• August 10, 2014 •
Comments Off on Rash of Canadian National Railway Derailments
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Derailment, Jim Feeny, Via Rail
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN Railway Derailments Other Accidents and Incidents, derailments, difluoromethane, fires, Jim Feeny, oil, propane, rail yard, spills, Via Rail
• January 18, 2014 •
Comments Off on Farm Contaminated by Imperial Oil
Posted in Alberta Environment, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., Environmental impact, Imperial Oil, Rail yard
Tags: Alberta Environment, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., contamination, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil environmental impacts, rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Rick Bilozer
• December 16, 2013 •
Comments Off on Canadian National Railway “Put Profits Over Safety” Says Attorney
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Derailment, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.), Rail yard, Safety, U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN derailments, CN Rail, National Transportation Safety Board, rail safety, rail yard, runaway train, U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
• August 12, 2012 •
Comments Off on Cando Contracting Ltd. Not Truthful
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Don Barr, Environmental impact, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil, Legislation, Noise and vibration, Proximity, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Spills, Strathcona County
Tags: breach of Alberta legislation, breach of federal legislation, Bretona ConservAction Area, Bretona Pond Buck-for-Wildlife Area, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Don Barr, drainage pattern alteration, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil Ltd., Mill Creek, North Saskatchewan River, rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard proximity, rail yard spills, Railway Association of Canada, Strathcona County, wildlife conservation
• August 9, 2012 •
Comments Off on Long Waits at Railway Crossings
Posted in blocked railway crossings, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Rail Operating Rules, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, emergency response times, Imperial Oil, Rail yard, too long trains, U.S. Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Surface Transportation Board, Uniform Vehicle Code
Tags: blocked railway crossings, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Rail Operating Rules, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, emergency response times, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard, too long trains, U.S. Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Surface Transportation Board, Uniform Vehicle Code
• July 30, 2012 •
Comments Off on CN Rail Profits Increase at What Expense?
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN privatization, CN Railway, compensation, Conservation, Derailment, Deteriorating rail infrastructure, emergency response times, Environmental impact, Fire, fish kill, Health impact, lawsuit, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.), Noise and vibration, Rail yard, Safety, Spills, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN compensation, CN derailments, CN environmental impacts, CN fire impacts, CN fish kills, CN health impacts, CN privatization, CN profits, CN Railway, CN safety, CN toxic chemical spills, container stacking, deteriorating rail infrastructure, emergency response times, lawsuit against CN, National Transportation Safety Board, rail yard, Railway noise and vibration, too long trains, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, wildlife conservation
• June 8, 2012 •
Comments Off on Update on Imperial Oil
Posted in Community relations, Conservation, Environmental impact, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil, lawsuit, Leaks, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Safety, Syncrude, Tar sands, Tourism, toxic waste site
Tags: Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil community relations, Imperial Oil environmental impacts, Imperial Oil environmental policy, Imperial Oil lawsuit, Imperial Oil Ltd., Imperial Oil safety impacts, Imperial Oil Sarnia refinery, Imperial Oil tourism impacts, Imperial Oil toxic waste site, petroleum leak, polluter pays, rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Syncrude, Syncrude Royalty Project, tar sands, wildlife conservation
• October 3, 2011 •
Comments Off on More on Hazardous Rail Yards
Posted in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Environmental impact, Health impact, Leaks, Montana Rail Link, Noise and vibration, Petition, Rail yard, Spills
Tags: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Montana Rail Link, rail yard, rail yard toxic contaminants, railway environmental impact, railway health impacts, Railway noise and vibration, railway petition, railway tanker car leaks, railway tanker car spills, toxic railway diesel particulates, West Long Beach Association
• September 17, 2011 •
Comments Off on Railway Noise and Vibration Goes to Court
Posted in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Transportation Agency, CN Railway, CP Railway, Federal Court of Appeal, Noise and vibration, Quayside Community Board, Rail and Reason, Rail yard, Southern Railway
