Lac Megantic Rail Disaster

• 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
  
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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
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• 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
• 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
• Lac-Mégantic marks seventh anniversary of 2013 rail disaster with memorial site

  Seven years after a rail disaster decimated its downtown, Lac-Megantic sought Monday to honour both its past and future.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2020
• Nantes, Frontenac railway operations to move to Lac-Mégantic industrial park

  The activities currently being carried out in Nantes and Frontenac will be integrated into the plans and specifications for a bypass project in Lac-Mégantic.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2019
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• Lac-Mégantic engineer Thomas Harding’s firing ruled illegal

  An arbitrator says the firing last summer of Thomas Harding, the train engineer involved in the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, was illegal.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2019
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• Netflix has no plans to cut Lac-Mégantic rail disaster scene from ‘Bird Box’ despite outcry

  Netflix's post-apocalyptic survival film "Bird Box" is drawing criticism for using footage of a real fiery train disaster but the streaming giant has no plans to remove it.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2019