An Alberta Court of Appeal has rejected a request by Taiwan Sugar Corp. to move ahead a hearing date for a controversial hog barn.
Judge Anne Russell said there were no hearing dates available earlier than the original Nov. 27 date.
DGH Engineering, the Canadian company that is designing the 7,200-sow barn and represents the Taiwan firm, wanted the hearing to be held sooner.
The Alberta Court of Appeal does not sit in the summer and all fall court hearing dates were booked.
The Flagstaff development appeal board approved the hog barn last fall. The Flagstaff County Family Farm Promotional Society immediately launched a court challenge.
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It was granted leave to appeal and the date has just been set.
Earlier, representatives from DGH said they believed they were on solid ground and would go ahead with construction before the court date.
Lana Love, spokesperson for the society opposing the barn, said she doesn’ t understand why DGH would want to expedite the hearing and at the same time say that what the courts say doesn’ t matter.
DGH officials did not return calls.