Tags: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Transportation Agency, CN Railway, CP Railway, Federal Court of Appeal, Quayside Community Board, Rail and Reason, rail yard, Railway noise and vibration, Southern Railway
• September 17, 2011 •
Comments Off on Hazardous Rail Yards
Posted in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Environmental impact, Environmental Protection Agency, Fire, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Legislation, Proximity, Rail yard, Safety, Spills, Strathcona County, U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
Tags: breach of federal legislation, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Environmental Protection Agency, Hobson Rail Yard, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard fires, rail yard health impacts, rail yard safety, rail yard spills, Strathcona County, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
• September 17, 2011 •
Comments Off on Imperial Oil Fined for Polluting River
Posted in Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Development Canada, Conservation, Environment Canada, Environmental impact, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Leaks, Legislation, Proximity, Smell, Socio-economic impact, Spills
Tags: Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Development Canada, breach of federal legislation, Environment Canada, Imperial Oil environmental impact, Imperial Oil hazardous gas station, Imperial Oil health impacts, Imperial Oil leaks, Imperial Oil Ltd., Imperial Oil smell impacts, Imperial Oil socio-economic impacts, Imperial Oil spills, rail yard, wildlife conservation
• July 22, 2011 •
Comments Off on Rail Yard Oil Spills – Danger
Posted in Alberta Environment, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Environmental impact, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Leaks, Legislation, Proximity, Rail yard, Socio-economic impact, Spills, Strathcona County
Tags: Alberta Environment, breach of Alberta legislation, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard health impacts, rail yard socio-economic impacts, rail yard spills, railway tanker car leaks, Strathcona County, wildlife conservation
• May 24, 2011 •
Comments Off on Petition to Shut Down Bretona Rail Yard
Posted in Bruce March, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., Claude Mongeau, CN Railway, Conservation, Environment Canada, Gord Peters, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Legislation, Leon Benoit (MP), Noise and vibration, Peter Kent, Petition, Property devaluation, Proximity, Rail yard, Rob Merrifield, Safety, Smell, Socio-economic impact, Spills, Transport Infrastructure & Communities
Tags: breach of Alberta legislation, breach of federal legislation, Bruce March, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., Claude Mongeau, CN Railway, Environment Canada, Gord Peters, Imperial Oil Ltd., landowner notification, Leon Benoit MP, Peter Kent, rail yard, rail yard health impacts, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard property devaluation, rail yard safety, rail yard smell, rail yard socio-economic impacts, rail yard spills, Railroaded petition, Rob Merrifield, Strathcona County, Transport Canada, wildlife conservation
• May 18, 2011 •
Comments Off on CN Wildfire Burns Conservation Area
Posted in Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Environmental impact, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Fire, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Legislation, Noise and vibration, Petition, Proximity, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Safety, Socio-economic impact, Spills
Tags: breach of federal legislation, Bretona ConservAction Area, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN environmental impacts, CN fire impacts, CN health impacts, CN Rail, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil Ltd., landowner notification, rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard spills, Railway Association of Canada, railway safety, wildlife conservation
• April 26, 2011 •
Comments Off on Breach of Environmental Legislation – CN, Cando Contracting Ltd. and Imperial Oil
Posted in Alberta Environment, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Environment Canada, Environmental impact, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Legislation, Leon Benoit (MP), Proximity, Rail yard, Safety, Socio-economic impact, Spills, Strathcona County, Transport Infrastructure & Communities
Tags: Alberta Environment, breach of Alberta legislation, breach of federal legislation, Bretona ConservAction Area, Bretona Pond Buck-for-Wildlife Area, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Rail, drainage pattern alteration, Environment Canada, Environmental Impact Assessment, Imperial Oil Ltd., Leon Benoit MP, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard health impacts, rail yard spills, Strathcona County, Transport Canada, wildlife conservation
• February 16, 2011 •
Comments Off on CN Not Informing Neighbours – Again
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Legislation, Noise and vibration, Proximity, Rail yard, Strathcona County
Tags: breach of Alberta legislation, breach of federal legislation, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN community relations, CN health impacts, CN Rail deception, CN Railway, CN safety, Imperial Oil Ltd., landowner notification, rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard proximity, Strathcona County, wildlife conservation
• February 15, 2011 •
Comments Off on Proximity Practices Need to be Practiced
