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Health risks feared in GO plans
City medical officer says increasing diesel trains on Georgetown line will put area residents at risk
By: Donovan Vincent
Published: Aug 20, 2009
Source: The StarBoosting diesel traffic by as many as 400 trains a day on GO Transit's Georgetown line will put the health of residents at risk, Toronto's medical officer of health has told Ontario's environment minister.
In a strongly stated submission to John Gerretson, Dr. David McKeown voiced his objections to a Metrolinx plan to use diesel locomotives to expand GO service and provide a new rail link to Pearson International Airport.
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