LAC\u002DMEGANTIC, Que.–Ten years after a runaway train derailed and killed 47 people in Lac\u002DMegantic, Que., residents are still waiting for a promised railway…
“We don’t have any information,” she said in a recent interview. “Municipalities don’t know in advance what goes through their town.”
When The Canadian Press met Bellefleur recently, he was using a ladder to climb a tree and change the batteries in a camera that films passing trains on tracks near his house. The images allow him to identify what’s inside by entering the four-digit codes on the side of the cars into an online database.Article content
Canadian Pacific, which owns the tracks through Lac-Megantic, would not confirm whether there has been an increase in the frequency and length of trains carrying dangerous goods. “The volumes and types of railway traffic to be shipped determine the frequency and length of trains,” the company said in an email.
After the disaster, many residents no longer wanted trains to pass through downtown, so the bypass became a top priority for the municipal council at the time–and remains a priority today. But 10 years later, the bypass that was supposed to be part of the community’s healing process is still not built.
The project has been mired in delays and met by vocal opposition from unions and neighbouring communities. Some locals have raised concerns about the environmental impact of the bypass, including on nearby wetlands and drinking water wells. Farmers, meanwhile, have accused Ottawa of not listening to their concerns and of acting in bad faith.
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