KELOWNA, BC — Rail tracks in the Okanagan are quiet after Kelowna Pacific Railway went into receivership Friday.
KPR has operated what’s known as a “short Line” between Kelowna and the CN yards in Kamloops since 2000, as well as on 41 kilometers of CP line from Lumby to Vernon and Vernon to Armstrong.
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The impact is wide ranging and while a boon for tuckers, it means operations like the three Tolko mills in the area, Sun-Rype, Superior Propane and many more will be facing increased costs.
The company has 40 to 50 employees most based in Vernon.
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