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Message: Alberta Court of Appeal
| Court of Appeal hears arguments in MATL case |  |
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| Written by Lethbridge Herald | ||
| Friday, 23 January 2009 | ||
Presiding Justice Connie Hunt and Justices Carol Conrad and Clifford O’Brien heard arguments in the morning from a group of Coaldale-area landowners who feel the Alberta Energy Utility Board failed them when it did not approve a route with less impact on irrigation farms. Their main point was the EUB should have overruled a previous route corridor approval issued by the National Energy Board. The appellants also argued the merchant transmission line, built to move electricity north and south, is a for-profit venture and is not in the public interest definition. Two MATL lawyers argued the same issues — one on public interest and the other on the EUB-NEB issue. A third lawyer presented the EUB position. Shael Galfand of Calgary, a communications spokesman for MATL, said the day was a good example of legal process. “Without prejudging the court, the company will wait for the decision,” he said. “MATL will not start any construction until the decision is released.” |
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