West Coast Express commuter train cars at Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver on June 14, 2017.
Negotiations between Canadian National Railway Co., Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. and the Canada Teamsters Rail Conference have struggled, and unless agreements are reached, service at both companies is slated to stop at 12:01 a.m. ET on Thursday.The operator of the West Coast Express, which shuttles thousands of people across the Lower Mainland, says it won't be able to run if Canada's rail services come to a halt this week. A city councillor in Maple Ridge, B.C.
Negotiations between CPKC, Canadian National Railway Co. and the Canada Teamsters Rail Conference have struggled, and unless last-ditch agreements are reached, service at both companies is slated to stop at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Thursday.How a rail stoppage could affect freight, farming, french fries and more
"We've had the vision of reducing our carbon footprint, we've had the vision of reducing congestion. Our road network is not where it needs to be as of yet to be able to handle this volume of stress on it," he said. "It is relied on for many Mission residents to get to their daily places of work. Any shutdown of service will have enormous impacts on Mission commuters," Herar said.
"The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade calls on the federal government to intervene and do everything within its power to avoid a strike, including the use of binding arbitration and any other method needed to get a sustainable and fair deal," she said.
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