一家法院命令CP Rail为排水项目支付20,000美元,引发了一场关于谁在安大略省应承担此类费用的法律斗争。
A court ordered CP Rail to pay $20,000 toward a drainage project, sparking a legal battle over who should bear such costs in Ontario.
一个查塔姆-肯特法院裁定加拿大太平洋铁路公司必须支付20,000美元, 用于Facey Drain上一个36,500美元的排水项目,
A Chatham-Kent court ruled Canadian Pacific Railway must pay $20,000 toward a $36,500 drainage project on the Facey Drain, citing the Ontario Drainage Act and the railway’s benefit from improved water flow.
CPR通过加拿大运输局主张联邦管辖权,已经提出上诉,对省当局提出质疑。
CPR, arguing federal jurisdiction via the Canadian Transportation Agency, has appealed, challenging provincial authority.
该案可为安大略省各地如何分担排水费用树立先例,因为铁路越来越多地避免了捐款,将数百万笔费用转嫁给农民和市政当局。
The case could set a precedent for how drainage costs are shared across Ontario, where railways have increasingly avoided contributions, shifting millions in expenses to farmers and municipalities.