Province not appealing Cornwall bypass land expropriation decision

The P.E.I. government won't be appealing an arbitration decision about money paid for land expropriated in March for the Cornwall bypass highway.

In August, aP.E.I.Supreme Court Justice ruled that Ellen Jones'sfamily wasowed another$295,389for their 79 acres, houseand riding arena. The property is hometo the Hughes-Jones Centre, which provides horseback riding lessons and is an equine therapeutic facility.

That money was in addition to the $536,800 originally paid.

The province had 30 days to decide if it would appeal the ruling.

In her decision, the Justice also suggestedit might be worth revisiting the P.E.I. statute on expropriation to bring it in line with federal and other provincial legislation when it comes to fair compensation.

The province said it will, "undertake a comprehensive review of the Act to ensure it is thorough."

Ellen Jones can remain on the property, as a tenant, until May 2018.

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