August 08, 2005

Where's the Toxic Spill Outrage?

Well, here it is, the fourth day after a CN train derailment spilled a toxic chemical into the lower Cheakamus River, killing tens of thousands of fish and other aquatic animals, and not a peep about it on the press release websites of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans or the BC Ministry of the Environment.

As for CN, its press release site still doesn't mention the massive kill.

I don't get it. If this had been a spill by a mining company, there would have been universal outrage.

Posted by Paul at August 8, 2005 02:03 PM