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# Workers survey the damage after CP Rail train cars loaded with coal jumped the tracks Monday at 5:30 a.m. in Canoe. One of the tracks was reopened by late Monday afternoon.
Crews work to clean up coal spill CP Rail: Determining a cause of the derailment could take weeks or months. By Lachlan Labere MARKET NEWS STAFF
Both sets of train tracks are back in operation after train cars loaded with coal derailed Monday morning in Canoe. Cleanup of the dumped dark debris, however, is expected to be finished today or early next week. The derailment occurred on April 30 at 5:30 a.m. Ten cars at the rear of a 124-car westbound train carrying coal went off the tracks, with three cars dumping their load just before the
50th Street railway crossing. One set of tracks was opened late Monday afternoon. CP Rail spokesperson Kevin Hrysak wouldn’t speculate on the cause of the derailment, but said an investigation is ongoing. “These investigations can take anywhere from two weeks to upwards of a year before they come back with a determination,” says Hrysak. “So at the present moment it’s still under investigation.” Hrysak noted there were
no injuries and there was no risk to the surrounding community. Salmon Arm Fire Chief Brad Shirley said Monday that representatives from the Ministry of Environment were expected to investigate because the train knocked over a fire hydrant, and water from it flowed into Shuswap Lake. Hrysak says it is standard procedure for MOE to be notified, and he confirmed Wednesday that no coal was found to have made it into the lake. City of Salmon Arm staff shut down water to the hy-
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drant about 6 a.m. This left residents on the north side of the tracks, along the foreshore, without water until the scene was cleaned up later that day. Fire crews from Salmon Arm and Canoe remained onsite throughout the morning to monitor the situation, as the derailment also impacted a hydro line, temporarily knocking out power, and also broke open a natural gas meter. Among places affected by the power outage was the city’s water treatment
plant. Rob Niewenhuizen, the city’s director of engineering and public works, said staff were initially quite concerned about how long the outage would last, so a notification was issued asking residents to conserve water. However, the power was restored by 9 a.m., causing no problems with water treatment. People living in foreshore cabins north of the tracks on 75th were without water for the longest, Niewenhuizen See Water on page 2