Lac-Megantic news

DeSmog (blog)
“We Got Lucky” - Four Years After Lac-Megantic, Another Oil Train Accident
DeSmog (blog)
“We were very lucky in this instance,” Plainfield Fire Chief David Riddle said. “There was no fire, nobody got hurt by the grace of God.” As the residents of Lac-Megantic were preparing to acknowledge the 4th anniversary of the oil train disaster that ...

CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
Lac-Megantic residents mark fourth anniversary of deadly rail disaster
CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. -- Residents in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic will mark the fourth anniversary today of the train derailment that killed 47 people and destroyed much of the downtown core. There is expected to be a church service, an outdoor vigil ...
Residents still looking for route fix four years after Lac-Megantic train disasterToronto Sun
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CTV News
Lac-Megantic residents marking 4th anniversary of rail tragedy
CTV News
LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. -- Four years after the rail disaster that killed 47 people in their town, a group of Lac-Megantic citizens renewed the call for the construction of a bypass that would steer trains away from the core of the community. Robert ...
Lac-Megantic residents mark 4th anniversary of rail tragedyRadio Canada International
Four years after Lac Megantic, Montreal researchers seek model to reduce riskMM&

Montreal Gazette
Four years after Lac-Megantic, Montreal researchers seek model to reduce risk
Montreal Gazette
MONTREAL — The dangers of transporting hazardous goods by train were highlighted in tragic fashion four years ago, when an oil-laden runaway train derailed and crashed in the centre of Lac-Megantic, Que., killing 47 people. But as the town rebuilds ...and more »

Bangor Daily News
Firm that bought bankrupt railway after Lac-Megantic tragedy reports 2016 profit
Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — The Central Maine and Quebec Railway in 2016 posted positive net income for the first time since buying the former Maine Montreal and Atlantic Railway in a bankruptcy sale. In its fourth quarter earnings report, the Hermon-based ...and more »

Triathlon Magazine Canada (blog)
Canada Man/Canada Woman to debut in Lac Megantic, Quebec next yearNovember 24, 2016
Triathlon Magazine Canada (blog)
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Triathlon Magazine Canada (blog)
Canada Man/Canada Woman to debut in Lac Megantic, Quebec next year
Triathlon Magazine Canada (blog)
If you've ever wanted to race one of the most challenging full distances races in the world, there's now the opportunity right here in our own backyard. Canada joins races like Norseman, Swissman and Celtman with the debut of Canadaman/Canadawoman, ...
Canadian Xtreme Lac-Megantic, Quebec to host Canada Man/ Woman Xtreme TriathlonTriathlonWorld.comall 2 news

National Observer
Driver and owner of train in Lac-Megantic disaster added to class action lawsuit
National Observer
A fire blazes out of control in 2013 following the Lac-Mégantic runaway train disaster. File photo by The Canadian Press. Previous story. The conductor as well as the owner of the train that derailed, exploded and killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic in ...and more »

Toronto Star
Lac-Megantic disaster train driver, owner added to class action lawsuit
Toronto Star
Thomas Harding, Montreal Maine and Atlantic Canada Co. (MMAC), and Canadian Pacific Railway are now the three official defendants. Smoke rises from railway cars that were carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac-Megantic, Que., on July 6, ...
Driver and owner of train in Lac-Megantic disaster added to class action lawsuitCTV Newsall 3 news articles »

CTV News
Train conductor named in Lac-Megantic class action lawsuit
CTV News
MONTREAL -- The conductor as well as the owner of the train that derailed, exploded and killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic in 2013 have been added as respondents in a class-action lawsuit. Thomas Harding, Montreal Maine and Atlantic Canada Co.
Driver and owner of train in Lac-Megantic disaster added to class action lawsuitTimes Colonistall 3 news articles »

CTV News
Ottawa to phase out rail tank cars used in Lac-Megantic several months ahead of schedule
CTV News
Ottawa will retire the older DOT-111 rail tanker cars -- the ones involved in the deadly Lac-Megantic tragedy -- several months earlier than planned, The Canadian Press has learned. The tank cars will no longer be able to transport crude oil or other ...and more »