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CN Rail confirms fatal incident near Prince Rupert

A CN Rail employee has died after an incident near Prince Rupert Monday while working just outside of a rail yard.

The worker was a man in his thirties and had been with the company since 2018, according to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC).

In a statement, CN Rail said the incident happened in Port Edward, which is west of Prince Rupert.

“We want to offer our sincere condolences to the employee’s family and community in these tragic times,” the statement said.

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According to the TCRC, the worker was performing switching operations, which is a term that refers to activities like making up and marshaling trains, storing cars, and serving industries within rail terminals.

This is the second CN conductor to die on the job this month in B.C., another conductor died in Surrey on June 1.

“This industry has suffered far too many preventable tragedies. We need to find new ways to focus on safety. Our union continues to work with employers, the federal government, and other stakeholders in hopes of preventing future accidents and ultimately saving lives,” said TCRC President Lyndon Isaak.

The name of the man will not be released.

According to the TCRC, 12 railroaders have died on the job in the past two and a half years.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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