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   From: gregcarrsober@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/01/2014 6:19 PM, ConɀƦConɀ wrote:   
   > No really. . . .   
   > Not broken wheels. Not faulty brakes. Not ice storms or heavy snowfall,   
   > not engineer errors. . . . but 'heavy rain and beavers' !   
   >   
   > And they want to ship oil from the tarsands across BC to the Pacific Ocean?   
   > Could it be that the Angry Beavers are having their say on our   
   > extraction/shipment of toxic resources?   
   >   
   > Let's all give our heads a shake and hope we hear more than rattling.   
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   > CBC News Posted: Jan 12, 2014   
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   > CN Rail says beavers, rain to blame for Burnaby derailment   
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   >   
   > 7 cars carrying coal bound for North Vancouver's Neptune Terminals went   
   > off the rails in Burnaby   
   > Coal train derails in Burnaby, B.C.   
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   >   
   > CN Rail has completed its initial investigation into the derailment of   
   > seven coal cars in Burnaby, B.C., Saturday morning, and says that heavy   
   > rain and the workmanship of beavers are to blame.   
   >   
   > Emily Hamer, CN Rail regional manager for public and government affairs,   
   > said that environmental factors undermined the tracks near Burnaby Lake.   
   >   
   > "We've confirmed that the cause of the derailment yesterday in Burnaby   
   > was due to heavy rainfall that led to a beaver dam washout," she told   
   > CBC News Sunday.   
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   > "It's not something that happens a lot, but it was certainly the cause   
   > of yesterday's derailment," she said.   
   >   
   > At around 11 a.m. seven rail cars carrying coal on a westbound CP Rail   
   > train operated by a CN Rail crew derailed near the intersection of   
   > Cariboo Road and Government Street. Four of the cars remained upright,   
   > but three were on their sides and some of the contents had spilled out   
   > into a ditch, Hamer said.   
   >   
   > Two crew members were on board at the time, but no injuries were reported.   
   >   
   > Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Leanne Dunlop said Saturday that it appeared that the   
   > ground had washed out.   
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   > "What it looks like is there's a portion of the rail that would have   
   > typically been on top of solid land that appears has eroded into the   
   > track area," she said.   
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   > Transportation Safety Board spokesman John Cottreau said Saturday it was   
   > too early for his agency to determine the cause of the derailment, but   
   > an investigator was at the scene.   
   >   
   > "He's taking photographs, he's documenting the site, he's taking   
   > measurements and interviewing witnesses," Cottreau said. "He's gathering   
   > all the information that he can so a decision can be made on what type   
   > of investigation we're going to do on this occurrence."   
   > Environmental concerns grow   
   >   
   > Crews from several agencies and companies worked overnight to clean up   
   > the site, but environmental groups are concerned that the coal that   
   > already spilled is posing a threat to fish in the nearby waterways.   
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   > The spill happened next to Burnaby Lake, which connects the Still Creek   
   > to the Brunette River, and ultimately the Fraser River.   
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   > Nick Kvenich, who volunteers with Burnaby Streamkeepers, explained that   
   > coal dust can be hazardous to fish.   
   >   
   > "One thing we don't want to see is you don't want to see this stuff   
   > blacken the creek because then it gets into the gills of fish, and that   
   > means they have a hard time to breathe," he said.   
   >   
   > Kevin Washbrook, with the group Voters Taking Action on Climate Change,   
   > believes things are only going to get worse if coal transfer facility   
   > expansion continues in the region. Washbrook's group is concerned about   
   > plans to expand a coal transfer facility at the Surrey Fraser Docks, and   
   > about plans already underway to increase coal shipments out of North   
   > Vancouver, where this train was headed.   
   >   
   > "The port authority just approved a potential tripling of coal out of   
   > Neptune Terminals," he said.   
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   When I worked in AB I knew various ppl that worked for the railway. They   
   said beavers caused all sorts of problems and the company paid a bounty   
   for beavers killed. Hope the coal business continues to increase should   
   be good for the economy.   
      
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