Committee meeting
Robert Dalpé
Transport committee Thank you. It seems to me that the concept of unreasonable noise is not clearly defined in the bill. It should take into account the neighbours, the surrounding area and standards in terms of health. When the shunting yard is situated in a residential area where trains go throug
October 17th, 2006Committee meeting
Robert Dalpé
Transport committee Yes. Thank you. What is preventing any action is that for the moment, we have nothing. In my opinion, the most important thing to do would be to return that authority to the Canadian Transportation Agency which has not had this authority for several years now.
October 17th, 2006Committee meeting
Robert Dalpé
Transport committee Yes.
October 17th, 2006Committee meeting
Robert Dalpé
Transport committee Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for inviting me here today to speak to you about Bill C-11. For the past 10 years I have lived next to the Hochelaga shunting yard. On my own, as well as with some of my neighbours, and more recently, with the support of my member of Parliament, Mr. Réal
October 17th, 2006Committee meeting
Robert Dalpé