Wild fires in British Columbia are impacting rail operations including the movement of ocean containers

Monday, July 5, 2021

Dear Customer,

Following are excerpts from recent CP and CN advisories.

BC wildfires continue to have our main line operations shut down. CP teams are on site and supporting local authorities. Crews have inspected our tracks and crews and materials have been mobilized to conduct repair work as soon as it is safe to do so. Given the operational impairments, CP has issued embargoes for British Columbia interior. The embargoes are currently in effect and can be rescinded at any time. Customers should expect delays of 72 to 96 hours at this time.

We would like to update you on network operations in Western Canada in relation to the wildfires in the Lytton, BC area. All intermodal and carload traffic northbound and eastbound from Vancouver, as well as traffic inbound to Vancouver from east/north of Kamloops continues to be affected by this situation.

The CN team is working closely with all stakeholders in Lytton, BC. While we have been able to survey the damage, we have not yet been granted access to our property in order to start making repairs. Our crews are close by and are actively preparing for when access is authorized.

We will provide further updates as soon as they are available.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS

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Hensall Admin at 9:39 AM

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Wild fires in British Columbia are impacting rail operations including the movement of ocean containers