Town that has belugas and polar bears expects to suffer with loss of rail service
CHURCHILL, Man. — Business owners and residents of an isolated Manitoba community with some of the Canada’s most prestigious tourist attractions say help is needed following news that their only land link may be cut off until the winter.
Omnitrax, the owners of the Hudson Bay Railway line to Churchill, said Friday that flooding damage to the track is so severe that service is suspended until at least the winter and possibly next spring.
“The whole town is very stressed, very depressed,” said one hospitality worker in Churchill who wouldn’t give her name.
“The government needs to step in.”