Aftermath of Lac-Mégantic rail disaster:

On the first day of operation, MMA employed 452. On the last day of operation, MMA employed 3. On August 22, 2013, the Canadian Transportation Agency ordered CPR to reinstate delivery to MMA, a move CPR (as one of multiple firms ordered by Quebec’s government to pay for the costly cleanup of oil spilled by … Read more

Tremendous Aftermath of Lac-Mégantic rail disaster:

All but 800 of the evacuated residents were allowed to return to their homes in the afternoon of the third day: all but 200 were able to return by the sixth day. At least twenty had no home to which to return. Some homes had reportedly been broken into during their vacancies, although police deny … Read more