Disasters

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On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

North America's Next Big Quake

Mention the word earthquake and most people think of California. But while the Golden State shakes on a regular basis, Washington State, Oregon, and British Columbia are located in a … 248 View
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Passengers

Passengers

From: Titanic Remembered

Looks at identifying the Passengers who were on board and specific passengers are more thoroughly looked at like George Wright, Molly Brown, and many others 10 $1.00 Add
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Pipeline on Wheels

Pipeline on Wheels

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Identifies how big corporations moved to get fracked North Dakota Bakken oil and bitumen to refineries, regularly ignoring basic safety practices. 9 $0.90 Add
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Plus ça Change

Plus ça Change

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Analyzes the Trudeau government’s record on rail safety and concludes it has not changed the fundamental deregulation approach of the Harper government. Concludes that questions about what … 14 $1.40 Add
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Railway Makeover

Railway Makeover

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Discusses the privatization of CN Rail, and the impact of NAFTA on rail regulations. Identifies why privatized rail firms cut staffing levels, how the federal government allowed private rail … 13 $1.30 Add
Rebuilding Halifax

Rebuilding Halifax

A History of the Halifax Relief Commission

Using the perspectives of law, politics, public policy and intergovernmental relations, historian Barry Cahill describes the complex activities of an almost-unaccountable agency that took the … 226 View
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Still Spilling

Still Spilling

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Critical review of the measures put in place by the Harper government during its last year in office. Analyzes whether those measures, such as new safety management system regulations, changes to … 9 $0.90 Add
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The Civil Lawsuits

The Civil Lawsuits

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Discusses the civil legal actions — wrongful death and class-action and creditor lawsuits — in response to the rail disaster brought by victims’ families, residents of … 8 $0.80 Add
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The First Year

The First Year

(1918)

From: Rebuilding Halifax

Chapter 2 discusses the actions of the Halifax Relief Commission in the first year after the explosion. 28 $2.80 Add
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The Investigation That Lost Heart

The Investigation That Lost Heart

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Analyzes the Transportation Safety Board investigation report on the Lac-Mégantic disaster focusing on the discrepancies between the original investigation team draft and the public report, … 9 $0.90 Add
The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Public Betrayal, Justice Denied

This book explores the circumstances leading up to the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, describes the events themselves, and recounts the aftermath including the outcome of criminal trials … 216 View
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The Liberators

The Liberators

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Introduces the concept of neoliberalism and its prioritization of deregulation and privatization. Analyzes the process of privatization and deregulation in the Canadian rail industry. Introduces … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Long Anticlimax

The Long Anticlimax

(1922-1945)

From: Rebuilding Halifax

Chapter 5 discusses the work of the Halifax Relief Commission in the decades after reconstruction of the city was concluded, as its role became managing the pension funds for explosion victims … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Trial of Tom Harding

The Trial of Tom Harding

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Detailed account of the five-month criminal negligence trial of three front-line Montreal, Maine and Atlantic employees, which rendered non-guilty verdicts. Examines the rationale behind the … 13 $1.30 Add
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Thomas Adams and Town Planning for the Devastated Area

Thomas Adams and Town Planning for the Devastated Area

(1918)

From: Rebuilding Halifax

Chapter 3 discusses the plans for the rebuilding of the devastated North End of Halifax into what would eventually become the Hydrostone neighbourhood. 16 $1.60 Add