Rail safety advocates say that five years after the Lac-M\u00e9gantic train derailment, not enough has been done to prevent similar tragedies from happening elsewhere in Canada.<\/p>\n
On July 6, 2013, 47 people died when a train loaded with 7.7 million litres of fuel rolled unmanned into the downtown core and exploded in the middle of the night. <\/p>\n
Commemorative events honouring the victims will take place throughout the day on Friday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile a citizens\u2019 committee for rail safety and surveillance will mark the disaster by heading north to the neighbouring town of Nantes, where the train started rolling down the steep hill toward Lac-M\u00e9gantic in 2013.<\/p>\n
\u201cFive years after the tragedy we have not seen a significant improvement of rail safety measures,\u201d said Robert Bellefleur, a spokesperson for the Coalition des citoyens et organismes engag\u00e9s pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 ferroviaire<\/em>.<\/p>\nThe federal and provincial governments announced in May a bypass would be built around the town of Lac-M\u00e9gantic, Que. (Julia Page\/CBC)<\/p>\n
Tanker cars carrying dangerous goods are regularly parked at the top of this steep hill above the town, Bellefleur said, a disturbing image for people who drive past.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe main risk factor that contributed to the tragedy is not even solved,\u201d said Bellefleur. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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