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Residents of Field, B.C., had their power fully restored Wednesday morning after the supply was cut due to a Tuesday CP Rail grain train derailment west of the village.
Just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, 34 cars and one locomotive from a grain train left the tracks around 6.5 kilometres outside of Field in Yoho National Park. No injuries were reported and there was no immediate threat to public safety.
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CP Rail said that following track repairs and the completion of safety inspections, they were able to open the rail line to freight traffic early Wednesday morning.
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– Kananaskis Country
The snowpack is currently in a precarious state throughout these regions due to the presence of a critical weak layer 60–100 cm below the snow surface. The storms that blew through Western Canada over the past week added sufficient snow above the weak layer to bring the snowpack to a tipping point where large avalanches can be easily triggered by people on snowshoes, skis, or snowmobile.
“With indoor gatherings restricted by the pandemic, we recognize many of us will want to spend time outdoors in our beautiful backcountry over the holidays,” explained James Floyer, forecast program supervisor for Avalanche Canada. “People must be aware that even though the weather has settled, dangerous avalanche conditions remain throughout much of western Canada. There is a serious potential for large, human-triggered avalanches at this time.”
PG, Northern Rockies region included in public warning issued by Avalanche Canada
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Avalanche Canada is issuing a Special Public Warning for recreational users of backcountry and from country avalanche terrain, which will be in effect until Sunday (December 27th).
The warning is widespread and applies to the following forecast regions:
– Kootenay-Boundary
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The snowpack is currently in a precarious state throughout these regions due to the presence of a weak layer of 60–100 cm below the snow surface.
Several storms through western Canada over the past week added sufficient snow above the weak layer to bring the snowpack to a tipping point where large avalanches can be easily triggered by people on snowshoes, skis, or snowmobile.
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