Great Sandhills Railway Switching Operation at North West Terminal Project - Revised Design

Great Sandhills Railway Ltd. is proposing to expand the existing North West Terminal, a grain handling facility located one kilometre east of Unity, Saskatchewan and serviced by the Canadian National Railway (CN) and the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). As proposed, the Great Sandhills Railway Switching Operation at North West Terminal Project – Revised Design would include 8.9 hectares of new tracks, including two shop tracks and a repair shop. The new tracks would reduce congestion on the mainline and create a space for the mechanical inspection or repurposing of trains and rail cars.


Latest update

January 19, 2021 — The Minister of Environment and Climate Change has determined that the Great Sandhills Railway Switching Operation at North West Terminal Project - Revised Design proposed by Great Sandhills Railway Ltd. does not warrant designation under the Impact Assessment Act. The reasons for the Minister’s determination are provided in the Minister’s response.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document Number Document Title File Date
2 Minister's Response - January 19, 2021
1 Request for designation of project PDF (106 KB) October 21, 2020

Contacts

Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3
Telephone: 613-957-0700 or 1-866-582-1884
Fax: 613-957-0862
Email: information@iaac-aeic.gc.ca


  • Location

    • 1 kilometre east of Unity, Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan)
  • Nature of Activity

    • Railways
  • Assessment Status

    Completed
  • Proponent

    Great Sandhills Railway Ltd.
  • Authorities

    • Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
  • Assessment Type

    Assessment not applicable
  • Reference Number

    81166
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