Tag Archive | Lac Mégantic
October 30, 2013  

“Leave it in the ground!’

As Canadians debate the various dangers of transporting oil-sands bitumen by rail or tanker or pipeline; the best course of action for the environment and our future health remains unstated: leave it in the ground!

As Canadians debate the various dangers of transporting oil-sands bitumen by rail or tanker or pipeline; the best course of action for the environment and our future health remains unstated: leave it in the ground!

July 26, 2013  

Celine Dion, Order of Canada

Celine Dion is elevated to the Order of Canada; at the same time she is criticized for not making free tickets to her Quebec concert available to the survivors of the Lac-Megantic survivors, as Paul McCartney did last week.

Celine Dion is elevated to Companion to the Order of Canada; at the same time she is criticized for not donating free tickets for her Quebec concert to the survivors of the Lac-Megantic disaster, as Paul McCartney did last week.

July 13, 2013  

Burkhardt fiddles while Lac Mégantic burns

Edward Burkhardt, CEO of Maine and Atlantic Railway, makes flippant jokes mere days after a massive explosion, caused by his company's train derailment, destroys the town and kills up to 50 people.

Edward Burkhardt, CEO of Maine and Atlantic Railway, makes flippant jokes mere days after a massive explosion, caused by his company’s train derailment, destroys the town and kills up to 50 people.