In addition to improving emergency preparedness, the drill also aimed to strengthen relationships with Indigenous communities along the Bulkley River. The river, called “Wet’sinkwha” (blue and green river) by the Wet’suwet’en people, holds significant cultural and environmental importance.
Rodney Harris, a Gitksan Ranger who participated in the event, states: “It is good that CN is doing this [exercise], to find out who everyone is and how we are all going to fit together. We can’t do it alone. We need different levels of expertise."
By working together in a non-emergency environment, CN and its partners are better equipped to protect both the environment and the communities along the railway.
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