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“KGL advises that it is incurring damages of over a hundred thousand dollars a day in direct costs for each day that the Approval is stayed, in addition to indirect costs and schedule impacts,” said Ron Kruhlak, a lawyer representing KGL, in a letter written to the board obtained by Postmedia.

KGL has already cleared an environmental review regarding the wetlands, and an earlier attempt by Brookman to halt construction was rejected by Alberta Environment and Parks.

Brookman originally had until Monday at noon to provide further information, but the appeals board gave him until Wednesday at noon to explain his concerns, after he objected to the timeline. Alberta Environment and Parks and KGL will have until Thursday at noon to reply and then Brookman will get until Friday at noon to file a rebuttal. The appeals board will make a decision by the end of the day on Friday.

Regardless of the outcome of Brookman’s appeal, board settlement officer Gilbert Van Nes said there may be further delays for the bridge as he expects others will file appeals.

“I am expecting in the next couple of days we may get further appeals from a variety of people,” said Van Nes. Just because an appeal is filed won’t necessarily halt construction as the board needs to determine that there’s sufficient evidence that a delay is warranted.

For Brookman’s appeal, the first thing they’ll need to determine is whether he’s eligible.

“The only people who can file a notice of appeal are the people who are directly affected,” said Van Nes. “Alberta Environment had decided this local resident was not directly affected and that’s also the position of KGL. The board makes its open determination about that, though.”