By Shane Gibson, The Daily Graphic

The construction of the PCU Centre at the fair grounds on Island Park in Portage la Prairie can move ahead as planned while a notice of application hearing against the project is heard next month.

At a hearing held at the Court of Queens Bench in Portage into whether an injunction would be placed on the project during court proceedings, Justice Albert Clearwater dismissed the injunction application without merit.

A group of concerned ratepayers from the RM have filed the notice of application against the RM in an attempt to quash their Aug. 14, 2007 vote allowing the RM to tax ratepayers for the $8 million in funding it has promised for the multiplex project.

The group had hoped to halt the construction at the project site until the notice was heard.

After listening to hours of arguments from lawyers on both sides, Clearwater said the RM had followed the rules specified in the Municipal Act when they notified ratepayers about the project.

The notice of application hearing has been tentatively set for Nov. 17 and 18 at the Court of Queens Bench in Portage.