Update:
There are no indications the drinking water supply near Gogama and the nearby Mattagami First Nation were affected by a train derailment Saturday that involved more than 30 crude oil cars, CN said on Twitter.
But the Sudbury and District Health Unit said in a press release that crude oil leaked into an adjacent waterway.
“As a precaution, the Sudbury & District Health Unit is advising that those who take their drinking water directly from Minisinakwa Lake, or from wells supplied by the river, not use that water for drinking or cooking until further notice,” the health unit said in the press release. “Residents obtaining their water from the Gogama Water System are not affected.”
CN CEO Jim Vena said he apologizes to the near Gogama and Mattagami for “disruptions caused by second derailment in such a short time.”
Three weeks prior, on Feb. 14, another CN train carrying crude oil derailed near Gogama.
The March 8 derailment was the fourth for CN in Northern Ontario this year.
The company said a comprehensive co-ordinated response is underway at the derailment with support from the nearby municipalities, First Nations, and provincial and federal responders.
Original story:
A CN train derailment near Gogama Saturday morning leaked crude oil in an adjacent waterway, says the Sudbury and District Health Unit.
The health unit has advised people who take their water directly from Minisinakwa Lake, or from wells supplied by the river, not use that water for drinking or cooking until further notice.
Residents obtaining their water from the Gogama Water System are not affected, the health unit said in a press release.
According to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, 30 to 40 crude oil cars derailed near Gogama Saturday morning.
There were no injuries due to the incident.
The derailment marks the second time in three weeks a CN train has derailed in the same area. A crude oil train also derailed on Feb. 14, 2015.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating both derailments.
