Lac-Megantic

• Quebec couple fight to keep home expropriated for Lac-Mégantic rail bypass

  The federal government expropriated the couple's home in 2023 to divert trains from the community's downtown after the 2013 rail disaster.

  Canada

  Oct 7
  
• Lac-Mégantic marks 12th anniversary as calls for improved rail safety mount

  On Sunday, the town lowered flags to half-mast, laid flowers and organized a moment of silence to commemorate the July 6, 2013, tragedy.

  Canada

  Jul 6
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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