Derailments ‘too frequent, too dangerous’ for Mattagami First Nation councillor

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Derailments ‘too frequent, too dangerous’ for Mattagami First Nation councillor – CBC

by ahnationtalk on February 15, 2017189 Views

Transportation Safety Board to release investigation report into first of 2 CN derailments near Gogama, Ont.

Feb 15, 2017

Jennifer Constant has looked at the rail lines that cross near her northern Ontario community differently ever since a CN train carrying crude oil jumped the tracks and exploded two years ago.

“It’s really opened our eyes to what’s going through our territory and the potential of the impacts,” said Consant, who is a councillor in Mattagami First Nation, Ont.

“Is there going to be a higher occurrence of health related issues and what not as a result of what’s happened?”