Regional councillor Jim Wideman

By News Staff

Posted May 18, 2012 12:39:31 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Wideman says rapid transit project has cleared the final hurdle now that it has received approval from the Ministry of the Environment. (audio credit: 570 News)

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