CPKC derailment site along Kamloops Lake as of Wednesday, Nov. 12 (Image credit: B.C government).

By Aaron Schulze

CPKC Cleanup

Additional boom set up at Kamloops Lake as crews prepare to recover gypsum from CPKC derailment site

Nov 14, 2025 | 8:13 AM

KAMLOOPS — Cleanup efforts are ramping up along the shore of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) derailment site near Cherry Creek.

In an update Thursday (Nov. 13), the B.C. government says additional boom has been installed in the portion of Kamloops Lake as a plan is being developed to recover gypsum from the embankment and shoreline.

According to the province, shoreline flushing is a process that uses water to mobilize fuel, oil or other products off the shoreline so it can be collected and removed. The Shoreline Clean-up Assessment Technique team made up of CPKC’s contracted professionals, along with members from Environment and Climate Change Canada and the province’s Environmental Emergency Branch, will carry out the work.

Additionally, the province says daily water sampling from Kamloops Lake is transitioning to weekly. CPKC reports that water sampling results remain below BC Source Drinking Water Guidelines.

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During a public information meeting in Savona this week, CPKC said a rockslide may be partially to blame for the Nov. 1 derailment that resulted in the spill of more than 70,000 litres of aviation fuel alongside Kamloops Lake.

A total of 17 railcars went off the tracks near Cherry Creek. Four railcars were loaded with fuel, five contained gypsum and one was carrying pulp. While the others were empty, three cars had previously contained gasoline.

The last remaining railcar was removed from the site on Monday (Nov. 10). CPKC says there were no injuries reported from the derailment.