New York Consul General Tom Clark says Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) is to blame for a wildfire that burned the town of Lytton, B.C., to the ground in 2021. “In British Columbia there was a town called Lytton, and a train went through and sparks came off the rails,” said Clark in a July 14…
New York Consul General Blames CP Rail for Wildfire That Destroyed Lytton, BC, in 2021
‘100% Preventable,’ Say Families Calling for Change After Deadly BC Tug Sinking
Family members of two men who died when a tugboat sank off British Columbia’s northern coast are pushing for federal government action after the Transportation Safety Board concluded the accident highlighted “major systemic issues in the transportation industry.” Troy Pearson, the 58-year-old pilot, and 25-year-old crew member Charley Cragg died in the water after the…
Police Search for Answers at ‘Vast’ Quebec Explosion Site Where Three Found Dead
The investigation into the causes of a fatal blast at a propane company north of Montreal could be long and complex, police said Tuesday after three bodies were found at the site. Officials are dealing with a “vast” scene complicated by snow, hazardous materials and objects that were projected far from the scene, provincial police…
TSB to Release Report Into Possible Link Between Rail and Wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C.—The Transportation Safety Board was scheduled to release the results of its investigation today into the “possible relation” between train activities and a wildfire this summer in Lytton, B.C. The fire raced through the town on June 30, killing two people and leaving few buildings undamaged, after a heat wave pushed the temperature up…
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