The reeve of a Saskatchewan municipality where a second fiery train derailment has occurred in less than two months says it’s time for the federal government to look more seriously at pipelines to move oil. Jack Gibney of the Rural Municipality of Usborne says “oil is going to move one way or another.” “We have […]
The Transportation Safety Board says a fire continues to burn at the site of a train derailment near Guernsey meaning investigators can’t access the site. One investigator has arrived on the scene near the village, about 115 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon, and another is on the way. The CP train carrying crude oil jumped the […]
Highway 16 is back open and work is continuing to put out a train derailment fire outside of Guernsey. Public Safety President Marlo Pritchard said about 100 responders from both CP Rail and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency remain on scene to clean up after several rail cars derailed, spilled crude oil and caught fire. “Clean-up […]
RCMP say traffic is being diverted off Highway 16 between Guernsey and Plunket after a train derailment and fire early Monday morning. The train was reportedly hauling crude oil when it left the tracks. CP Rail and Fire remain on the scene this hour with RCMP diverting traffic south of Plunket on Highway 365 toward […]
There was lots to discuss at Monday night’s Regina City Council meeting. Among the topics on the agenda were a tax exemption for the Regina International Airport, the development of a tourism winter strategy, and even some discussion on whether councillors should be required to sit or stand when speaking at meetings. However two of […]
