Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment, under section 8 of the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act, authorizes VIA Rail Canada Inc. to sell its railway station in Niagara Falls, Ontario, to the Regional Municipality of Niagara, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the schedule.

Sur recommandation du ministre de l’Environnement et en vertu de l’article 8 de la Loi sur la protection des gares ferroviaires patrimoniales, Son Excellence la Gouverneure générale en conseil autorise VIA Rail Canada Inc. à vendre sa gare ferroviaire située à Niagara Falls (Ontario) à la municipalité régionale de Niagara, selon les modalités figurant à l’annexe.

 SCHEDULE

It is recommended that VIA Rail Canada Inc. be authorized to sell its railway station in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on terms and conditions as follows:

 

1)  that VIA Rail Canada Inc. has obtained the agreement of the Regional Municipality of Niagara that it will respect and protect the heritage character of the station, and has included in its deed or document of sale all the necessary provisions setting out this agreement; and

 

2)  at the time of the sale, to ensure the continuing protection of the heritage character of the station when entering provincial jurisdiction, the Regional Municipality of Niagara designated the station under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act that will take effect upon or about the time of the transfer of ownership. 

 

The above terms and conditions recognize the importance of this station, designated a heritage railway station for the purposes of the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act, for the reasons set out in the Heritage Character Statement prepared by the Parks Canada Agency for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.