CN
The CN is an organisation named in the obituary of Ronald Currier.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- February 2014: The company continues to run trains across the James Street Swing Bridge while the vehicle lanes remain closed. Executives from the company met with Fort William First Nation leadership in Edmonton to discuss plans for the bridge. The company's regional manager stated that a full assessment of the bridge structure must be finished before the road issue can be addressed.[2]
- February 2015: The company assumed the rights of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway after it went bankrupt in 1920. The company is being pursued through the courts to uphold the 1906 Agreement which requires it to maintain the James Street Swing Bridge in perpetuity. The company issued a final offer that would have required Fort William First Nation to relinquish inherent land rights and give up historical, current, or future claims.[3]
- January 2016: The company owns the James Street swing bridge that connects Thunder Bay to Fort William First Nation. It reopened the bridge to rail traffic three days after a fire in 2013.[4]
- January 2016: Fort William First Nation has made several attempts to address the closure of the James Street Bridge with the company.[5]
- January 2016: Fort William First Nation has made attempts to address the James Street Bridge closure with this organization.[6]
- November 2019: The company was legally ordered to repair the James Street Swing Bridge for vehicle traffic following a lengthy court dispute. The Supreme Court of Canada denied the company's request to appeal a lower court ruling regarding its obligations to the City of Thunder Bay.[7]
- July 2020: The company obtained an injunction in six days to remove a camp on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in 2020. It requested and received information from the Ontario Provincial Police regarding specific individuals involved in protests to facilitate court actions.[8]
References
- ↑ Obituary for Ronald Currier, The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), 2016-04-05, via Legacy.com. Archived copy on datum.locker.
- ↑ "Chief takes bridge issue to CN brass, INAC", Anishinabek News, 14 February 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Fort William FN will not give up inherent rights to CN", Anishinabek News, 10 February 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Nipigon River Bridge repair raises questions about Fort William’s James Street swing bridge", Anishinabek News, 14 January 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Tale of two bridges: Different standards in different places", Anishinabek News, 19 January 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Fort William First Nation left without immediate access", Anishinabek News, 19 January 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Fort William bridge officially open for local traffic", Anishinabek News, 15 November 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Ipperwash Summer series: Policing ‘critical incidents’ after Ipperwash: 15 years of the ‘Framework’, no evaluation", Anishinabek News, 14 July 2020 (archived copy; original article).