Order No. 1994-R-514

December 22, 1994

File No. T 6115/341

WHEREAS the application was received by the National Transportation Agency (hereinafter the Agency) on June 27, 1994;

AND WHEREAS notice of the application was given by the applicant, pursuant to subsection 160(5) of the NTA, 1987;

AND WHEREAS opposition to the proposed abandonment of the operation of the branch line was received by the Agency within the period set out in section 161 of the NTA, 1987;

AND WHEREAS no offer to purchase the branch line has been made pursuant to section 174 of the NTA, 1987;

AND WHEREAS the Agency has reviewed all material received and on file, and in accordance with the Decision of the Agency which is appended hereto.

THE AGENCY HEREBY:

1. Determines that the amounts of actual loss incurred in the operation of the branch line for the prescribed financial years of 1991, 1992 and 1993 are as shown in Appendix B of the Decision of the Agency, which is appended hereto.
2. Determines that the branch line is uneconomic and that there is no reasonable probability of its becoming economic in the foreseeable future.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

Pursuant to subsection 165(1) of the NTA, 1987, the applicant shall abandon the operation of the segment of the Blaine Lake Subdivision from Paddockwood Junction (mileage 0.7) to a point east of Shellbrook (mileage 27.4), a total distance of 26.7 miles, in the province of Saskatchewan, thirty (30) days from the date of this Order.