{"id":271895,"date":"2025-11-09T10:46:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T10:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/271895\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T10:46:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T10:46:24","slug":"officials-says-no-contamination-of-a-b-c-water-system-after-train-derailment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/271895\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials says no contamination of a B.C water system after train derailment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted November 8, 2025 2:19 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>A local official says testing has revealed \u201cno contamination\u201d 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/train-derailment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">train derailment<\/a> last weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762614923_240_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Michael Grenier, director for Area J of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, says in a social media post that test results show \u201cno direct impact\u201d on the quality of drinking water in Savona, whose 700 residents live on the southwestern shore of Kamloops Lake.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>Grenier says the regional district is still waiting for test results for the Walhachin community water system, adding that the risk \u201cvery remains very low\u201d at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Grenier says regular testing of water quality will continue, adding that the regional district will inform residents of Savona and Walhachin of any changes through its alert system.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11516647\/ostrich-cull-complete-bc-farm-flock-birds-dead\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762685184_191_32d3e887847ec7af22995feea14134ef4fc29a54ae8e2cdf4fdf04a5f5707fed.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tOstrich cull complete at B.C. farm, flock of birds shot dead, CFIA says\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11516879\/pierre-poilievres-bad-week\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762685184_241_6e2ef05e5cc9fb9b49c3fdc08b3a91a3116d19e9a864ca9d053d1b559b32728d.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tBad week for the Conservatives puts Pierre Poilievre on the defensive\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City says in a statement that it \u201cremains fully committed\u201d to the cleanup of the train derailment, which happened Nov. 1 near Cherry Creek, about 20 kilometres west of Kamloops.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>No one was injured in the derailment, which involved a locomotive and 17 rail cars, two of which were carrying aviation fuel, and its cause remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 8, 2025 2:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font 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