Proposed Alto High Speed Rail Project
At its Council meeting on March 10th, 2026, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Drummond/North Elmsley adopted the following motion:
WHEREAS, the proposed Alto High Speed Train route would pass directly through rural areas, active farms, and environmentally sensitive areas within the Township; and
WHEREAS, Council is deeply concerned about the long-term economic consequences for local residents including reduced property values, constraints on future land use, impacts on agricultural viability, and the lack of local benefit; and
WHEREAS, Council supports Member of Parliament Scott Reid’s opposition to the current Alto high‑speed rail concept and to the expropriation‑related measures contained in Bill C‑15. Council further supports his advocacy in the House of Commons to discontinue advancement of the Alto high‑speed rail proposal and refocus federal resources on strengthening the rail network already in operation;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Council of the Township of Drummond/North Elmsley formally opposes the proposed Alto High Speed Train project.