Lac-Megantic

• Prep work to start in Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project

  Residents of Lac-Mégantic and surrounding towns are divided on the project, with some saying the new route has more curves than the old one and could trigger derailments.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2023
  
• Lac-Mégantic marks 10th anniversary of train derailment that killed 47 people

  The disaster happened on July 6, 2013 when the brakes failed on a train parked in nearby Nantes and it barrelled down the slope into the Quebec town.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2023
  
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• Fish not biting ‘like they used to’ in Lac-Mégantic 10 years after rail disaster

  Some Quebec anglers say they're seeing fewer fish, and their catches are increasingly adult fish — a sign that fewer are being born.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2023
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• Fear in Lac-Mégantic that ‘monster trains’ will lead to another rail disaster

  On July 6, 2013, a train carrying 72 tank cars filled with crude oil derailed and exploded, killing 47 people and destroying entire city blocks in the Quebec town.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2023
• Ten years after Megantic, experts say stricter rules, tougher enforcement needed

  A slew of investigations, court cases, reports and regulatory changes followed over the succeeding decade, but the volume of dangerous goods transported on the tracks rose too.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2023
• Ottawa to expropriate land for rail bypass in Lac-Mégantic

  Several groups that are opposed to the railway bypass say they are displeased with the federal government's decision and are studying legal options.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2023
• Oscar-nominated Quebec filmmaker confronts rail industry with Lac-Mégantic tragedy docuseries

  Drawing on the harrowing first hand-accounts of victims and interviews with railway officials, the docuseries traces how the small town became the site of the 2013 rail disaster.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2023
• Quebec town votes against Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project as expropriations loom

  The neighbouring municipality of Frontenac confirmed that 92.5 per cent of eligible residents opposed the project in a referendum held Sunday.

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2023
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• Ottawa moves to acquire land for Lac-Mégantic rail bypass, 10 years after disaster

  Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced that he made the difficult decision to expropriate land after the failure of negotiations to purchase property from local landowners.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2023
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• Series dramatizing Lac-Mégantic rail disaster divides opinion among residents

  The eight-episode show comes months before the 10-year-anniversary of the July 6, 2013 disaster, when a runaway train loaded with crude oil derailed and exploded killing 47 people.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2023