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Pitt Meadows CP Expansion Project​
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Port authority puts pause on Pitt Meadows overpass
Harris Road underpass going ahead
Mar. 13, 2021 | Neil Corbett | Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News
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LETTER: CP rail plans give Pitt Meadows resident food for thought
Increasing rail traffic is a concern for residents near rail line, local woman noted
Mar. 12, 2021 | Letter to the Editor: Diana Allen, Pitt Meadows
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Container plans put pressure on Port of Vancouver tenants, neighbours
Long-time Port of Vancouver tenant West Coast Reduction is feeling the squeeze as a decision on Roberts Bank Terminal 2 remains up in the air.
Feb 19, 2021 | Derrick Penner | Vancouver Sun
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Farmers oppose destruction of Pitt Meadows farmland
Say the proposed CP Rail logistics yard takes ag land, and will impact farmers
Feb. 2, 2021 | Neil Corbett | Maple Ridge Pitt-Meadows News
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Proposed CP Rail expansion in Pitt Meadows would eat up 100 acres of farmland
Feb. 1, 2021 | Cloe Logan | News, Food Insider
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STOPCPRAIL group would stop all
Jan. 23, 2021 12:00 p.m. | Neil Corbett | Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows News​
Pitt Meadows council wants CP Railway to pay more local taxes due to company's impact on city
Councillors vote to begin process to reclassify rail operations to reflect noise, pollution they bring
Jan. 21, 2021 | Rafferty Baker | CBC News
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Opponents of CP Rail’s logistics yard rally support in Pitt Meadows
Deadline is Jan. 15 for feedback in first public consultation
Jan. 5, 2021 | Neil Corbett | Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows News​
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CP Rail’s plans for extension cause concern
Jan. 13, 2021 | Country Life in BC | by Peter Mitham
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Residents, council rally against CPR expansion
Dec. 17, 2020 A3 | Neil Corbett | Maple Ridge Pitt-Meadows News
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Hundreds of jobs, millions of dollars from logistics park
CPR at public meeting of Pitt Meadows council
Dec. 16, 2020 8:00 p.m. | Neil Corbett | Maple Ridge Pitt-Meadows News
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From ‘The Natural Place’ to ‘The Industrial Place’
Pitt Meadows residents, council rally again CPR logistics park
Dec. 12, 2020 12:00 p.m. | Neil Corbett | Maple Ridge Pitt-Meadows News
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CP’s logistics yard brings new level of fire hazard to Pitt Meadows
Fire department will need more career firefighters and training: Larsson
Dec. 8, 2020 12:00 p.m. | Neil Corbett | Maple Ridge Pitt-Meadows News
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Pitt Meadows city hall and residents oppose new CP Rail operation
Company announces plans for CP Logistics Park: Vancouver
Dec. 3, 2020 | Neil Corbett | Maple Ridge Pitt-Meadows News
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Canadian Pacific Gets Early Christmas Present from Maersk
22 Nov. 2020 | Joanna Marsh | Freight Waves
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New facilities coming to Pitt Meadows intermodal yard
CP Rail and Maersk announce new agreement
Sep. 17, 2020 | Neil Corbett | The Maple Ridge Pitt-Meadows News
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Press Releases
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CP Clarifies Timing and Nature of Consultation with Full City Council and CAO as December 1, 2020
CP Clarifies Timing and Nature of Consultation with Full City Council and CAO as December 1, 2020
At the Council Meeting on December 15, 2020, CP's Vice President, Jeff Edwards, provided clarification regarding the timing, nature and extent of their engagement with the full Pitt Meadows City Council in relation to the CP Industrial Logistics Park as December 1, 2020.
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CP supporting Canada’s economic recovery with a transload and logistics hub on Canada’s Pacific coast; community engagement process underway for the CP Logistics Park: Vancouver
Dec. 2, 2020​ | Press Release From: CP
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Council Opposed to CP’s Proposed Expansion of Intermodal Facility
Dec. 3, 2020​ | Press Release From: City of Pitt Meadows
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Pitt Meadows Council Meetings
Regular Meeting of Council Mar 4, 2021
02h 19m | Agenda, Minutes and Agenda
Regular Meeting of Council Mar 2, 2021
02h 19m | Agenda | Minutes | Video
Regular Meeting of Council Dec 15, 2020
03h 27m | Agenda | Minutes | Video | Council Motion
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Rail Transportation, Issues and Concerns
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Fort Frances, Ont., homeowner steaming over idling locomotives 'belching diesel'
Mar 30, 2021 | Jeff Walters | CBC News | Thunder Bay
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No injuries at train derailment near Field, B.C.