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Community relations, Conservation, Environmental impact, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil, Noise and vibration, Proximity, Rail and Reason, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd community relations, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN community relations, CN environmental impacts, CN Railway, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil community relations, Imperial Oil Ltd., Rail and Reason, rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard proximity, Railway Association of Canada, wildlife conservation
• February 4, 2011 •
Comments Off on Cando Rail Yard Construction Continues
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Transportation Agency, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil, Legislation, Leon Benoit (MP), Noise and vibration, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Stephen Harper
Tags: breach of federal legislation, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Transportation Agency, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., Leon Benoit MP, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, Railway Association of Canada
• December 29, 2010 •
Comments Off on Opposition to Imperial Oil Grows
Posted in Aboriginal use, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Community relations, Conservation, Environmental impact, ExxonMobil, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Leaks, Megaloads, Proximity, Rail yard, Socio-economic impact, Syncrude, Tar sands
Tags: bird deaths, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, ExxonMobil, Imperial Oil community relations, Imperial Oil environmental impacts, Imperial Oil health impacts, Imperial Oil impacts on Aboriginal people, Imperial Oil leaks, Imperial Oil Ltd., Imperial Oil megaloads, Imperial Oil socio-economic impacts, Imperial Oil stock, Imperial Oil tar sands, Imperial Oil toxic waste site, rail yard, Syncrude, wildlife conservation
• December 13, 2010 •
Comments Off on CN Accused of Breaking Laws
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil, Petition, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Strathcona County
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard, Railroaded petition, Railway Association of Canada, Strathcona County
• December 10, 2010 •
Comments Off on Rail Yard Fight has Just Begun
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Environmental impact, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Noise and vibration, Property devaluation, Proximity, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Safety, Smell, Socio-economic impact, Strathcona County
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., landowner notification, rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard health impacts, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard property devaluation, rail yard proximity, rail yard safety, rail yard smell, rail yard socio-economic impacts, Railway Association of Canada, Strathcona County, wildlife conservation
• December 6, 2010 •
Comments Off on Environmental Problems for Imperial Oil
Posted in Conservation, Environmental impact, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Leaks, Megaloads, Noise and vibration, Property devaluation, Rail yard, Tar sands, Tourism
Tags: Imperial Oil environmental impacts, Imperial Oil health impacts, Imperial Oil leaks, Imperial Oil Ltd., Imperial Oil megaloads, Imperial Oil property devaluation, Imperial Oil tar sands, Imperial Oil tourism impacts, rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, wildlife conservation
• November 26, 2010 •
Comments Off on A String of CN Derailments
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Derailment, Imperial Oil, Rail yard, Safety, Spills, Strathcona County, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN derailments, CN Railway, CN safety impacts, CN Scotford Rail Yard, CN toxic chemical spills, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard, rail yard fires, Strathcona County, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, wildlife conservation
• November 25, 2010 •
Comments Off on More Misinformation from CN
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil, Rail yard, Strathcona County
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, FOIP Act, Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard, Strathcona County
• November 24, 2010 •
Comments Off on Cando Alters Drainage at Yard
Posted in Alberta Environment, Cando Contracting Ltd., Conservation, Environment Canada, Environmental impact, Imperial Oil, Rail yard, Strathcona County
Tags: Alberta Environment, Cando Contracting Ltd., drainage pattern alteration, Environment Canada, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, Strathcona County, wildlife conservation
• November 10, 2010 •
Comments Off on Petition Signed to Stop Rail Yard
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Noise and vibration, Petition, Proximity, Rail yard, Strathcona County
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil Ltd., landowner notification, rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard proximity, rail yard setback, Railroaded petition, Strathcona County
• November 8, 2010 •
Comments Off on PM Asked to Intervene
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Environmental impact, Imperial Oil, Legislation, Leon Benoit (MP), Proximity, Rail yard, Stephen Harper
