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Strategies & Market Trends : Dino's Bar & Grill

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To: Goose94 who wrote (110018)7/12/2021 8:36:16 AM
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Forest Fires: Love Hot Boxes

Transport Canada (TC) has ordered new safety measures for rail operators nationwide aimed at reducing the risk of Forest Fires after speculation that a passing train sparked the blaze that destroyed the village of Lytton, B.C.

That order, which came into effect Sunday morning and will remain in place until Oct. 31, requires railway companies to limit the speed of trains in all areas of the country facing extreme fire risk. Railways will also have to implement a fire-risk mitigation plan within the next two weeks.

TC issued the order amid an investigation by the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) into whether a freight train caused the fire that destroyed most of Lytton. The directive notes that "combustible material," including vegetation alongside railway tracks, "has a fast burning rate and could readily ignite."

The recent heat wave has significantly increased the fire risk across Western Canada, with British Columbia's Forest Fires season already the most destructive in recent memory. So far this year, more land in B.C. has already been burned than the previous two years combined.
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