Comments - Train derailment sparks major fire in Quebec's Eastern Townships - Earth Changes and the Pole Shift2024-03-28T19:36:35Zhttps://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=3863141%3ABlogPost%3A948822&xn_auth=noNo one seems to want to take…tag:poleshift.ning.com,2013-08-16:3863141:Comment:9527742013-08-16T02:59:39.378ZKMhttps://poleshift.ning.com/profile/KarenMartel
<p>No one seems to want to take responsibility for the ongoing disaster in Lac-Megantic...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/08/15/lac-megantic-cp-rail_n_3762741.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/08/15/lac-megantic-cp-rail_n_3762741.html</a></p>
<h1 class="title-news">Lac-Megantic Disaster: Canadian Pacific Railroad Rejects Quebec's Demand For Money</h1>
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<p>No one seems to want to take responsibility for the ongoing disaster in Lac-Megantic...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/08/15/lac-megantic-cp-rail_n_3762741.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/08/15/lac-megantic-cp-rail_n_3762741.html</a></p>
<h1 class="title-news">Lac-Megantic Disaster: Canadian Pacific Railroad Rejects Quebec's Demand For Money</h1>
<div class="comments_datetime_new border_none relative v05"><p><b>CP</b> | By Andy Blatchford and Melanie Marquis, The Canadian Press <span style="display: block;" class="posted-and-updated">Posted: <span>08/15/2013 1:28 pm EDT</span> | Updated: <span>08/15/2013 7:31 pm EDT</span></span></p>
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<p>MONTREAL - Canadian Pacific says it holds no financial responsibility for the Lac-Megantic rail disaster and has rejected a legal demand by the Quebec government that it help pay for the cleanup in the devastated town.</p>
<p>The railway announced Thursday that it will appeal the province's legal order.</p>
<p>The news came one day after the provincial government added CPR (TSX:CP) to a list of defendants that it says are responsible for picking up the tab for the massive mop-up in Lac-Megantic, where a train derailed on July 6 and dumped millions of litres of crude oil into the environment.</p>
<p>"Canadian Pacific has reviewed the notice. As a matter of fact, and law, CP is not responsible for this cleanup," railway spokesman Ed Greenberg said Thursday.</p>
<p>"CP will be appealing."</p> http://www.cbc.ca/news/busine…tag:poleshift.ning.com,2013-08-08:3863141:Comment:9518152013-08-08T01:19:26.734ZKMhttps://poleshift.ning.com/profile/KarenMartel
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<h1 class="title-news">MM&A Bankruptcy: Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Files For Bankruptcy Protection After Lac-Megantic Disaster</h1>
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<h1 class="title-news">MM&A Bankruptcy: Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Files For Bankruptcy Protection After Lac-Megantic Disaster</h1>
<div class="comments_datetime_new border_none relative v05"><p><b>CP</b> | <span class="posted-and-updated">Posted: <span>08/07/2013 3:47 pm EDT</span> | Updated: <span>08/07/2013 7:33 pm EDT</span></span></p>
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<p>MONTREAL — The embattled railroad at the centre of the deadly Quebec train derailment has filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada and the U.S. amid a flurry of lawsuits and growing cleanup costs the company estimates will surpass $200 million.</p>
<p>The Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway initiated proceedings Wednesday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court, while its sister firm in Canada presented a petition in Quebec Superior Court seeking relief from its creditors under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.</p>
<p>"It has become apparent that the obligations of both companies now exceed the value of their assets, including prospective insurance recoveries, as a direct result of the tragic derailment at Lac-Megantic," Ed Burkhardt, chairman of both companies, said in a statement.</p>
<p>"A process under Chapter 11 and the CCAA is the best way to ensure fairness of treatment to all in these tragic circumstances."...</p> Here is the latest update on…tag:poleshift.ning.com,2013-08-01:3863141:Comment:9515372013-08-01T02:56:50.627ZKMhttps://poleshift.ning.com/profile/KarenMartel
<p>Here is the latest update on what is happening in Lac megantic...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/07/31/montreal-lac-megantic-montreal-maine-atlantic-lawsuit.html" target="_blank">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/07/31/montreal-lac-megantic-montreal-maine-atlantic-lawsuit.html</a></p>
<p>Here is the latest update on what is happening in Lac megantic...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/07/31/montreal-lac-megantic-montreal-maine-atlantic-lawsuit.html" target="_blank">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/07/31/montreal-lac-megantic-montreal-maine-atlantic-lawsuit.html</a></p> Here is another update on wha…tag:poleshift.ning.com,2013-07-11:3863141:Comment:9494072013-07-11T17:58:16.172ZKMhttps://poleshift.ning.com/profile/KarenMartel
<p>Here is another update on what is happening in Lac Megantic. Lots of finger pointing...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/marois-tours-lac-megantic-says-mma-chair-s-actions-were-deplorable-1.1362568" target="_blank">http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/marois-tours-lac-megantic-says-mma-chair-s-actions-were-deplorable-1.1362568</a></p>
<p>Here is another update on what is happening in Lac Megantic. Lots of finger pointing...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/marois-tours-lac-megantic-says-mma-chair-s-actions-were-deplorable-1.1362568" target="_blank">http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/marois-tours-lac-megantic-says-mma-chair-s-actions-were-deplorable-1.1362568</a></p> Jut a quick upate for Lac Mae…tag:poleshift.ning.com,2013-07-10:3863141:Comment:9493862013-07-10T14:45:30.445ZCorey Younghttps://poleshift.ning.com/profile/CoreyYoung
