Committee of Borden and Carleton Siding v. Prince Edward Island (Minister of Environmental Resources), 1994 CanLII 3418 (PE SCTD)

This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (Trial Division).

After Prince Edward Island’s Minister of Environmental Resources approved the construction of a fixed crossing between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, the Concerned Citizens Committee of Borden and Carleton Siding (“CCCBC”) and Friends of the Island Inc. (“Friends”) applied for standing to bring an application for judicial review. They also applied for an extension of the deadline by which their application for judicial review should be filed.

The Court held that the applicants had not demonstrated a genuine interest in the proceeding, as their intention to stop the construction of a fixed crossing between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island was held to be contradictory to the goal of “assuring that the project proceeds upon sound environmental guidelines.” The Court therefore denied their application for standing. It also held that there were no grounds upon which to grant an extension of time in which to apply for judicial review.

View the Decision on CanLII: https://www.canlii.org/en/pe/pesctd/doc/1994/1994canlii3418/1994canlii3418.html

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