{"id":65770,"date":"2025-10-07T23:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T23:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/65770\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T23:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T23:37:10","slug":"quebec-couple-fight-to-keep-home-expropriated-for-lac-megantic-rail-bypass-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/65770\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec couple fight to keep home expropriated for Lac-M\u00e9gantic rail bypass &#8211; Montreal"},"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 October 7, 2025 1:05 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 couple from Lac-M\u00e9gantic, Que., have appeared in court in a bid to stay in their family home that was expropriated by the federal government for the construction of a rail bypass.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ottawa expropriated Raymond Savoie and Rita Boulanger\u2019s home in 2023 to divert trains from the community\u2019s downtown after an oil-laden train derailed and killed 47 people in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The federal and provincial governments in 2018 committed to joint funding for the 12.5-kilometre rail bypass.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Trudeau announces Lac-Megantic rail bypass nearly 5 years after deadly train accident'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2018-05-11T13-44-38.033Z--1280x720.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:30<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrudeau announces Lac-Megantic rail bypass nearly 5 years after deadly train accident\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11467110\/trump-alaska-mining-road-critical-minerals-trilogy-metals\/\" 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\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CP175122263.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTrump approves Alaska mining road, stake in Canadian firm behind project\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11467668\/donald-trump-mark-carney-oval-office-meeting\/\" 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\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aa0d19d9d9a01073610cb13a41ba2a8f56df5e932463d53e839868f927c7211a.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCanada, U.S. to work \u2018quickly\u2019 on tariff deals after Carney-Trump meeting\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But some citizens oppose the project because of concerns about the route, cost and potential damage to the town\u2019s water supply.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The couple argue it\u2019s premature to ask them to vacate the home since the Canadian Transportation Agency has not yet given the go-ahead to begin construction.<\/p>\n<p>The federal transportation minister announced last month that the long-delayed application for the project had been submitted to the agency, but the couple\u2019s lawyer says there are several steps to go before construction can start.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br 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