Tags: breach of federal legislation, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., Leon Benoit MP, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard proximity, wildlife conservation
• November 7, 2010 •
Comments Off on First Petroleum Tank Cars Stored
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Environmental impact, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Noise and vibration, Property devaluation, Proximity, Rail yard, Safety, Socio-economic impact, Spills, visual impacts
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard health impacts, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard property devaluation, rail yard proximity, rail yard safety, rail yard socio-economic impacts, rail yard spills, rail yard visual impact, wildlife conservation
• November 1, 2010 •
Comments Off on Imperial Oil in More Hot Water
Posted in bird kills, Cando Contracting Ltd., Conservation, Environmental impact, Imperial Oil, Rail yard, Syncrude, Tar sands
Tags: bird deaths, Cando Contracting Ltd., Imperial Oil environmental impacts, Imperial Oil fine, Imperial Oil Ltd., Imperial Oil tar sands, Kearl Oil Sands Project, rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, Syncrude, wildlife conservation
• October 21, 2010 •
Comments Off on CN Already Using Rail Yard
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Proximity, Rail yard, Safety
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, rail yard, rail yard proximity, rail yard safety, wildlife conservation
• October 18, 2010 •
Comments Off on MP Leon Benoit’s Role in Rail Yard
Posted in Alberta Environment, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Environmental impact, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Leon Benoit (MP), Property devaluation, Rail yard, Safety, Strathcona County
Tags: Alberta Environment, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Rail, Imperial Oil Ltd., Leon Benoit MP, rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard health impacts, rail yard property devaluation, rail yard safety, Strathcona County, wildlife conservation
• August 5, 2010 •
Comments Off on Imperial Oil’s Role in Rail Yard
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Community relations, Environmental impact, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Proximity, Rail yard, Socio-economic impact, Syncrude
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil community relations, Imperial Oil environmental impacts, Imperial Oil Ltd., Imperial Oil socio-economic impacts, landowner notification, rail yard, Syncrude
• July 28, 2010 •
Comments Off on Rail Yard Site and Its Use
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Environmental impact, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Noise and vibration, Property devaluation, Rail yard, Spills
Tags: Bretona Railway Station, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard health impacts, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard property devaluation, rail yard spills
• July 28, 2010 •
Comments Off on Research and More Research
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil, Legislation, Rail yard
Tags: breach of federal legislation, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard
• July 28, 2010 •
Comments Off on What Do We Do Now?
Posted in Alan Dunn, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Environment Canada, Imperial Oil, Leon Benoit (MP), Rail yard, Strathcona County, Transport Infrastructure & Communities
Tags: Alan Dunn, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Rail, Environment Canada, Imperial Oil Ltd., Leon Benoit MP, rail yard, Strathcona County, Transport Canada
• July 28, 2010 •
Comments Off on Construction Starts
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Don Barr, Imperial Oil, Kichton Contracting Ltd., Landowner notification, Rail yard
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Rail, Don Barr, Imperial Oil Ltd., Kichton Contracting Ltd., landowner notification, landowner rights, public consultation, rail yard
• July 28, 2010 •
Comments Off on Rail Yard Construction Standards
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Environmental impact, Rail yard, Spills
Tags: Bretona Pond, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Rail, Mill Creek, North Saskatchewan River, rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard spills, wildlife conservation
• July 28, 2010 •
Comments Off on Rail Yard Noise
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil, Noise and vibration, Proximity, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada
Tags: breach of federal legislation, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Rail, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, Railway Association of Canada
• July 27, 2010 •
Comments Off on Who Gave Approval for Rail Yard?
Posted in Alan Dunn, Alberta Environment, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Transportation Agency, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Environment Canada, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Leon Benoit (MP), Rail yard, Strathcona County, Transport Infrastructure & Communities
Tags: Alan Dunn, Alberta Environment, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Transportation Agency, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Rail, Environment Canada, Imperial Oil Ltd., landowner notification, Leon Benoit MP, rail yard, Strathcona County, Transport Canada
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