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Official says test reveals no contamination of a local water system after derailment

VICTORIA — A local official says testing has revealed “no contamination” of a local water system on Kamloops Lake in B.C. after more than 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled on its shores in a train derailment last weekend. Michael Grenier, director for Area J of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, says in a social media […]

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