Media Advisory - Southern Ontario firefighters to receive industry-sponsored transportation emergency response training

OTTAWA, May 6, 2015 /CNW/ - Media are invited to attend a training session for southern Ontario emergency responders on how to safely respond to a transportation incident involving flammable liquids.

Date: Friday, May 8, 2015

Time: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST

Location:
Southern Ontario Railway's Franklin Yard
Concession Rd 3 Walpole and Nanticoke Rd
Nanticoke, Ont.

Visuals: Media will have the opportunity to take photographs or video of the CCPX911 training tank car, CP's firefighting foam trailer, and other emergency response equipment. Spokespeople will be available for interviews on-site.

Sponsored by the Railway Association of Canada, the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers in partnership with CP, Southern Ontario Railway, Shell and NOVA Chemicals, this training session aims to inform emergency responders about the products being transported through their area, and to prepare them to respond to a potential rail incident involving flammable liquids. This is the first of many Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response (TRANSCAER®) training events to be held across Canada in 2015. 

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Media must RSVP in advance to Alex Paterson at the contact listed below.

About the Railway Association of Canada

The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) represents more than 50 freight and passenger railway companies that move 75 million people and $250 billion worth of goods in Canada each year. As the voice of Canada's railway industry, RAC advocates on behalf of its members and associate members to ensure that the rail sector remains globally competitive, sustainable, and most importantly, safe. Learn more at www.railcan.ca. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

SOURCE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

Alex Paterson, Public Affair Coordinator, 613-564-8111, [email protected]; Andy Ash, Director, Dangerous Goods, [phone], [email protected]