<p>Jut a quick upate for Lac Maentic 60 people now confirmed missing wih 15 confirmed dead:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/07/10/lac-megantic-quebec-train-explosion-investigation.html">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/07/10/lac-megantic-quebec-train-explosion-investigation.html</a></p>
<p>Not to mention that efforts are underway to clean up the oil spill also caused by this crash. Reports are that surrounding communities (as well as Lac…</p>
<p>Jut a quick upate for Lac Maentic 60 people now confirmed missing wih 15 confirmed dead:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/07/10/lac-megantic-quebec-train-explosion-investigation.html">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/07/10/lac-megantic-quebec-train-explosion-investigation.html</a></p>
<p>Not to mention that efforts are underway to clean up the oil spill also caused by this crash. Reports are that surrounding communities (as well as Lac Magnetic) have to boil there water and there is a fear that the oil could reach the St. Lawrence seaway if not cleaned up in time:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/oil-spill-cleanup-underway-in-quebecs-lac-megantic-area/9025/">http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/oil-spill-cleanup-underway-in-quebecs-lac-megantic-area/9025/</a></p>
<p>As a side note (and coupled with the 8 of 10 sociological changes) I have noticed that more people are looking into the regulation an policies of the railway system (only 1train engineer per train), Oil and as Transportation etc... It is nice to know that it is now common place (mainstream) for people to not just accept the profit motive excuse:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/07/08/f-lac-megantic-oil-rail.html">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/07/08/f-lac-megantic-oil-rail.html</a></p> At least 80 injured as passen…tag:poleshift.ning.com,2013-07-08:3863141:Comment:9492192013-07-08T09:46:19.443ZAndrey Eroshinhttps://poleshift.ning.com/profile/AndreyEroshin
<p><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/54834096?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/54834096?profile=original" width="690"></img></a> At least 80 injured as passenger train derails in southern Russia</strong></p>
<p>Up to 80 holidaymakers have been injured and 15, including five children, are in hospital, after a passenger train derailed en route to the Black Sea resort of Adler, in southern Russia.…</p>
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<p><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/54834096?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/54834096?profile=original" width="690"/></a>At least 80 injured as passenger train derails in southern Russia</strong></p>
<p>Up to 80 holidaymakers have been injured and 15, including five children, are in hospital, after a passenger train derailed en route to the Black Sea resort of Adler, in southern Russia.</p>
<p><a href="http://rt.com/news/train-derailment-russia-injured-757/" target="_blank">http://rt.com/news/train-derailment-russia-injured-757/</a></p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/54834185?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/54834185?profile=original" width="571"/></a></p> Officials say it is conceivab…tag:poleshift.ning.com,2013-07-07:3863141:Comment:9490152013-07-07T22:25:01.559ZHowardhttps://poleshift.ning.com/profile/Howard
<p>Officials say it is conceivable that some of the 40 people unaccounted for may have simply vaporized in the blast.</p>
<div class="text combinedtext parbase section"><p>That was the grim admission of Genevieve Gaudrault, a spokesperson for the provincial coroner's office Sunday afternoon.</p>
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<div class="text combinedtext parbase section"><p>"It is not impossible when we look at the intensity of the explosion," she told reporters.</p>
<p>The entire town of Lac-Megantic in Quebec,…</p>
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<p>Officials say it is conceivable that some of the 40 people unaccounted for may have simply vaporized in the blast.</p>
<div class="text combinedtext parbase section"><p>That was the grim admission of Genevieve Gaudrault, a spokesperson for the provincial coroner's office Sunday afternoon.</p>
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<div class="text combinedtext parbase section"><p>"It is not impossible when we look at the intensity of the explosion," she told reporters.</p>
<p>The entire town of Lac-Megantic in Quebec, Canada (<a href="http://www.citypopulation.de/php/canada-ua-quebec.php?cityid=443" target="_blank">population 4,000+</a>) was evacuated after a freight train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire, officials told ABC News.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/07/07/lac_megantic_death_toll_rises_in_quebec_train_derailment_explosion.html" target="_blank">http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/07/07/lac_megantic_death_to...</a></p>
<p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/lac-megantic-quebec-canada-town-evacuated-freight-train/story?id=19593581#.Udnp_G2-ii0" target="_blank">http://abcnews.go.com/International/lac-megantic-quebec-canada-town...</a></p>
</div> Here is an update on what occ…tag:poleshift.ning.com,2013-07-07:3863141:Comment:9491952013-07-07T13:24:14.436ZKMhttps://poleshift.ning.com/profile/KarenMartel
<p>Here is an update on what occured in Lac Megantic...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23215855" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23215855</a></p>
<p>Here is an update on what occured in Lac Megantic...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23215855" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23215855</a></p>