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Notice of vacancy - Chairperson (full-time position)
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Ineffective mitigating actions during an emergency led to American Dynasty striking in Esquimalt, British Columbia in 2013
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Poor drainage and water-damaged track bed led to 2013 derailment of Canadian Pacific potash cars in Alberta
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Inadequate training and supervision contributed to a collision and derailment between a freight train and a stationary iron ore train near Mai, Quebec
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Unstabilized approach and improper braking technique during heavy rain led to September 2011 runway excursion at the Ottawa airport
Reports
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Striking of the HMCS Winnipeg fishing vessel American Dynasty, Esquimalt, British Columbia, 23 April 2013
Released onOn 23 April 2013, at approximately 0818 Pacific Daylight Saving Time, the fishing vessel American Dynasty experienced a complete loss of electrical power (blackout) while approaching the graving dock in Esquimalt, British Columbia. The vessel was under the conduct of a docking pilot and was being assisted by 2 tugs at the time. Following the blackout, the American Dynasty gained speed to an estimated 5 knots, veered to starboard, and struck the HMCS Winnipeg, which was berthed nearby at the Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt. There was extensive damage to both vessels and minor injuries were sustained by 6 shipyard workers on the HMCS Winnipeg.
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Main-track derailment, Canadian Pacific Railway, freight train 679-101, Mile 80.70 Hardisty Subdivision, Provost, Alberta, 28 April 2013
Released onOn 28 April 2013, at 0355 Central Standard Time, Canadian Pacific Railway freight train 679 101 was proceeding westward from Wilkie, Saskatchewan, to Hardisty, Alberta, when 17 of its cars, loaded with potash, derailed at Mile 80.7 on the Hardisty Subdivision, near Provost, Alberta. Approximately 350 feet of track was destroyed. There were no injuries.
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Collision and derailment, Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway, freight train FCN 05 and iron ore train BNL 005 at Mile 124.2, Wacouna Subdivision, near Mai, Quebec, 11 January 2013
Released onOn 11 January 2013, at approximately 0018, Eastern Standard Time, freight train FCN 05 collided with the rear end of iron ore train BNL 005 at Mile 124.2 on the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway's Wacouna Subdivision, near Mai, Quebec. The first locomotive on train FCN 05 was completely destroyed and the second locomotive derailed. Eight cars on train BNL 005 derailed. The members of the FCN 05 train crew sustained minor injuries. Approximately 40 feet of track was damaged.
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Runway excursion, Trans States Airlines LLC, Embraer EMB-145LR, N840HK, Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, Ottawa, Ontario, 04 September 2011
Released onAt 1529 Eastern Daylight Time, an Embraer EMB-145LR (registration N840HK, serial number 145341) operated by Trans States Airlines LLC as United Express Flight 3363 from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, United States, landed on Runway 32 at the Ottawa/Macdonald Cartier International Airport during heavy rain. Shortly after touching down, the aircraft skidded off the left side of the runway.