Opinion: Indigenous people will be disproportionately affected by the loss of one of the few—if not only—modes of accessible transportation in remote places
The decision to expose the Lake St. Martin First Nation to floodwaters in 2011 forced 1,400 from their homes, leaving behind a ghost town. A tiny, determined few chose to stay.
Flooding in May left a Via Rail train stranded in Churchill, Man. It’s been collected by a ship, but the rail line—the town’s main link to other communities—is still in disrepair.