Mar 20, 2021 | Cathy Ellis | St Albert Today
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CP Rail leaves mountain train parked without crew or handbrakes near site of deadly 2019 runaway crash
Mar 19, 2021 | Dave Seglins, Joseph Loiero | CBC News
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U.S. analysts predict more oil by rail as cross-border pipeline debates rage
March 8th 2021 | James McCarten | Canada's National Observer
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‘Frustrated’ Squamish Nation present survey to CN Rail in hope of operational changes
"Not only do we hear the engines humming, but some houses rattle because of the engines."
Mar. 6 2021 | Elisia Seeber | North Shore News
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Additional tax will silence CP Rail train whistles near Shuswap homes
Owners of nine properties near Sicamous will pay for liability insurance at crossing
Feb. 19, 2021 | Jim Elliot
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Removal of 42 CP Rail cars ongoing near Crowsnest Lake in southern Alberta after derailment
Feb. 15, 2021 | Dave Dormer | CTVNewsCalgary.ca Digital Producer
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CP Rail freight train carrying potash derails in Crowsnest Pass
Feb. 13, 2021 | CBC News
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'At least' 20 CP Rail cars leave track near Crowsnest Lake in southern Alberta
Feb. 12, 2021 | Dave Dormer | CTVNews Calgary.ca Digital Producer
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Booms, bangs and bells: Edmonton residents fed up with new 24/7 train noise from CN Rail yard - Edmonton
Feb. 5, 2021 | Sarah Ryan | Global News
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RCMP launch probe into Canadian Pacific runaway train crash that killed 3 crew members
Dec 16, 2020 | Dave Seglins, Joseph Loiero · CBC News
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‘Railroading’ a town: The people of Milton versus CN Rail
Nov. 21, 2020 7:00 am | By Brennan Leffler and Jeff Semple | Global News | YouTube Link
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Mike Harcourt: Vancouver at a crossroads — support mega container terminals or home-grown agriculture?
Opinion: B.C.’s agricultural sector being sidelined to make way for a container terminal that is out of step with any notion of a sustainable city
Dec. 11, 2020 | Mike Harcourt
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Canadian Pacific seeks opportunities in its land holdings
Multiyear rail contract and deal with Maersk to build transload facility at Vancouver is an example of CP working with a partner to develop CP-owned land
Tues., Oct. 20, 2020 | Joanna Marsh
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6 years after Lac-Mégantic derailment, citizens 'coping' with trauma, study finds
Residents remain 'divided' over bypass route, reconstruction efforts, says mayor
Jul. 6, 2019 | Julia Page · CBC News
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Constant noise from CN Rail tracks rattles Squamish Nation members
With three CN Rail tracks just metres from their homes, Squamish Nation members living on the Eslhá7an reserve near Mosquito Creek are putting up with unacceptable levels of noise, pollution and health impacts, residents say.
Jul 1, 2020 | Brent Richter | North Shore News
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Inside 7 major oil train derailments since Lac-Mégantic
6 months ago (approximately June 2020) | News | 7:44
CBC Investigates safety failures along Canada’s railways
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Why crude oil trains keep derailing and exploding in Canada — even after the Lac-Mégantic disaster
Transport Canada needs to 'drop the hammer' on rail industry, top safety expert says
Jun. 15, 2020 | Guy Quenneville, Dave Seglins, Joseph Loiero · | CBC News
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RCMP launch probe into Canadian Pacific runaway train crash that killed 3 crew members
Allegations of coverup surround the February 2019 derailment near Field, B.C.
Dec 16, 2020 | Dave Seglins, Joseph Loiero | CBC News The Fifth Estate
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'You think it's a bomb': East Van residents frustrated by noisy trains
Two years ago, Canadian National Railway increased traffic on the Burrard Inlet Line to up to six trains a day.
Jan 23, 2019 | Cheryl Chan | Vancouver Sun
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Are train companies railroading Canadian communities?
Jul. 12, 2015​ | Mcleans | Charlie Gillis
Towns and cities across Canada are taking on powerful train companies over everything from speed to belligerence
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Rail safety: TSB discovers companies not reporting all derailments
April 7, 2014 | CBC
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