Overview
- More than 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled onto the Kamloops Lake shoreline after a derailment about 20 kilometres west of Kamloops.
- Area director Michael Grenier reports testing shows no direct impact on Savona’s water system, with results for Walhachin still pending.
- Interior Health has received and reviewed samples collected early in the week as regional authorities continue regular water-quality testing.
- Lakeside communities took precautionary steps, with Frederick advised not to draw from the lake and Tobiano shutting its intake while bottled water was supplied.
- Cleanup continues under CPKC with containment booms in place, two rail cars removed, shoreline specialists on site, no injuries reported, and the cause under investigation.