Residents of Harvest Hills raised concerns about the increased use of the adjacent rail siding both
for noise, and as a dangerous goods siding dating back to at least 2013. CP Rail said the rail lines
were there long before the community was built and the noise is the result of normal 24/7
operations. Although not technically a “rail yard”, shunting and temporary storage of many
hazardous and potentially fatal chemicals on a dangerous goods siding only 87m away from the
proposed new residences is not ideal, especially in the wake of Lac Mégantic and Bonnybrook; 90%
of America’s chlorine moves through there, and it is a concern that the City is considering putting the
safety of multi-family developments at risk; even the Mayor has stated that regulations should be in
place to mitigate this risk