Quebec 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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• Ottawa moves to acquire land for Lac-Mégantic rail bypass, 10 years after disaster

  Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced that he made the difficult decision to expropriate land after the failure of negotiations to purchase property from local landowners.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 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
• 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
• Quebec minister demands Netflix remove Lac-Mégantic images from productions

  The images used in Netflix productions were taken from real-life footage of one of the deadliest disasters in recent Canadian history.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2019
• 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
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• Former mayor revisits ‘painful memories’ as Lac-Mégantic marks 5 years since rail disaster

  Each day the train rolls into Lac-Mégantic serves as a stark reminder to former mayor Colette Roy-Laroche of the fatal derailment that struck five years ago.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2018