Canadian Pacific Resumes Rail Movement in Flooded Western Canada
- British Columbia was cut off from the rest of Canada for days
- Fresh storms off the Pacific Coast may hinder recovery
A flooded farm near Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Nov. 19.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., a major transcontinental link to the nation’s largest port, has restarted operations in British Columbia after flooding cut off the western province from the rest of the country.
“Trains are starting to move through the region again,” CP spokeswoman Salem Woodrow said by email. “But the coming days will be critical as we work to bring the supply chain back in sync.”