Plaster Rock

• Canadian Red Cross assisting 10 after house fire in Plaster Rock, N.B.

  The fire was first reported on Saturday, heavily damaging a single-storey structure that contained eight apartments in the Town of Plaster Rock.

  Fire

  Sep 27, 2020
• Some New Brunswick schools closing early due to snowfall

  Heavy snow and reduced visibility on the road are forcing some schools in New Brunswick to close early for the day.

  Weather

  Nov 13, 2018
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• Fatal snowmobile crash leaves one New Brunswick man dead

  According to the Mounties that man had been with a group of snowmobilers on the trial when he became separated from the group and struck a tree. 

  Crime

  Feb 26, 2018
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• Wild weather hits New Brunswick, including a rare tornado warning

  New Brunswick is one of the least tornado-prone provinces in the country.

  Weather

  Jun 28, 2017
• Second arrest made in Plaster Rock kidnapping

  A second arrest has been made in the alleged kidnapping of a man at gunpoint in New Brunswick.

  Oct 15, 2015
• Man crushed at Twin Rivers paper mill in Plaster Rock

  New Brunswick's occupational safety agency is investigating a fatal industrial accident at a paper mill in Plaster Rock.

  Sep 25, 2015
• UPDATED: Investigation shows a cracked wheel caused Plaster Rock train derailment

  The Transportation Safety Board says a defective wheel is to blame for the derailment of a CN train in New Brunswick last year.

  Jun 19, 2015
• Cleanup of train derailment site in New Brunswick nears completion

  Officials with CN say cleanup operations at the scene of a fiery freight train derailment near Plaster Rock, N.B., earlier this month are nearly complete.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2014
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• U.S. calls for companies to improve safety of oil shipped by rail

  U.S. transportation officials pressed for companies to come up with safer ways to transport oil the nation's rail lines following some explosive accidents.

  Environment

  Jan 16, 2014
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• Would you want these rail cars rolling through your backyard?

  The jet black, metal cylinders travelling the country’s railroads are at the centre of the rail safety debate. Here's what you need to know.

  Jan 13, 2014